Coordinate: 52°22′51.4456″N 13°03′58.9283″E / 52.380957°N 13.066369°E52.380957; 13.066369
Helmsted Tower in PotsdamED50 is a geodetic datum defined after the Second World War in order to align the geodetic networks of various northern European countries that were incompatible in time and thus complicated the definition of agreed borders.
The ED50 name stands for European Datum 1950 and defines the geodetic system, referring to data measured in 1950.
The ellipsoid associated with this system is the Hayford-based ellipsoid oriented to Potsdam (Helmert Tower).
Emission point coordinates are:
The fundamental meridian is Greenwich. The associated geodetic network is that derived from the networks of European states compensated by block. It is used in Italy for subdivision of the new generation of IGM sheets. Voices correlateemodify wikitesto Links externalize the wikitesto
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