EPSG:2056, CH1903+ / LV95
CH1903+ / LV95, the national grid of Switzerland, with 7-digit coordinates starting with 2 (east) and 1 (north). It replaced LV03 (EPSG:21781).
Parameters
Read from the PROJ definition the converter above runs.
- Projection
- Swiss oblique Mercator
- Ellipsoid
- Bessel 1841
- Shift to WGS 84
- 3 parameters
- Central meridian
- 7.439583333°
- Latitude of origin
- 46.952405556°
- Scale factor
- 1
- False easting
- 2,600,000 m
- False northing
- 1,200,000 m
- Units
- metres
PROJ definition
+proj=somerc +lat_0=46.9524055555556 +lon_0=7.43958333333333 +k_0=1 +x_0=2600000 +y_0=1200000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs
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What is EPSG:2056?
CH1903+ / LV95, the national grid of Switzerland, with 7-digit coordinates starting with 2 (east) and 1 (north). It replaced LV03 (EPSG:21781).
What are the units and axis order of EPSG:2056?
Metres, counted from a false origin of 2,600,000 m east and 1,200,000 m north. Most GIS software writes easting first, then northing; check the order of your source data when a point lands in the wrong place.
How do I use EPSG:2056 in QGIS?
To show the map in it: Project > Properties > CRS, search 2056. To save a layer in it: right-click the layer, Export > Save Features As, and pick EPSG:2056. Set Layer CRS only labels a file whose system is missing; it does not move the data.
Is EPSG:2056 the same as WGS 84?
No. It sits on the Bessel 1841 ellipsoid and needs a 3-parameter shift to reach WGS 84, which the converter applies. Skipping it moves points by tens to hundreds of metres.