EPSG:26984 NAD83 / Maine West
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - Maine - SPCS - W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:26984 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83 / Maine West |
| 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 | North American Datum 1983 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4269 — NAD83 |
| Unit | metre (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 | 42.833333333333336 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -70.16666666666667 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.999966667 | unity |
| False easting | 900000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=42.8333333333333 +lon_0=-70.1666666666667 +k=0.999966667 +x_0=900000 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +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:26984.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Maine_West_FIPS_1802",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",900000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-70.1666666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999966667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",42.8333333333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:26974NAD83 / Indiana West
- EPSG:26975NAD83 / Iowa North
- EPSG:26976NAD83 / Iowa South
- EPSG:26977NAD83 / Kansas North
- EPSG:26978NAD83 / Kansas South
- EPSG:26980NAD83 / Kentucky South
- EPSG:26981NAD83 / Louisiana North
- EPSG:26982NAD83 / Louisiana South
- EPSG:26983NAD83 / Maine East
- EPSG:26985NAD83 / Maryland
- EPSG:26986NAD83 / Massachusetts Mainland
- EPSG:26987NAD83 / Massachusetts Island
- EPSG:26988NAD83 / Michigan North
- EPSG:26989NAD83 / Michigan Central
- EPSG:26990NAD83 / Michigan South
- EPSG:26991NAD83 / Minnesota North
- EPSG:26992NAD83 / Minnesota Central
- EPSG:26993NAD83 / Minnesota South
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.