ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]

Attributes

Unit: metre

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Norwegian Mapping Agency (Kartverket) report 19-04811-18 "Referanserammer og transformasjoner", 19 October 2023; https://www.kartverket.no/

Revision date: 2025-08-24

Scope: Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: EUREF89 is the national realization of ETRS89 in Norway.

Area of use: Norway including Svalbard - onshore and offshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 3D CS (geocentric). Axes: geocentric X Y Z. Orientations: X and Y in equatorial plane, X positive through intersection with prime meridian, Y through 0°N 90°E. Z axis parallel to mean earth rotation axis and positive towards North Pole. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
2048023.47 639064.84

Projected bounds:
463114.53 -208464.99
3567363.09 2196834.87

WGS84 bounds:
-3.35 56.08
38.01 84.73

Norway including Svalbard - onshore and offshore.

Definition: OGC Well Known Text

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GEOCCS["ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",
    DATUM["ETRS89-NOR_EUREF89",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1407"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","10873"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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GEODCRS["ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",
    DATUM["ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",
        ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        ANCHOREPOCH[1995]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[Cartesian,3],
        AXIS["(X)",geocentricX,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Y)",geocentricY,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Z)",geocentricZ,
            ORDER[3],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["Norway including Svalbard - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[56.08,-3.35,84.73,38.01]],
    ID["EPSG",10873]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:10873","+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticCRS",
    "name": "ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",
        "anchor_epoch": 1995,
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "GRS 1980",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
            "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geocentric X",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "geocentricX",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geocentric Y",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "geocentricY",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geocentric Z",
                "abbreviation": "Z",
                "direction": "geocentricZ",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Norway including Svalbard - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 56.08,
        "west_longitude": -3.35,
        "north_latitude": 84.73,
        "east_longitude": 38.01
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 10873
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

10873=GEOCCS["ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",DATUM["ETRS89-NOR_EUREF89",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1407"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","10873"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=geocent"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 10873, 'EPSG', 10873, '+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOCCS["ETRS89-NOR [EUREF89]",DATUM["ETRS89-NOR_EUREF89",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1407"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","10873"]]');

EPSG:10873