Modified Krovak

Added in version 9.4.0.

Classification

Conical

Available forms

Forward and inverse, spherical and ellipsoidal

Defined area

Czech Republic

Alias

mod_krovak

Domain

2D

Input type

Geodetic coordinates

Output type

Projected coordinates

Modified Krovak

proj-string: +proj=mod_krovak

Modified Krovak builts upon traditional Krovak, with corrective terms that are better suited when using it with the S-JTSK/05 datum. This method is specific to the Czech Republic. Due to the corrective terms, this projection method is no longer strictly conformal.

By default, coordinates in the forward direction are output in easting, northing, and negative in the Czech Republic, with absolute value of easting/westing being smaller than absolute value of northing/southing. To distinguish it from regular Krovak, the usual value for +x_0 and +y_0 in Modified Krovak is typically 5,000,000.

Parameters

Note

All parameters are optional for the Modified Krovak projection.

The latitude of pseudo standard parallel is hardcoded to 78.5° and the ellipsoid to Bessel.

+czech

Reverse the sign of the output coordinates, as is tradition in the Czech Republic, to be westing, southing (positive values in Czech Republic)

+lon_0=<value>

Longitude of projection center.

Defaults to 24°50' (24.8333333333333)

+lat_0=<value>

Latitude of projection center.

Defaults to 49.5

+k_0=<value>

Scale factor. Determines scale factor used in the projection.

Defaults to 0.9999

+x_0=<value>

False easting, easting at false origin or easting at projection centre (naming and meaning depend on the projection method). Always in meters.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>

False northing, northing at false origin or northing at projection centre (naming and meaning depend on the projection method). Always in meters.

Defaults to 0.0.