According to the Surveying and Mapping Law of the People’s Republic of China, and as approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and agreed by the Beijing Municipal Government, the “Beijing 2000 Relatively Independent Plane Coordinate System” (Beijing 2000 Coordinate System) will be launched from January 1, 2022. Please see below for details:

I. The “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System” is the only legal and relatively independent plane coordinate system in Beijing approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The system uses Gauss-Krueger projection, and takes 116°23′28″E as the central meridian. The original point of the coordinate system is at the intersection of longitude 116°23′28″E and latitude 39°54′22″N. The elevation of the projection surface is 0m.

II. From January 1, 2022 onwards, geographic mapping and geo-information collecting activities conducted within the administrative jurisdiction of Beijing shall use the “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System”. A transitional period of 1 year is set for the transition from the existing coordinate system to the “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System”. During the transition period, unless otherwise stipulated by state regulations, all types of existing surveying and mapping geographic information and information systems should be gradually transitioned to the “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System”, and the original coordinate system of the city will be stopped from January 1, 2023.

III. The Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources shall manage, update and maintain the “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System” and its results in accordance with the law, and shall be responsible for the organization, implementation and supervision of the “Beijing 2000 Coordinate System”.

   This announcement is hereby issued.

        Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources   

                             December 22, 2021