EPSG:4258, ETRS89, latitude and longitude
ETRS89 in latitude and longitude, the European datum fixed to the Eurasian plate. It matched WGS 84 in 1989 and now differs by under a metre, growing about 2.5 cm a year.
Parameters
Read from the PROJ definition the converter above runs.
- Projection
- Geographic, latitude and longitude
- Ellipsoid
- GRS 1980
- Shift to WGS 84
- None in this definition: the datum sits within two metres of WGS 84
- Units
- degrees
PROJ definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +no_defs
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What is EPSG:4258?
ETRS89 in latitude and longitude, the European datum fixed to the Eurasian plate. It matched WGS 84 in 1989 and now differs by under a metre, growing about 2.5 cm a year.
What are the units and axis order of EPSG:4258?
Degrees. The EPSG definition puts latitude first, while GeoJSON, KML, PROJ strings and most GIS software write longitude first: check the order when a point lands in the wrong place.
How do I use EPSG:4258 in QGIS?
To show the map in it: Project > Properties > CRS, search 4258. To save a layer in it: right-click the layer, Export > Save Features As, and pick EPSG:4258. Set Layer CRS only labels a file whose system is missing; it does not move the data.
Is EPSG:4258 the same as WGS 84?
Nearly: its datum sits within two metres of WGS 84, so the converter applies no shift between them. For survey-grade work, use the official transformation of the national mapping agency.