Description of CRS - LT_LKS94 / LT_TM
AttributeEntry
CountryLithuania
Country identifierLT
CRS identifierLT_LKS94 / LT_TM
CRS alias
CRS valid areaLithuania
CRS scope
CRS remarks
The LKS94 coordinates are determined from the final 
solution of the EUREF BAL92 GPS-campaign 
Datum identifierLKS94
Datum alias
Lietuvos koordinaciu sistema 1994
(Lithuanian Coordinate System 1994)
Datum typegeodetic
Datum anchor point
4 points of the EUREF BAL92 GPS-campaign
Datum realization epoch1994
Datum valid area
Lithuania
Datum scope
Datum remarks
LKS94 is consistent with ETRS89
see Resolution Number 936 of the Government of Lithuania 
of September 30th, 1994 
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 identifierLT_TM
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 identifierLT_TM
Operation valid areaLithuania
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
Operation parameter namelatitude of origin
Operation parameter value
Operation parameter remarks0°, the Equator
Operation parameter namelongitude of origin
Operation parameter value
24° E
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse northing
Operation parameter value
0 m
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namefalse easting
Operation parameter value
500 000 m
Operation parameter remarksonly one zone
Operation parameter namescale factor at central meridian
Operation parameter value
0.9998
Operation parameter remarks
Operation parameter namewidth of zone
Operation parameter value
Operation parameter remarksonly one zone of 6° width with central meridian 24° E for LT in use