Map Projections of Germany

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update12. April 1998

Map Projections
National Mapping Agency:
  • Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) - former: IfAG
  • Mapping Agencies of the "Bundesländer"
  • Amt für Militärisches Geowesen (MilGeo)
Reference Systems
  • Position: 
      • Rauenberg - DHDN (Potsam Datum)
      Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
      Map Projection: Gauß-Krüger
      Central Point/Datum: Rauenberg (Substitute: Potsdam Helmertturm)
      Potsdam Datum
      Ellipsoid: Hayford 1909/International 1924
      Map Projection: Lambert Conforml Conic
      Central Point/Datum: Rauenberg/Potsdam Helmertturm
      System 42/83 - EAGN
      Ellipsoid: Krassowskij 1940
      Map Projection: Gauß-Krüger
      Central Point/Datum: Pulkowo
      Europäisches Datum 1950 - ED 50
      Ellipsoid: Hayford 1909/International 1924
      Map Projection: UTM 
      Central Point/Datum: Potsdam Helmertturm
      European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 - ETRS89
      Ellipsoid: GRS80 
      Map Projection: UTM 
      Central Point/Datum: Earth Centred (geocetric) - ITRS89/WGS84
  • Height: 
      • Normal Null (NN)
      Reference Point: 
      Reference Level: Amsterdamer Pegel 
      Geoid: 
      Höhennormal (HN)
      Reference Point: 
      Reference Level: Kronstädter Pegel 
      Geoid: geoid-name
Large and Medium Scale Mapping: 
Gauß-Krüger on Bessel-Ellipsoid
Zone 2 (6°E) Zone 3 (9°E) Zone 4 (12°E) Zone 5 (15°E)
Gauß-Krüger on Krassowskij-Ellipsoid
Zone 4 (12°E) Zone 5 (15°E)
UTM, European Datum 1950 on Hayford-Ellipsoid 
Zone 31 (3°E) Zone 32 (9°E) Zone 33 (15°E)
Small Scale Mapping
Lambert Conformal Conic
officials LCCmean LCCwest LCCeast
others
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