EPSG systems

EPSG:23095 ED50 / TM 5 NE

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Netherlands - offshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:23095
NameED50 / TM 5 NE
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Netherlands - offshore
Netherlands - offshore North Sea.
Bounds W 2,53° · S 51,44° · E 6,37° · N 55,77°
Countries Netherlands
DatumEuropean Datum 1950
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system EPSG:4230 — ED50
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 ED50 to WGS 84 (18) (EPSG:1311) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeOil and gas exploration and production.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin5degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=5 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-89.5,-93.8,-123.1,0,0,-0.156,1.2 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:23095.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ED_1950_TM_5_NE",GEOGCS["GCS_European_1950",DATUM["D_European_1950",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",5.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Netherlands

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.