Data source: EPSG
Information source: Rocky Mountain Tribal Transportation Association RMTCRS Handbook and User Guide; https://www.marls.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RMCRS-Manual-v2.0.pdf
Revision date: 2026-02-10
Scope: Engineering survey.
Remarks: For authoritative metric definition see code 11348. Working unit is International feet (note: not US Survey feet).
Method: Hotine Oblique Mercator (variant B)
Area of use: United States (USA) - Montana - Flathead.
Description: (0,)
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",48.4], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-114.45], PARAMETER["azimuth",320], PARAMETER["rectified_grid_angle",-40], PARAMETER["scale_factor",1.000142], PARAMETER["false_easting",150000.00001464], PARAMETER["false_northing",150000.00001464]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
CONVERSION["Montana Flathead 83 (international foot)", METHOD["Hotine Oblique Mercator (variant B)", ID["EPSG",9815]], PARAMETER["Latitude of projection centre",48.4, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8811]], PARAMETER["Longitude of projection centre",-114.45, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8812]], PARAMETER["Azimuth at projection centre",320, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8813]], PARAMETER["Angle from Rectified to Skew Grid",-40, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8814]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at projection centre",1.000142, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8815]], PARAMETER["Easting at projection centre",492125.9843, LENGTHUNIT["foot",0.3048], ID["EPSG",8816]], PARAMETER["Northing at projection centre",492125.9843, LENGTHUNIT["foot",0.3048], ID["EPSG",8817]], ID["EPSG",11349]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJECTION["Rectified_Skew_Orthomorphic_Center"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",150000.00001464], PARAMETER["False_Northing",150000.00001464], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.000142], PARAMETER["Azimuth",-40.0], PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-114.45], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",48.4], PARAMETER["XY_Plane_Rotation",-40.0]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "Conversion", "name": "Montana Flathead 83 (international foot)", "method": { "name": "Hotine Oblique Mercator (variant B)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 9815 } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "Latitude of projection centre", "value": 48.4, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8811 } }, { "name": "Longitude of projection centre", "value": -114.45, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8812 } }, { "name": "Azimuth at projection centre", "value": 320, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8813 } }, { "name": "Angle from Rectified to Skew Grid", "value": -40, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8814 } }, { "name": "Scale factor at projection centre", "value": 1.000142, "unit": "unity", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8815 } }, { "name": "Easting at projection centre", "value": 492125.9843, "unit": { "type": "LinearUnit", "name": "foot", "conversion_factor": 0.3048 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8816 } }, { "name": "Northing at projection centre", "value": 492125.9843, "unit": { "type": "LinearUnit", "name": "foot", "conversion_factor": 0.3048 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8817 } } ], "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 11349 } }
Definition: GeoServer
11349=PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",48.4],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-114.45],PARAMETER["azimuth",320],PARAMETER["rectified_grid_angle",-40],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1.000142],PARAMETER["false_easting",150000.00001464],PARAMETER["false_northing",150000.00001464]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=omerc +lat_0=48.4 +lonc=-114.45 +alpha=320 +gamma=-40 +k=1.000142 +x_0=150000.00001464 +y_0=150000.00001464"> <Layer srs="+proj=omerc +lat_0=48.4 +lonc=-114.45 +alpha=320 +gamma=-40 +k=1.000142 +x_0=150000.00001464 +y_0=150000.00001464"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 11349, 'EPSG', 11349, '+proj=omerc +lat_0=48.4 +lonc=-114.45 +alpha=320 +gamma=-40 +k=1.000142 +x_0=150000.00001464 +y_0=150000.00001464', 'PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",48.4],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-114.45],PARAMETER["azimuth",320],PARAMETER["rectified_grid_angle",-40],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1.000142],PARAMETER["false_easting",150000.00001464],PARAMETER["false_northing",150000.00001464]');