EPSG systems

EPSG:2234 NAD83 / Connecticut (ftUS)

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - Connecticut. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2234
NameNAD83 / Connecticut (ftUS)
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Connecticut
United States (USA) - Connecticut - counties of Fairfield; Hartford; Litchfield; Middlesex; New Haven; New London; Tolland; Windham.
Bounds W -73,73° · S 40,98° · E -71,78° · N 42,05°
Countries United States
DatumNorth American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4269 — NAD83
Unit US survey foot (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1188) — accuracy 4 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin40.833333333333336degree
Longitude of false origin-72.75degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel41.86666666666667degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel41.2degree
Easting at false origin1000000US survey foot
Northing at false origin500000US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=40.8333333333333 +lon_0=-72.75 +lat_1=41.8666666666667 +lat_2=41.2 +x_0=304800.609601219 +y_0=152400.30480061 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=us-ft +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:2234.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Connecticut_FIPS_0600_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-72.75],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.8666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",41.2],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",40.8333333333333],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

All systems — United States

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