EPSG:26856 NAD83(HARN) / Maine West (ftUS)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - Maine - SPCS - W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:26856 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83(HARN) / Maine West (ftUS) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
USA - Maine - SPCS - W United States (USA) - Maine - counties of Androscoggin; Cumberland; Franklin; Kennebec; Lincoln; Oxford; Sagadahoc; Somerset; York. |
| Bounds | W -71,09° · S 43,04° · E -69,26° · N 46,58° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | NAD83 (High Accuracy Reference Network) |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4152 — NAD83(HARN) |
| Unit | US survey foot (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83(HARN) to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1901) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 42.833333333333336 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -70.16666666666667 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.999966667 | unity |
| False easting | 2952750 | US survey foot |
| False northing | 0 | US survey foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=42.8333333333333 +lon_0=-70.1666666666667 +k=0.999966667 +x_0=900000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +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:26856.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maine_West_FIPS_1802_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2952750.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-70.1666666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999966667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",42.8333333333333],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:26847NAD83 / Maine East (ftUS)
- EPSG:26848NAD83 / Maine West (ftUS)
- EPSG:26849NAD83 / Minnesota North (ftUS)
- EPSG:26850NAD83 / Minnesota Central (ftUS)
- EPSG:26851NAD83 / Minnesota South (ftUS)
- EPSG:26852NAD83 / Nebraska (ftUS)
- EPSG:26853NAD83 / West Virginia North (ftUS)
- EPSG:26854NAD83 / West Virginia South (ftUS)
- EPSG:26855NAD83(HARN) / Maine East (ftUS)
- EPSG:26857NAD83(HARN) / Minnesota North (ftUS)
- EPSG:26858NAD83(HARN) / Minnesota Central (ftUS)
- EPSG:26859NAD83(HARN) / Minnesota South (ftUS)
- EPSG:26860NAD83(HARN) / Nebraska (ftUS)
- EPSG:26861NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia North (ftUS)
- EPSG:26862NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia South (ftUS)
- EPSG:26863NAD83(NSRS2007) / Maine East (ftUS)
- EPSG:26864NAD83(NSRS2007) / Maine West (ftUS)
- EPSG:26865NAD83(NSRS2007) / Minnesota North (ftUS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.