EPSG:2255 NAD83 / Mississippi West (ftUS)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - Mississippi - SPCS - W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2255 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83 / Mississippi West (ftUS) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
USA - Mississippi - SPCS - W United States (USA) - Mississippi - counties of Adams; Amite; Bolivar; Carroll; Claiborne; Coahoma; Copiah; De Soto; Franklin; Grenada; Hinds; Holmes; Humphreys; Issaquena; Jefferson; Jefferson Davis; Lawrence; Leflore; Lincoln; Madison; Marion; Montgomery; Panola; Pike; Quitman; Rankin; Sharkey; Simpson; Sunflower; Tallahatchie; Tate; Tunica; Walthall; Warren; Washington; Wilkinson; Yalobusha; Yazoo. |
| Bounds | W -91,65° · S 31,00° · E -89,37° · N 35,01° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | North 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 |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 29.5 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -90.33333333333333 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99995 | unity |
| False easting | 2296583.333 | US survey foot |
| False northing | 0 | US survey foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=29.5 +lon_0=-90.3333333333333 +k=0.99995 +x_0=699999.9998984 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=us-ft +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2255.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Mississippi_West_FIPS_2302_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["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2296583.333],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-90.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99995],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",29.5],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:2246NAD83 / Kentucky North (ftUS)
- EPSG:2247NAD83 / Kentucky South (ftUS)
- EPSG:2248NAD83 / Maryland (ftUS)
- EPSG:2249NAD83 / Massachusetts Mainland (ftUS)
- EPSG:2250NAD83 / Massachusetts Island (ftUS)
- EPSG:2251NAD83 / Michigan North (ft)
- EPSG:2252NAD83 / Michigan Central (ft)
- EPSG:2253NAD83 / Michigan South (ft)
- EPSG:2254NAD83 / Mississippi East (ftUS)
- EPSG:2256NAD83 / Montana (ft)
- EPSG:2257NAD83 / New Mexico East (ftUS)
- EPSG:2258NAD83 / New Mexico Central (ftUS)
- EPSG:2259NAD83 / New Mexico West (ftUS)
- EPSG:2260NAD83 / New York East (ftUS)
- EPSG:2261NAD83 / New York Central (ftUS)
- EPSG:2262NAD83 / New York West (ftUS)
- EPSG:2263NAD83 / New York Long Island (ftUS)
- EPSG:2264NAD83 / North Carolina (ftUS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.