Geodetic CRS: ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Faroese Environment Agency (Umhvørvisstovan), https://www.us.fo/
Revision date: 2025-10-31
Scope: Reversible geoid model transformation.
Area of use: Faroe Islands - onshore.
Center coordinates
-6.91 61.87
Projected bounds:
-7.49 61.33
-6.33 62.41
WGS84 bounds:
-7.49 61.33
-6.33 62.41
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
COMPD_CS["ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height", GEOGCS["ETRS89-FRO [2008]", DATUM["ETRS89-FRO_2008", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","1436"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","11087"]], VERT_CS["FVR09 height", VERT_DATUM["Faroe Islands Vertical Reference 2009",2005, AUTHORITY["EPSG","1059"]], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP], AUTHORITY["EPSG","5317"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","11120"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
COMPOUNDCRS["ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height", GEOGCRS["ETRS89-FRO [2008]", DATUM["ETRS89-FRO [2008]", ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ANCHOREPOCH[2008.75]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], CS[ellipsoidal,2], AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north, ORDER[1], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east, ORDER[2], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]], VERTCRS["FVR09 height", VDATUM["Faroe Islands Vertical Reference 2009"], CS[vertical,1], AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Reversible geoid model transformation."], AREA["Faroe Islands - onshore."], BBOX[61.33,-7.49,62.41,-6.33]], ID["EPSG",11120]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989", DATUM["D_ETRS_1989", SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], VERTCS["FVR09_height", VDATUM["Faroe_Islands_Vertical_Reference_2009"], PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0], PARAMETER["Direction",1.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "CompoundCRS", "name": "ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height", "components": [ { "type": "GeographicCRS", "name": "ETRS89-FRO [2008]", "datum": { "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame", "name": "ETRS89-FRO [2008]", "anchor_epoch": 2008.75, "ellipsoid": { "name": "GRS 1980", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101 } }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [ { "name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree" }, { "name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree" } ] }, "remarks": "Horizontal component of national realization of ETRS89 in the Faroe Islands." }, { "type": "VerticalCRS", "name": "FVR09 height", "datum": { "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame", "name": "Faroe Islands Vertical Reference 2009" }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "vertical", "axis": [ { "name": "Gravity-related height", "abbreviation": "H", "direction": "up", "unit": "metre" } ] } } ], "scope": "Reversible geoid model transformation.", "area": "Faroe Islands - onshore.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 61.33, "west_longitude": -7.49, "north_latitude": 62.41, "east_longitude": -6.33 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 11120 } }
Definition: GeoServer
11120=COMPD_CS["ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height",GEOGCS["ETRS89-FRO [2008]",DATUM["ETRS89-FRO_2008",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1436"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11087"]],VERT_CS["FVR09 height",VERT_DATUM["Faroe Islands Vertical Reference 2009",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1059"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5317"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11120"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 11120, 'EPSG', 11120, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'COMPD_CS["ETRS89-FRO [2008] + FVR09 height",GEOGCS["ETRS89-FRO [2008]",DATUM["ETRS89-FRO_2008",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1436"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11087"]],VERT_CS["FVR09 height",VERT_DATUM["Faroe Islands Vertical Reference 2009",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1059"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5317"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11120"]]');