EPSG:3102 American Samoa 1962 / American Samoa Lambert
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: American Samoa - 2 main island groups. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3102 |
|---|---|
| Name | American Samoa 1962 / American Samoa Lambert |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) |
| Area of use |
American Samoa - 2 main island groups American Samoa - Tutuila, Aunu'u, Ofu, Olesega and Ta'u islands. |
| Bounds | W -170,88° · S -14,43° · E -169,38° · N -14,11° |
| Countries | American Samoa |
| Datum | American Samoa 1962 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4169 — American Samoa 1962 |
| Unit | US survey foot (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1577) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | -14.266666666666667 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -170 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | US survey foot |
| False northing | 312234.65 | US survey foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_1=-14.2666666666667 +lat_0=-14.2666666666667 +lon_0=-170 +k_0=1 +x_0=152400.30480061 +y_0=95169.3116586233 +ellps=clrk66 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-115,118,426 +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:3102.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Samoa_1962_Samoa_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_American_Samoa_1962",DATUM["D_American_Samoa_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",312234.65],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-170.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-14.2666666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-14.2666666666667],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — American Samoa
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.