EPSG:3173 — fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89

Projected · Faroe Islands - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",
    GEOGCS[
        "fk89",
        DATUM[
            "fk89",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6753"]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4753"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",62],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-9],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",700000],
    PARAMETER["False northing",700000],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3173"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "fk89",
        DATUM[
            "fk89",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6753]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4753]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Faroe Lambert fk89",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            62,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -9,
            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",
            700000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            700000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",19877]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1031]],
    AXIS["Northing (Y)",north],
    AXIS["Westing (X)",west],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",3173]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 3173,
  "name": "fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Faroe Islands - onshore",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    61.33,
    -7.49,
    62.41,
    -6.33
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3173, 'EPSG', 3173, '', 'PROJCS["fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",GEOGCS["fk89",DATUM["fk89",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6753"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4753"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",62],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-9],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",700000],PARAMETER["False northing",700000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3173"]]');

GeoServer

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3173=PROJCS["fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",GEOGCS["fk89",DATUM["fk89",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6753"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4753"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",62],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-9],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",700000],PARAMETER["False northing",700000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3173"]]

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:3173 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

3173=PROJCS["fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",GEOGCS["fk89",DATUM["fk89",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6753"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4753"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",62],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-9],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",700000],PARAMETER["False northing",700000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3173"]]

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How do I add EPSG:3173 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3173, 'EPSG', 3173, '', 'PROJCS["fk89 / Faroe Lambert FK89",GEOGCS["fk89",DATUM["fk89",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6753"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4753"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",62],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-9],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",700000],PARAMETER["False northing",700000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3173"]]');

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