[GRASS-user] Defining a State Plane Coordinate Location

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 24 Jul 2011, Glynn Clements wrote:

> PROJ's EPSG file says:
>
> 	# NAD83(HARN) / Nevada East (ft US)
> 	<3429>
> 	+proj=tmerc
> 	+lat_0=34.75
> 	+lon_0=-115.5833333333333
> 	+k=0.9999
> 	+x_0=200000.00001016
> 	+y_0=8000000.000010163
> 	+ellps=GRS80
> 	+units=us-ft
>
> Which is identical except for lat_0 (34.75 vs 43.75), which might be a
> transcription error.

   Oops! I did transpose the degrees.

   A couple of decades ago when I worked in SPCS I did use US Feet. Should I
do so now, too, rather than metres?

Thanks, Glynn,

Rich