Description of CRS - EE_L-EST97 / EST_LAMB
AttributeEntry
CountryEstonia
Country identifierEE
CRS identifierEE_L-EST97 / EST_LAMB
CRS alias
CRS valid areaEstonia
CRS scopeCoordinates of Points of the National Geodetic Network of Estonia
CRS remarks
Datum identifierL-EST97
Datum alias
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
Datum realization epoch1997
Datum valid area
Estonia
Datum scope
Datum remarks
The ETRS89 coordinates are derived from the final solution 
of EUREF-ESTONIA97 in ITRF96, Epoch 1997.56 by 
transformation 

see Rüdja, A. (1999), A new ETRS89 realisation for 
Estonia. In Gubler, E., Torres, J.A., Hornik, H. (eds): 
Report on the Symposium of the IAG Subcomission for 
European Reference Frame  (EUREF) held in Prague, 2-5 June 
1999, Veröff. der Bayer. Komm. für Intern. Erdmessung 60, 
EUREF Publ. No 8, pp 123-137, München 1999 
Prime meridian identifierGreenwich
Prime meridian greenwich longitude
Prime meridian remarks
Ellipsoid identifierGRS 80
Ellipsoid aliasNew International
Ellipsoid semi major axis6 378 137 m
Ellipsoid shapetrue
Ellipsoid inverse flattening298.257222101
Ellipsoid remarkssee Moritz, H. (1988): Geodetic Reference System 1980. Bulletin Geodesique, The Geodesists Handbook, 1988, Internat. Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Coordinate system identifierEST_LAMB
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 identifierEST_LAMB
Operation valid areaEstonia
Operation scope
Operation method nameLambert Conformal Conic Projection with 2 standard parallels
Operation method name alias
Operation method formula
Lambert Conformal Conic Projections, in Snyder, J.P., Map 
Projections - A Working Manual, Washington 1987, pages 
107-109 
Operation method parameters number6
Operation method remarks
Operation parameter namelower parallel
Operation parameter value
58°00' N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter nameupper parallel
Operation parameter value
59°20' N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelatitude grid origin / zero parallel
Operation parameter value
57°31'03.19415" N
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namelongitude grid origin
Operation parameter value
24°00' E
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
6 375 000 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting
Operation parameter value
500 000 m
Operation parameter remarks