EPSG:6966 NAD27 / Michigan North
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP Michigan)) in use: USA - Michigan - SPCS - N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6966 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD27 / Michigan North |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP Michigan) |
| Area of use |
USA - Michigan - SPCS - N United States (USA) - Michigan north of approximately 45°45'N - counties of Alger; Baraga; Chippewa; Delta; Dickinson; Gogebic; Houghton; Iron; Keweenaw; Luce; Mackinac; Marquette; Menominee; Ontonagon; Schoolcraft. |
| Bounds | W -90,42° · S 45,08° · E -83,44° · N 48,32° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | North 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 |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 44.78333333333333 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -87 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 45.483333333333334 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 47.083333333333336 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 2000000 | US survey foot |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | US survey foot |
| Ellipsoid scaling factor | 1.0000382 | unity |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=44.7833333333333 +lon_0=-87 +lat_1=45.4833333333333 +lat_2=47.0833333333333 +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_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:6966.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD27_Michigan_North",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",-87.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",45.4833333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",47.0833333333333],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0000382],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",44.7833333333333],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — United States
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Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.