Description of CRS - NI_IRELAND65 / IRELAND75_IRISHGRID
AttributeEntry
CountryNorthern Ireland
Country identifierNI
CRS identifierNI_IRELAND65 / IRELAND75_IRISHGRID
CRS alias
CRS valid areaIreland / Northern Ireland
CRS scope
CRS remarks
Ireland and Northern Ireland share a common reference system
Datum identifierIRELAND65
Datum alias
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
Datum realization epoch
Datum valid area
Ireland / Northern Ireland
Datum scope
Datum remarks
Prime meridian identifierGreenwich
Prime meridian greenwich longitude
Prime meridian remarks
Ellipsoid identifierAiry Modified
Ellipsoid alias
Ellipsoid semi major axis6 377 340.189 m
Ellipsoid shapetrue
Ellipsoid inverse flattening299.32496460
Ellipsoid remarks
Coordinate system identifierIRELAND75_IRISHGRID
Coordinate system typeprojected
Coordinate system dimension2
Coordinate system remarks
Coordinate system axis namenorthing
Coordinate system axis directionNorth
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Coordinate system axis nameeasting
Coordinate system axis directionEast
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Operation identifierIRELAND75_IRISHGRID
Operation valid areaIreland / Northern Ireland
Operation scope
Operation method nameTransverse Mercator Projection
Operation method name alias
Gauß Krüger Projection
Operation method formula
Transverse Mercator Mapping Equations, in: The Irish Grid, 
Ordnance Survey Ireland, 1996 
Operation method parameters number5
Operation method remarks
Operation parameter namelatitude of origin
Operation parameter value
53°30' N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelongitude of origin
Operation parameter value
8°00' W
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
250 000 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting
Operation parameter value
200 000 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namescale factor at central meridian
Operation parameter value
1.000035
Operation parameter remarks