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State Plane Coordinate System

North, Central, and South Zones
Figure 7



State Plane Coordinate Parameters

North Zone SPC 27 SPC 83

Projection:

Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert Conformal Conic

Scale Factor at Standard Parallels:

1.0

1.0

1st Standard Parallel:

45° 34'

45° 34'

2nd Standard Parallel:

46° 46'

46° 46'

Longitude of Central Meridian:

-90° 00'

-90° 00'

Latitude of Origin:

45° 10'

45° 10'

False Easting:

2,000,000 feet (US Survey Foot)

600,000. meters

False Northing:

0

0

Unit:

foot (US Survey Foot)

meter

 

Central Zone SPC 27 SPC 83

Projection:

Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert Conformal Conic

Scale Factor at Standard Parallels:

1.0

1.0

1st Standard Parallel:

44° 15'

44° 15'

2nd Standard Parallel:

45° 30'

45° 30'

Longitude of Central Meridian:

-90° 00'

-90° 00'

Latitude of Origin:

43° 50'

43° 50'

False Easting:

2,000,000 feet (US Survey Foot)

600,000. meters

False Northing:

0

0

Unit:

foot (US Survey Foot)

meter

 

South Zone SPC 27 SPC 83

Projection:

Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert Conformal Conic

Scale Factor at Central Meridian:

1.0

1.0

1st Standard Parallel:

42°44'

42°44'

2nd Standard Parallel:

44° 04'

44° 04'

Longitude of Central Meridian:

-90° 00'

-90° 00'

Latitude of Origin:

42° 00'

42° 00'

False Easting:

2,000,000 feet (US Survey Foot)

600,000. meters

False Northing:

0

0

Unit:

foot (US Survey Foot)

meter


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