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EPSG:4258 — ETRS89

Source: EPSG Dataset via PROJ 9.5.1 · Updated

Summary

EPSG:4258 (ETRS89) is a geographic 2D coordinate reference system on the European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble datum with coordinates in degrees. Area of use: Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State. The datum is an ensemble with about 0.1 m accuracy, so precise work should name a specific realization.

  • Type: geographic 2D
  • Datum: European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble
  • Units: degree
  • Axes: Lat, Lon

Definition

EPSG:4258 as published in the EPSG Dataset (PROJ 9.5.1).
PropertyValue
EPSG codeEPSG:4258
NameETRS89
TypeGeographic 2d CRS
DatumEuropean Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble (ensemble, accuracy ≈ 0.1 m)
EllipsoidGRS 1980 (a = 6,378,137.000 m, 1/f = 298.257222)
Prime meridianGreenwich
AxesGeodetic latitude (Lat, north, degree); Geodetic longitude (Lon, east, degree)
ScopeSpatial referencing.
Bounding box-16.1° to 38.01° longitude, 33.26° to 84.73° latitude

Area of use

Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State.

Example coordinates

A WGS 84 point at longitude 10.955°, latitude 58.995° (inside the area of use) has these coordinates in EPSG:4258:

Computed with PROJ using the EPSG default operation: axis order change (2D) + Inverse of ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) + axis order change (2D).
AxisValueUnit
Longitude10.955000°
Latitude58.995000°

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Transformations to WGS 84

Candidate operations from the EPSG Dataset, best first as ranked by PROJ.
OperationAccuracyArea of use
axis order change (2D) + ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) + axis order change (2D)1 mEurope - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State.

Transformations change the datum, so each has an accuracy and an area of use. Choose the most accurate one that covers your data and record its name. See datum transformations.

Definitions and downloads

PROJ string

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs

A PROJ string cannot carry every EPSG detail (axis order, datum ensemble, transformations). Prefer WKT2 or the EPSG code itself.

Proj4js definition used by the converter

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

Datum shift from ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG accuracy 1 m), the best single Helmert operation for this area of use. Where PROJ prefers a grid-based or multi-step operation (see the table above), results can differ by up to that operation's accuracy.

WKT2:2019
GEOGCRS["ETRS89", ENSEMBLE["European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble", MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1989"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1991"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1992"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1993"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1994"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1996"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1997"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2005"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2014"], MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2020"], ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[0.1]], 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["Spatial referencing."], AREA["Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State."], BBOX[33.26,-16.1,84.73,38.01]], ID["EPSG",4258]]

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FAQ

What is EPSG:4258?

EPSG:4258 (ETRS89) is a geographic 2D coordinate reference system on the European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble datum with coordinates in degrees. Area of use: Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State. The datum is an ensemble with about 0.1 m accuracy, so precise work should name a specific realization.

Where can EPSG:4258 be used?

Its area of use is: Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State.

What is the axis order of EPSG:4258?

By the EPSG definition: Geodetic latitude, Geodetic longitude. Many GIS formats such as GeoJSON and KML store longitude first instead.

How accurate is the transformation from EPSG:4258 to WGS 84?

The most accurate EPSG transformation listed here is “axis order change (2D) + ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) + axis order change (2D)”, with a stated accuracy of 1 m for Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal - mainland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain - mainland and Balearic islands; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State.. Always check the area of use before applying it.

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References

  1. IOGP. EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, epsg.org/crs_4258.
  2. PROJ 9.5.1 / pyproj 3.7.2, used to compute every value on this page.

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GeoCAD Bridge. “EPSG:4258 — ETRS89.” GeoCAD Bridge EPSG Library, updated 2026-10-05. https://www.geocadbridge.com/epsg/4258/