EPSG systems

EPSG:26862 NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia South (ftUS)

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

System record
CodeEPSG:26862
NameNAD83(HARN) / West Virginia South (ftUS)
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - West Virginia - SPCS - S
United States (USA) - West Virginia - counties of Boone; Braxton; Cabell; Calhoun; Clay; Fayette; Gilmer; Greenbrier; Jackson; Kanawha; Lewis; Lincoln; Logan; Mason; McDowell; Mercer; Mingo; Monroe; Nicholas; Pendleton; Pocahontas; Putnam; Raleigh; Randolph; Roane; Summers; Upshur; Wayne; Webster; Wyoming.
Bounds W -82,65° · S 37,20° · E -79,05° · N 39,17°
Countries United States
DatumNAD83 (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
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin37degree
Longitude of false origin-81degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel38.88333333333333degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel37.483333333333334degree
Easting at false origin1968500US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=37 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=38.8833333333333 +lat_2=37.4833333333333 +x_0=600000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +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:26862.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_West_Virginia_South_FIPS_4702_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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1968500.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-81.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",38.8833333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",37.4833333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",37.0],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.