EPSG:28992

Amersfoort / RD New -- Netherlands - Holland - Dutch

Selected transformation

Name: Amersfoort to WGS 84 (1)

Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Replaced by Amersfoort to WGS 84 (2) (code 1672).

Information source: Nederlandse Commissie voor Geodesie publication 30; 1993.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Amersfoort

Datum: Amersfoort

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: NSGI: Netherlands Partnership of Kadaster, Rijkswaterstaat and Hydrographic Service, http://www.nsgi.nl/.

Revision date: 2026-01-06

Scope: Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces 28991 (RD Old). Since 2000-10-01 has been redefined as derived from ETRS89 by application of the official transformation RDNAPTRANS(TM). Since 2008 use has been extended from onshore to offshore through the RDNAPTRANS(TM) transformation.

Area of use: Netherlands - onshore and offshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (x,y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

Center coordinates
142843.08 470786.78

Projected bounds:
601.82 306673.65
284303.89 637110.43

WGS84 bounds:
3.2 50.75
7.22 53.7

Netherlands - onshore, including Waddenzee, Dutch Wadden Islands and 12-mile offshore coastal zone.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["Amersfoort / RD New",
    GEOGCS["Amersfoort",
        DATUM["Amersfoort",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[593.16,26.15,478.54,-6.3239,-0.5008,-5.5487,4.0775]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4289"]],
    PROJECTION["Oblique_Stereographic"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",52.1561605555556],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",5.38763888888889],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9999079],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",155000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",463000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","28992"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        PROJCRS["Amersfoort / RD New",
            BASEGEOGCRS["Amersfoort",
                DATUM["Amersfoort",
                    ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4289]],
            CONVERSION["RD New",
                METHOD["Oblique Stereographic",
                    ID["EPSG",9809]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",52.1561605555556,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8801]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",5.38763888888889,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8802]],
                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9999079,
                    SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8805]],
                PARAMETER["False easting",155000,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8806]],
                PARAMETER["False northing",463000,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8807]]],
            CS[Cartesian,2],
                AXIS["easting (x)",east,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["northing (y)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
                AREA["Netherlands - onshore and offshore."],
                BBOX[50.75,2.53,55.77,7.22]],
            ID["EPSG",28992]]],
    TARGETCRS[
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            ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"],
                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
            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]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
            ID["EPSG",9606]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",593.16,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",26.15,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",478.54,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-6.3239,
            ID["EPSG",8608]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",-0.5008,
            ID["EPSG",8609]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-5.5487,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.0000040775,
            ID["EPSG",8611]]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["RD_New",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Amersfoort",
        DATUM["D_Amersfoort",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Double_Stereographic"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",155000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",463000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",5.38763888888889],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999079],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",52.1561605555556],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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                "code": 4289
            },
            "remarks": "Use of geographic2D CRS Amersfoort (code 4289) for spatial referencing is discouraged. Use projected CRS Amersfoort / RD New (code 28992) or ETRS89-NLD [AGRS2010] (code 11037)."
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                    "name": "False easting",
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}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"lon_0=5.38763888888889"
	"k=0.9999079"
	"x_0=155000"
	"y_0=463000"
	"ellps=bessel"
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	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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