EPSG systems

EPSG:6485 NAD83(2011) / Maine West

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - Maine - SPCS - W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6485
NameNAD83(2011) / Maine West
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use USA - Maine - SPCS - W
United States (USA) - Maine - counties of Androscoggin; Cumberland; Franklin; Kennebec; Lincoln; Oxford; Sagadahoc; Somerset; York.
Bounds W -71,09° · S 43,04° · E -69,26° · N 46,58°
Countries United States
DatumNAD83 (National Spatial Reference System 2011)
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:6318 — NAD83(2011)
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83(2011) to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:9774) — accuracy 2 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin42.833333333333336degree
Longitude of natural origin-70.16666666666667degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.999966667unity
False easting900000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=42.8333333333333 +lon_0=-70.1666666666667 +k=0.999966667 +x_0=900000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +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:6485.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_2011_StatePlane_Maine_West_FIPS_1802",GEOGCS["GCS_NAD_1983_2011",DATUM["D_NAD_1983_2011",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",900000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-70.1666666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999966667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",42.8333333333333],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.