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# Coordinate reference system

There are three ways of defining the used coordinate reference system:

1. EPSG -code
2. PROJ.4 -string
3. WKT version 1 -string

EPSG -code is a numberic value, which defines the coordinate reference system. If unsure which EPSG code is being used for the project, EPSG.io -web page is a great source to search for systems. 

<figure><img src="/files/HEwTTGiOCkdl4efxWbye" alt=""><figcaption><p>Project configuration - Defining CRS with EPSG -code</p></figcaption></figure>

PROJ.4 and WKT allow custom localization for the coordinate systems, because it enables changes to the towgs84 -transformation values. PROJ.4 and WKT -strings are widely used by other similar systems. These can also be fetched from external web pages.&#x20;

Area of use restricts the map and this allows the map interface to work faster.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/gHdd4p5LTgDoCDT5Bc9j" alt=""><figcaption><p>Project configuration - Defining CRS with Custom definition</p></figcaption></figure>