EPSG systems

EPSG:6201 NAD27 / Michigan Central

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

System record
CodeEPSG:6201
NameNAD27 / Michigan Central
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP Michigan)
Area of use USA - Michigan - SPCS - C
United States (USA) - Michigan - counties of Alcona; Alpena; Antrim; Arenac; Benzie; Charlevoix; Cheboygan; Clare; Crawford; Emmet; Gladwin; Grand Traverse; Iosco; Kalkaska; Lake; Leelanau; Manistee; Mason; Missaukee; Montmorency; Ogemaw; Osceola; Oscoda; Otsego; Presque Isle; Roscommon; Wexford.
Bounds W -87,06° · S 43,80° · E -82,27° · N 45,92°
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 origin43.31666666666667degree
Longitude of false origin-84.33333333333333degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel44.18333333333333degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel45.7degree
Easting at false origin2000000US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot
Ellipsoid scaling factor1.0000382unity

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=43.3166666666667 +lon_0=-84.3333333333333 +lat_1=44.1833333333333 +lat_2=45.7 +x_0=609601.219202438 +y_0=0 +k_0=1.0000382 +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:6201.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD27_Michigan_Central",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",-84.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",44.1833333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.7],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0000382],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",43.3166666666667],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.