Name: DRUKREF 03 to DrukRef23 (1)
Method: NTv2
Grid Files: d03tod23.gsb
Remarks: Derived at 5753 points.
Information source: National Land Commission Secretariat of Bhutan (NLCS), MiraSpaco NTv2 Summary Report (Nov 2025); https://miranet.nlcs.gov.bt/public/ntv2/
Revision date: 2026-02-13
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: DRUKREF 03
Datum: Bhutan National Geodetic Datum
Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Department of Survey and Land Records (DSLR), National Land Commission of Bhutan (NLC) via Lantmäteriet Sweden.
Revision date: 2010-10-26
Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Area of use: Bhutan.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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