EPSG:CODE

EPSG:5681 — DB_REF

Geographic 2D · Germany - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "DB_REF",
    DATUM[
        "Deutsche_Bahn_Reference_System",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1081"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5681"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (1)

Transformation Source → Target Accuracy (m)
DB_REF to ETRS89 (1)
5681 → 4258 0

Other CRS using Deutsche Bahn Reference System

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:5681 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

5681=GEOGCS["DB_REF",DATUM["Deutsche_Bahn_Reference_System",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1081"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5681"]]
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How do I add EPSG:5681 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5681, 'EPSG', 5681, '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["DB_REF",DATUM["Deutsche_Bahn_Reference_System",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1081"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5681"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:5681 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=bessel"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:5681 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:5681", "+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +no_defs +type=crs");
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