EPSG systems

EPSG:26988 NAD83 / Michigan North

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

System record
CodeEPSG:26988
NameNAD83 / Michigan North
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Michigan - SPCS - N
United States (USA) - Michigan north of approximately 45°45'N - counties of Alger; Baraga; Chippewa; Delta; Dickinson; Gogebic; Houghton; Iron; Keweenaw; Luce; Mackinac; Marquette; Menominee; Ontonagon; Schoolcraft.
Bounds W -90,42° · S 45,08° · E -83,44° · N 48,32°
Countries United States
DatumNorth 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
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin44.78333333333333degree
Longitude of false origin-87degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel47.083333333333336degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel45.483333333333334degree
Easting at false origin8000000metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=44.7833333333333 +lon_0=-87 +lat_1=47.0833333333333 +lat_2=45.4833333333333 +x_0=8000000 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +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:26988.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Michigan_North_FIPS_2111",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",8000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-87.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",47.0833333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.4833333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",44.7833333333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United States

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.