Map Projections of France

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update19. March 1999

Map Projections
National Mapping Agency:
Institut Géographique National, France (IGN-F)
Reference Systems
  • Position: 
      • Nouvelle Triangulation de la France (NTF) 
      Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 IGN
      Map Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic, (Zone I, II, III, IV) 
      Central Point/Datum: Croix du Panthéon
      Système Géodésique Europe 1950 (ED50)
      Ellipsoid: Hayford 1909/International 1924
      Map Projection: UTM, (Zone 30, 31, 32) 
      Central Point/Datum: -
      Reseau Géodésique Francaise (RGF93) 
      Ellipsoid: GRS80
      Map Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic 93 
      Central Point/Datum: ETRS89
  • Height: 
      • NGF-IGN 1969 (France métropolitaine)
      Reference Point: 
      Reference Level: réseau IGN 1969
      Geoid: 
      NGF-IGN 1978 (Corse)
      Reference Point: 
      Reference Level: réseau IGN 1978
      Geoid: 
Large and Medium Scale Mapping: 
Lambert Conformal Conical with 0°-Meridian at Paris on Clarke-Ellipsoid
Nord (I) Middle (II) South (III) Corsica (IV)
Middle (II) extended (étendu) Grand Champ
UTM on European Datum 1950
UTM 30 UTM 31 UTM 32
RGF93
Lambert-93
Small Scale Mapping: 
Bonne Projection
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