EPSG systems

EPSG:32053 NAD27 / Wisconsin Central

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

System record
CodeEPSG:32053
NameNAD27 / Wisconsin Central
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Wisconsin - SPCS - C
United States (USA) - Wisconsin - counties of Barron; Brown; Buffalo; Chippewa; Clark; Door; Dunn; Eau Claire; Jackson; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Marinette; Menominee; Oconto; Outagamie; Pepin; Pierce; Polk; Portage; Rusk; Shawano; St Croix; Taylor; Trempealeau; Waupaca; Wood.
Bounds W -92,89° · S 43,98° · E -86,25° · N 45,80°
Countries United States
DatumNorth American Datum 1927
Ellipsoid Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214
Base geographic system EPSG:4267 — NAD27
Unit US survey foot (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD27 to WGS 84 (4) (EPSG:1173) — accuracy 10 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin43.833333333333336degree
Longitude of false origin-90degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel44.25degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel45.5degree
Easting at false origin2000000US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=43.8333333333333 +lon_0=-90 +lat_1=44.25 +lat_2=45.5 +x_0=609601.219202438 +y_0=0 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-8,160,176 +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:32053.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1927_StatePlane_Wisconsin_Central_FIPS_4802",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-90.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",44.25],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",43.8333333333333],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.