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How to snap Vector Layer projection to Raster layer projection in QGIS?

I have raster in correct projection. I used ShapeFiles, and marked objects(manually), but i found out that my vector layers have different projection, so they have different size and position. Is ...
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ArcGIS JS API Polygon's WKID conversion with gsvc.project

I'm trying to convert polygon from wkid 3301 to wkid 4326. I've been using this code snippet for converting points, but I'm not sure how I would accomplish this to create a polygon object. I'm not ...
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Performance loss for OpenLayers EPSG transformation? Storing GeoJSON coordinates in lat/lon or in native map projection?

For a project the map projection is EPSG:32468 (tiles). On top of the map, two or three GeoJSON LineStrings should be displayed using OpenLayers. Each LineString has about 1500 coordinates. ...
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Transformation of user-defined projected coordinatesystems

I want to transform from one projected coordinate system (pcs) to another using ArcGIS 10. Unfortunatelly the starting system is not predefind by ESRI and thus I´m not sure the software is doing what ...
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Units of Geometry & Geography data type [duplicate]

When you store data using the Geography data type (like in PostGIS), is it always in lon/lat in degree decimals? For the Geometry data type, what are the units used in the coordinate pairs? Can it ...
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Cartesian world sized projection WKT/EPSG code?

I am after the EPSG code or Well Known Text (WKT) of a projection that puts the centre of the earth a 0,0,0 and each point is a cartesian XYZ distance from that. My existing data is in WGS84 ...
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How to reproject this vector layer?

I have a dxf file and use this tool to convert it to shapefile. Then I apply some affine transformations and get a shapefile that does not fit the shapefiles downloaded from osm (EPSG:4326). I know ...
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What's the best projection for rasterization of random latitude and longitude data in the northern Atlantic?

I have a dataset in the WGS84 geographic coordinate system that I would like to interpolate along a grid using Python. It appears gdal_grid is not available through the Python bindings, so I plan to ...
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Projecting point in Leaflet from EPSG 900913 (same as 3857) to EPSG 2232 with proj4js returning unexpected results

I have a leaflet map from which I want to be able to query an api that accepts x y values in EPSG 2232 as inputs. Leaflet doesn't handle point transformations like Open Layers does so I am trying to ...
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Openlayers Transform not transforming a point from EPSG 27700 to EPSG 4326

I am trying to add Google street view functionality to a Openlayers Map. I have started by using 3 divs to hold the Openlayers Map (which uses a local tilecached base map), a google api map and ...
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How can I see the coordinate transformation parameters in QGIS?

How can I see (and edit if possible) the transformation method and parameters used by QGIS for "on-the-fly" transformation, and then for saving data in another CRS? Like in ArcGIS? Here is the ...
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How to reproject a raster file in QGIS with datum transformation?

I want to reproject a tiff raster file from projection A (ETRS89/UTM Zone 32) to projection B (DHDN/Gauss-Kruger zone 2). The two projections have a different datum so I have to use a datum ...
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Python script to convert Lat Long to ITM (Irish Transverse Mercator)

I am currently working on a python script that converts Lat Long (WGS84) to ITM. The formulas used are based on a paper published by OSGB (Appendix B): ...
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On the usage of Proj4Js->tmerc.js

I am using "proj4js & open layers" for my mapping. I got projection & datum (which is based on "Transverse Mercator") of a local plane and this plane is part of a grid which returns ...
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How do you pass parameters for Proj4js implementation with OpenLayers

I am using Proj4js along with OpenLayers for the transformation of x,y (projection type is Transverse Mercator) to long, lat. While executing "inverse()" method what I noticed that in tmerc.js some ...
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Adding EPSG:3857 / 900913 to Oracle's mdsys.cs_srs

I am working with an Oracle Standard database at version 11.2.0.1.0. I also have access to XE version 11.2.0.2.0. The later version has both SRIDs 900913 (Google Mercator) and 3857 (official Web ...
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Given long, lat, x and y, how do I find the projection?

I am using an app called farsite that outputs shapefiles that show how forest fires will grow. I am getting output in coordinates as X and Y values rather than (lon,lat) and am looking for a ...
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Ordnance Survey data to WGS-84

Recently I have reprojected Ordnance Survey data from British National Grid (ORD SURV GB) to WGS-84 using ArcGIS 9.2. After re-projecting I have found some shift in the data. Can any body guide me ...
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Which ESRI defined geographic transformation do I need to use to convert my “ NAD83 Northern Virginia” data into WGS 1984 Web Mercator?

My title pretty much tells it all.. I have a number of datasets in which I want to batch project from NAD83 Northern Virginia Datum into the correct Web Mercator projection.. When I do a straight ...