Description of CRS - BE_BD72 / LAMB72
AttributeEntry
CountryBelgium
Country identifierBE
CRS identifierBE_BD72 / LAMB72
CRS alias
CRS valid areaBelgium
CRS scope
CRS remarks
Datum identifierBD72
Datum alias
Belgium Datum 72
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
Belgium, Brüssel, Royal Observatory, Ukkel,
Lat = 50°47'57.704" N,
Lon = 04°21'24.983" E
Datum realization epoch1972
Datum valid area
Belgium
Datum scope
Datum remarks
Prime meridian identifierGreenwich
Prime meridian greenwich longitude
Prime meridian remarks
Ellipsoid identifierHayford 1909
Ellipsoid aliasInternational 1924
Ellipsoid semi major axis6 378 388 m
Ellipsoid shapetrue
Ellipsoid inverse flattening297
Ellipsoid remarks
Coordinate system identifierLAMB72
Coordinate system typeprojected
Coordinate system dimension2
Coordinate system remarks
Coordinate system axis namex
Coordinate system axis directionEast
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Coordinate system axis namey
Coordinate system axis directionNorth
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Operation identifierLAMB72
Operation valid areaBelgium
Operation scope
Operation method nameLambert Conformal Conic Projection with 2 standard parallels
Operation method name alias
Operation method formula
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection, in Hooijberg, 
Practical Geodesy, 1997, pages 133-139 
Operation method parameters number6
Operation method remarks
Operation parameter namelower parallel
Operation parameter value
49°50'00.00204" N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter nameupper parallel
Operation parameter value
51°10'00.00204" N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelatitude grid origin
Operation parameter value
50°47'57.704" N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelongitude grid origin
Operation parameter value
4°22'02.952" E
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
165 372.95628 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting
Operation parameter value
150 000.01256 m
Operation parameter remarks