EPSG:3053 — Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955

Projected · Iceland - mainland

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",
    GEOGCS[
        "Hjorsey 1955",
        DATUM[
            "Hjorsey_1955",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[-73,47,-83,0,0,0,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4658"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",65],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-18],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["False northing",500000],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3053"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Hjorsey 1955",
        DATUM[
            "Hjorsey 1955",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6658]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4658]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Iceland Lambert 1955",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            65,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -18,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",19988]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4491]],
    AXIS["Westing (W)",west],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",3053]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 3053,
  "name": "Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Iceland - mainland",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    63.34,
    -24.63,
    66.59,
    -13.38
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3053, 'EPSG', 3053, '', 'PROJCS["Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",GEOGCS["Hjorsey 1955",DATUM["Hjorsey_1955",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-73,47,-83,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4658"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",65],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-18],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",500000],PARAMETER["False northing",500000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3053"]]');

GeoServer

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3053=PROJCS["Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",GEOGCS["Hjorsey 1955",DATUM["Hjorsey_1955",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-73,47,-83,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4658"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",65],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-18],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",500000],PARAMETER["False northing",500000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3053"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (2)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4658 (Hjorsey 1955)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Hjorsey 1955 to WGS 84 (1)	4658 → 4326	7
Hjorsey 1955 to WGS 84 (2)	4658 → 4326	7

Other CRS using Hjorsey 1955

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:3053 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

3053=PROJCS["Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",GEOGCS["Hjorsey 1955",DATUM["Hjorsey_1955",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-73,47,-83,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4658"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",65],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-18],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",500000],PARAMETER["False northing",500000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3053"]]

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How do I add EPSG:3053 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3053, 'EPSG', 3053, '', 'PROJCS["Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955",GEOGCS["Hjorsey 1955",DATUM["Hjorsey_1955",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-73,47,-83,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4658"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",65],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-18],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",500000],PARAMETER["False northing",500000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3053"]]');

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