EPSG systems

EPSG:3456 NAD83(HARN) / Louisiana North (ftUS)

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

System record
CodeEPSG:3456
NameNAD83(HARN) / Louisiana North (ftUS)
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Louisiana - SPCS - N
United States (USA) - Louisiana - counties of Avoyelles; Bienville; Bossier; Caddo; Caldwell; Catahoula; Claiborne; Concordia; De Soto; East Carroll; Franklin; Grant; Jackson; La Salle; Lincoln; Madison; Morehouse; Natchitoches; Ouachita; Rapides; Red River; Richland; Sabine; Tensas; Union; Vernon; Webster; West Carroll; Winn.
Bounds W -94,05° · S 30,85° · E -90,86° · N 33,03°
Countries United States
DatumNAD83 (High Accuracy Reference Network)
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4152 — NAD83(HARN)
Unit US survey foot (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83(HARN) to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1901) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin30.5degree
Longitude of false origin-92.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel32.666666666666664degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel31.166666666666668degree
Easting at false origin3280833.3333US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=30.5 +lon_0=-92.5 +lat_1=32.6666666666667 +lat_2=31.1666666666667 +x_0=999999.99998984 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +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:3456.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Louisiana_North_FIPS_1701_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",3280833.3333],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-92.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",32.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.1666666666667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",30.5],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.