diff --git a/lib/Proj.js b/lib/Proj.js
index 7bc65db..49e3b7f 100644
--- a/lib/Proj.js
+++ b/lib/Proj.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var projections = require('./projections');
 var deriveConstants = require('./deriveConstants');
 var Datum = require('./constants/Datum');
 var datum = require('./datum');
-
+var match = require('./match');
 
 function Projection(srsCode,callback) {
   if (!(this instanceof Projection)) {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function Projection(srsCode,callback) {
     return;
   }
   if (json.datumCode && json.datumCode !== 'none') {
-    var datumDef = Datum[json.datumCode];
+    var datumDef = match(Datum, json.datumCode);
     if (datumDef) {
       json.datum_params = datumDef.towgs84 ? datumDef.towgs84.split(',') : null;
       json.ellps = datumDef.ellipse;
diff --git a/lib/constants/Ellipsoid.js b/lib/constants/Ellipsoid.js
index 51afef8..671500b 100644
--- a/lib/constants/Ellipsoid.js
+++ b/lib/constants/Ellipsoid.js
@@ -212,4 +212,4 @@ exports.sphere = {
   a: 6370997.0,
   b: 6370997.0,
   ellipseName: "Normal Sphere (r=6370997)"
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/lib/deriveConstants.js b/lib/deriveConstants.js
index 38faac0..56edd06 100644
--- a/lib/deriveConstants.js
+++ b/lib/deriveConstants.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var RA4 = 0.04722222222222222222;
 var RA6 = 0.02215608465608465608;
 var EPSLN = 1.0e-10;
 var Ellipsoid = require('./constants/Ellipsoid');
-
+var match = require('./match');
 exports.eccentricity = function(a, b, rf, R_A) {
   var a2 = a * a; // used in geocentric
   var b2 = b * b; // used in geocentric
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ exports.eccentricity = function(a, b, rf, R_A) {
     ep2: ep2
   };
 };
+var wms84 = match(Ellipsoid, 'WGS84');
 exports.sphere = function (a, b, rf, ellps, sphere) {
   if (!a) { // do we have an ellipsoid?
-    var ellipse = Ellipsoid[ellps];
+    var ellipse = match(Ellipsoid, ellps);
     if (!ellipse) {
-      ellipse = Ellipsoid.WGS84;
+      ellipse = wms84;
     }
     a = ellipse.a;
     b = ellipse.b;
diff --git a/lib/match.js b/lib/match.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccaaaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/match.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module.exports = match;
+var ignoredChar = /[\s_\-\/\(\)]/g;
+function match(obj, key) {
+  if (obj[key]) {
+    return obj[key];
+  }
+  var keys = Object.keys(obj);
+  var lkey = key.toLowerCase().replace(ignoredChar, '');
+  var i = -1;
+  var testkey, processedKey;
+  while (++i < keys.length) {
+    testkey = keys[i];
+    processedKey = testkey.toLowerCase().replace(ignoredChar, '');
+    if (processedKey === lkey) {
+      return obj[testkey];
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/parseCode.js b/lib/parseCode.js
index 7358a73..a2b7b15 100644
--- a/lib/parseCode.js
+++ b/lib/parseCode.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function testObj(code){
 function testDef(code){
   return code in defs;
 }
-var codeWords = ['GEOGCS','GEOCCS','PROJCS','LOCAL_CS'];
+var codeWords = ['PROJECTEDCRS', 'PROJCRS', 'GEOGCS','GEOCCS','PROJCS','LOCAL_CS', 'GEODCRS', 'GEODETICCRS', 'GEODETICDATUM', 'ENGCRS', 'ENGINEERINGCRS'];
 
 function testWKT(code){
   return codeWords.some(function (word) {
diff --git a/lib/projString.js b/lib/projString.js
index 7affc89..5ff8fd0 100644
--- a/lib/projString.js
+++ b/lib/projString.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var D2R = 0.01745329251994329577;
 var PrimeMeridian = require('./constants/PrimeMeridian');
 var units = require('./constants/units');
-
+var match = require('./match');
 module.exports = function(defData) {
   var self = {};
   var paramObj = defData.split('+').map(function(v) {
@@ -85,15 +85,17 @@ module.exports = function(defData) {
     },
     units: function(v) {
       self.units = v;
-      if (units[v]) {
-        self.to_meter = units[v].to_meter;
+      var unit = match(units, v);
+      if (unit) {
+        self.to_meter = unit.to_meter;
       }
     },
     from_greenwich: function(v) {
       self.from_greenwich = v * D2R;
     },
     pm: function(v) {
-      self.from_greenwich = (PrimeMeridian[v] ? PrimeMeridian[v] : parseFloat(v)) * D2R;
+      var pm = match(PrimeMeridian, v);
+      self.from_greenwich = (pm ? pm : parseFloat(v)) * D2R;
     },
     nadgrids: function(v) {
       if (v === '@null') {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e58776a..5e092f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "mgrs": "~0.0.2",
-    "wkt-parser": "^1.0.2"
+    "wkt-parser": "^1.0.3"
   }
 }