Description of CRS - NO_NGO1948 / NO_TM
AttributeEntry
CountryNorway
Country identifierNO
CRS identifierNO_NGO1948 / NO_TM
CRS alias
CRS valid areaNorway
CRS scope
CRS remarks
old CRS in Norway,  new CRS - NO_ETRS89 / UTM - is adopted 
since 1997 
Datum identifierNGO1948
Datum alias
Norges Geografiske Oppmailing
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
Norway, Oslo Observatory,
Lat = 59°54'43.7020" N,
Lon = 10°43'22.5000" E
Datum realization epoch1948
Datum valid area
Norway
Datum scope
Datum remarks
Prime meridian identifierOslo
Prime meridian greenwich longitude10°43'22.5" E
Prime meridian remarks
Ellipsoid identifierBessel NGO1948
Ellipsoid alias
Ellipsoid semi major axis6 377 492.0176 m
Ellipsoid shapetrue
Ellipsoid inverse flattening299.15281285
Ellipsoid remarksmodified Bessel ellipsoid
Coordinate system identifierNO_TM
Coordinate system typeprojected
Coordinate system dimension2
Coordinate system remarks
Coordinate system axis nameX / northing
Coordinate system axis directionNorth
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Coordinate system axis nameY / easting
Coordinate system axis directionEast
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Operation identifierNO_TM
Operation valid areaNorway
Operation scope
Operation method nameTransverse Mercator Projection
Operation method name alias
Gauß Krüger Projection
Operation method formula
Transverse Mercator Mapping Equations, in Hooijberg, 
Practical Geodesy, 1997, pages 81-84 
Operation method parameters number6
Operation method remarks
Gauss-Krüger projection in 8 different zones with special 
Central Meridians (CM) wrt Oslo and unregular distances 
between the CM 
Operation parameter namelatitude of origin
Operation parameter value
58° N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelongitude of origin of zones
Operation parameter value
zone 1: 06°03'22.5" E
zone 2: 08°23'22.5" E
zone 3: 10°43'22.5" E
zone 4: 13°13'22.5" E
zone 5: 16°53'22.5" E
zone 6: 20°53'22.5" E
zone 7: 24°53'22.5" E
zone 8: 29°03'22.5" E
Operation parameter remarkszone 1: 04°40' W wrt Oslo zone 2: 02°20' W wrt Oslo zone 3: 0°00' wrt Oslo zone 4: 02°30' E wrt Oslo zone 5: 06°10' E wrt Oslo zone 6: 10°10' E wrt Oslo zone 7: 14°10' E wrt Oslo zone 8: 18°20' E wrt Oslo
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
0 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting
Operation parameter value
0 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namescale factor at central meridian
Operation parameter value
1.0000
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelongitude limits of zones
Operation parameter value
zone 1: most westerly point of NO ... 3°30' W wrt Oslo
zone 2: 03°30' W ... 01°10' W wrt Oslo
zone 3: 01°10' W ... 01°15' E wrt Oslo
zone 4: 01°15' E ... 04°20' E wrt Oslo
zone 5: 04°20' E ... 08°10' E wrt Oslo
zone 6: 08°10' E ... 12°10' E wrt Oslo
zone 7: 12°10' E ... 16°15' E wrt Oslo
zone 8: 16°15' E ... most easterly point of NO
Operation parameter remarks