Irish Transverse Mercator - Comparison of ITM, Irish Grid and UTM

Comparison of ITM, Irish Grid and UTM

ITM Irish Grid UTM
Reference Ellipsoid: GRS80 Airy Modified GRS80
Central Meridian: 8° West 8° West 9° West
Scale on Central Meridian: 0.999 820 1.000 035 0.999 600
True Origin: 53° 30’ North; 8° West 53° 30’ North; 8° West 0° 00’ North; 9° West
False Origin: 600,000m West; 750,000m South 200,000m West; 250,000m South 500,000m West; 0m South
Vertical Datum: Malin Head Malin Head ?
EPSG Code: 2157 29902 32629

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