EPSG:CODE

EPSG:4237 HD72

Geographic 2D · Hungary

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "HD72",
    DATUM[
        "Hungarian_Datum_1972",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],
        TOWGS84[52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4237"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (11)

Other CRS for HU

Other CRS using Hungarian Datum 1972

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4237 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4237=GEOGCS["HD72",DATUM["Hungarian_Datum_1972",SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],TOWGS84[52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4237"]]
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How do I add EPSG:4237 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4237, 'EPSG', 4237, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["HD72",DATUM["Hungarian_Datum_1972",SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],TOWGS84[52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4237"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:4237 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=GRS67"
  "+towgs84=52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:4237 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4237", "+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=52.17,-71.82,-14.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");
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