EPSG systems

EPSG:2284 NAD83 / Virginia South (ftUS)

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

System record
CodeEPSG:2284
NameNAD83 / Virginia South (ftUS)
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Virginia - SPCS - S
United States (USA) - Virginia - counties of Accomack; Albemarle; Alleghany; Amelia; Amherst; Appomattox; Bedford; Bland; Botetourt; Bristol; Brunswick; Buchanan; Buckingham; Campbell; Carroll; Charles City; Charlotte; Chesapeake; Chesterfield; Colonial Heights; Craig; Cumberland; Dickenson; Dinwiddie; Essex; Floyd; Fluvanna; Franklin; Giles; Gloucester; Goochland; Grayson; Greensville; Halifax; Hampton; Hanover; Henrico; Henry; Isle of Wight; James City; King and Queen; King William; Lancaster; Lee; Louisa; Lunenburg; Lynchburg; Mathews; Mecklenburg; Middlesex; Montgomery; Nelson; New Kent; N
Bounds W -83,68° · S 36,54° · E -75,31° · N 38,28°
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 origin36.333333333333336degree
Longitude of false origin-78.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel37.96666666666667degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel36.766666666666666degree
Easting at false origin11482916.667US survey foot
Northing at false origin3280833.333US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=36.3333333333333 +lon_0=-78.5 +lat_1=37.9666666666667 +lat_2=36.7666666666667 +x_0=3500000.0001016 +y_0=999999.9998984 +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:2284.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Virginia_South_FIPS_4502_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",11482916.667],PARAMETER["False_Northing",3280833.333],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-78.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",37.9666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",36.7666666666667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",36.3333333333333],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.