EPSG systems

EPSG:32159 NAD83 / Wyoming Lambert

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

System record
CodeEPSG:32159
NameNAD83 / Wyoming Lambert
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Wyoming
United States (USA) - Wyoming.
Bounds W -111,06° · S 40,99° · E -104,05° · N 45,01°
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
ScopeState-wide spatial data management.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin41degree
Longitude of false origin-107.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel41degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel45degree
Easting at false origin500000metre
Northing at false origin200000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=41 +lon_0=-107.5 +lat_1=41 +lat_2=45 +x_0=500000 +y_0=200000 +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:32159.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_WyLAM",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",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",200000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-107.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.0],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.