EPSG:28992

Amersfoort / RD New -- Netherlands - Holland - Dutch

Available transformations
to EPSG:4230

Selected transformation

Name: Amersfoort to ED50 (1)

Remarks: Adopted by NAM in 2006, replacing polynomial tfms 1046, 6304, 1050 and 6306.

Information source: Shell / NAM

Revision date: 2026-01-06

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
120818.83 586060.32

Projected bounds:
-46622.03 306674.53
284347.25 869062.9

WGS84 bounds:
2.53 50.75
7.22 55.77

Netherlands - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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