EPSG:CODE

EPSG:8370 ETRS89-BEL [BEREF2002] / Belgian Lambert 2008 + Ostend height

Compound · Belgium - onshore

Export Formats

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COMPD_CS[
    "ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008 + Ostend height",
    PROJCS[
        "ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008",
        GEOGCS[
            "ETRS89",
            DATUM[
                "European_Terrestrial_Reference_System_1989",
                SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","6258"]
            ],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
            UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","4258"]
        ],
        PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],
        PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",50.797815],
        PARAMETER["central_meridian",4.35921583333333],
        PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49.8333333333333],
        PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",51.1666666666667],
        PARAMETER["false_easting",649328],
        PARAMETER["false_northing",665262],
        UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
        AXIS["Easting",EAST],
        AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","3812"]
    ],
    VERT_CS[
        "Ostend height",
        VERT_DATUM["Ostend",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5110"]],
        UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
        AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5710"]
    ],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8370"]
]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8370 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

8370=COMPD_CS["ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008 + Ostend height",PROJCS["ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008",GEOGCS["ETRS89",DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_System_1989",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6258"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4258"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",50.797815],PARAMETER["central_meridian",4.35921583333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49.8333333333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",51.1666666666667],PARAMETER["false_easting",649328],PARAMETER["false_northing",665262],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3812"]],VERT_CS["Ostend height",VERT_DATUM["Ostend",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5110"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5710"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8370"]]
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How do I add EPSG:8370 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8370, 'EPSG', 8370, '+proj=lcc +lat_0=50.797815 +lon_0=4.35921583333333 +lat_1=49.8333333333333 +lat_2=51.1666666666667 +x_0=649328 +y_0=665262 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'COMPD_CS["ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008 + Ostend height",PROJCS["ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2008",GEOGCS["ETRS89",DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_System_1989",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6258"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4258"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",50.797815],PARAMETER["central_meridian",4.35921583333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49.8333333333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",51.1666666666667],PARAMETER["false_easting",649328],PARAMETER["false_northing",665262],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3812"]],VERT_CS["Ostend height",VERT_DATUM["Ostend",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5110"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5710"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8370"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:8370 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=lcc"
  "+lat_0=50.797815"
  "+lon_0=4.35921583333333"
  "+lat_1=49.8333333333333"
  "+lat_2=51.1666666666667"
  "+x_0=649328"
  "+y_0=665262"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+units=m"
  "+vunits=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:8370 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:8370", "+proj=lcc +lat_0=50.797815 +lon_0=4.35921583333333 +lat_1=49.8333333333333 +lat_2=51.1666666666667 +x_0=649328 +y_0=665262 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");
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