EPSG:28992, Amersfoort / RD New
Amersfoort / RD New, the Rijksdriehoeksstelsel of the Netherlands, used by Kadaster, PDOK and Dutch municipalities.
Parameters
Read from the PROJ definition the converter above runs.
- Projection
- Oblique stereographic
- Ellipsoid
- Bessel 1841
- Shift to WGS 84
- 7 parameters
- Central meridian
- 5.387638889°
- Latitude of origin
- 52.156160556°
- Scale factor
- 0.9999079
- False easting
- 155,000 m
- False northing
- 463,000 m
- Units
- metres
PROJ definition
+proj=sterea +lat_0=52.1561605555556 +lon_0=5.38763888888889 +k=0.9999079 +x_0=155000 +y_0=463000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=565.4171,50.3319,465.5524,-0.398957388243134,0.343987817378283,-1.87740163998045,4.0725 +units=m +no_defs
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What is EPSG:28992?
Amersfoort / RD New, the Rijksdriehoeksstelsel of the Netherlands, used by Kadaster, PDOK and Dutch municipalities.
What are the units and axis order of EPSG:28992?
Metres, counted from a false origin of 155,000 m east and 463,000 m north. Most GIS software writes easting first, then northing; check the order of your source data when a point lands in the wrong place.
How do I use EPSG:28992 in QGIS?
To show the map in it: Project > Properties > CRS, search 28992. To save a layer in it: right-click the layer, Export > Save Features As, and pick EPSG:28992. Set Layer CRS only labels a file whose system is missing; it does not move the data.
Is EPSG:28992 the same as WGS 84?
No. It sits on the Bessel 1841 ellipsoid and needs a 7-parameter shift to reach WGS 84, which the converter applies. Skipping it moves points by tens to hundreds of metres.