mswkt = '''PROJCS["NAD83(HARN) / Kentucky Single Zone (ftUS)",GEOGCS["NAD83(HARN)",DATUM["NAD83_High_Accuracy_Reference_Network",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4152"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",36.3333333333333],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-85.75],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",37.0833333333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",38.6666666666667],PARAMETER["false_easting",4921250],PARAMETER["false_northing",3280833.333],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3091"]]''' m = mapObj('') m.setWKTProjection(mswkt) lyr = layerObj(m) lyr.setWKTProjection(mswkt)