EPSG:32666 WGS 84 / BLM 16N (ftUS)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - GoM OCS - 90°W to 84°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:32666 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / BLM 16N (ftUS) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
USA - GoM OCS - 90°W to 84°W United States (USA) - Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (GoM OCS) between approximately 90°W and 84°W - protraction areas Mobile; Viosca Knoll; Mississippi Canyon; Atwater Valley; Lund; Lund South; Pensacola; Destin Dome; De Soto Canyon; Lloyd Ridge; Henderson; Florida Plain; Campeche Escarpment; Apalachicola; Florida Middle Ground; The Elbow; Vernon Basin; Howell Hook; Rankin. |
| Bounds | W -90,01° · S 23,95° · E -83,91° · N 30,25° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | US survey foot (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | No official usage. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -87 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 1640416.67 | US survey foot |
| False northing | 0 | US survey foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-87 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000.001016002 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=us-ft +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:32666.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_BLM_Zone_16N_ftUS",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1640416.67],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-87.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:32602WGS 84 / UTM zone 2N
- EPSG:32603WGS 84 / UTM zone 3N
- EPSG:32604WGS 84 / UTM zone 4N
- EPSG:32605WGS 84 / UTM zone 5N
- EPSG:32606WGS 84 / UTM zone 6N
- EPSG:32607WGS 84 / UTM zone 7N
- EPSG:32608WGS 84 / UTM zone 8N
- EPSG:32609WGS 84 / UTM zone 9N
- EPSG:32610WGS 84 / UTM zone 10N
- EPSG:32611WGS 84 / UTM zone 11N
- EPSG:32612WGS 84 / UTM zone 12N
- EPSG:32613WGS 84 / UTM zone 13N
- EPSG:32614WGS 84 / UTM zone 14N
- EPSG:32659WGS 84 / UTM zone 59N
- EPSG:32660WGS 84 / UTM zone 60N
- EPSG:32664WGS 84 / BLM 14N (ftUS)
- EPSG:32665WGS 84 / BLM 15N (ftUS)
- EPSG:32667WGS 84 / BLM 17N (ftUS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.