Description of CRS - IT_ROMA40 / EAST_WEST
AttributeEntry
CountryItaly
Country identifierIT
CRS identifierIT_ROMA40 / EAST_WEST
CRS alias
CRS valid areaItaly
CRS scope
CRS remarks
Datum identifierROMA40
Datum alias
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
Italy, Roma, M. Mario,
Lat = 41°55'25.51" N,
Lon = 12°27'08.40" E
Datum realization epoch
Datum valid area
Italy
Datum scope
Datum remarks
Prime meridian identifierRoma, M. Mario
Prime meridian greenwich longitude12°27'08.400" E
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 identifierEAST_WEST
Coordinate system typeprojected
Coordinate system dimension2
Coordinate system remarks
Coordinate system axis nameX / northing
Coordinate system axis directionNorth
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Coordinate system axis nameY / easting
Coordinate system axis directionEast
Coordinate system axis unit identifiermetre
Operation identifierEAST_WEST
Operation valid areaItaly
Operation scope
Operation method nameTransverse Mercator Projection
Operation method name alias
Gauß Krüger Projection
Operation method formula
Transverse Mercator Mapping Equations, in Hooijberg, 
Practical Geodesy, 1997, pages 81-84 
Operation method parameters number6
Operation method remarks
Transverse Mercator Projection or also named in this case 
as Gauss Boaga Conformal Projection 

Zone West also named as Zone 1
Zone East also named as Zone 2
Operation parameter namelatitude of origin
Operation parameter value
Operation parameter remarks0°, the Equator
Operation parameter namelongitude of origin of zones
Operation parameter value
zone WEST:  9° E
zone EAST: 15° E
Operation parameter remarkslongitude wrt Roma, M. Mario: zone WEST: 3°27'08.400" W zone EAST: 2°32'51.600" E
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
0 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting of zones
Operation parameter value
zone WEST: 1 500 000 m
zone EAST: 2 520 000 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namewidth of zones
Operation parameter value
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namescale factor at central meridian
Operation parameter value
0.9996
Operation parameter remarks