The process of translating a map or spatial data from one geographic projection to another
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Get relative north aligned point 2163 (US Equal Area)
What I'm trying to do is create a grid where the y axis is north aligned. I have a origin Lat/Lon point which is the bottom left corner of the grid and each cell should be 100 by 100 meters. So I ...
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How to unproject a shapefile in Python?
I have one shapefile with XY coordinates in meters. Now, I want to develop one script in Python which converts meters to decimal degrees. Please help me to develop this.
Thanks
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How to unproject WKT to WKT in .NET?
I have WKT in this format:
GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(POLYGON((491990.250718 6212873.59755,491492.160493 6212904.94117,491265.64715 6212790.54445,491319.517251 6212550.36334,491579.624164 ...
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Convert geographic coordinates to UTM zone 29N with Javascript
I have an issue converting lat longs to UTM with the ArcGIS javscript API.
Lets say that I have a map, based on the UTM zone 29N, also known as WKID 32629.
I have a known set of coordinates from a ...
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What Geotransformation (NAD27 to WGS84) should I use for Gulf of Mexico?
I'm working with datasets that are spread out across the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, stored in NAD 27. I've been told the polygons shown above were obtained from BOEMRE (formerly known as ...
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Convert Lambert Conformal Conic to WGS84
I am trying to convert my "Lambert Conformal Conic map with 2 standard parallels" to the basic/standard WGS84 projection that Google Maps use.
I have 30 of these maps which I need to convert. They ...
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Converting projected coordinates to google maps pixels
I have a single polygon in a local projection system. I would like to convert that polygon into an image that can be used as an overlay on google maps. I understand that it may be better to use ...
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How to resize layer using .prj (WKT) projection? (Geographic Coordinate System)
Briefly:
How to parametrize .prj WKT file so that I can perform 7 point tranformation (wiki). I know how false_easting and false_northing params work, but how can I adjust scale? I do not mean ...
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Export to new projection in QGIS 1.7
Suppose I have layers A and B. I don't know their projections but by the looks of the map I know they are not the same.
In QGIS 1.6 I would use one of my favorite features:
Vector> Data ...
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How to realign misplaced GeoTiffs?
I have bought a few (30) GeoTiff maps from my country's Geo-department - South Africa. They all have a date in the filename and the newest one was created in 2004, I see one is dated 1977 - that old! ...
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Problem reprojecting data from personal geodatabase using QGIS
I have a dataset in the form of a personal geodatabase (mdb) and am interested in using certain feature classes for further processing.
My problem is - I am using USGS data orthoimagery which comes ...
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Empty mapper window when I open a OSGB36 shapefile in MapInfo Professional. How can I see the data?
I have a set of shapefiles which I'm trying to open in MapInfo Professional 7.8. Each of the shapefiles has a .prj file which looks like this:
PROJCS["British_National_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_OSGB_1936"
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Changing image projection using Python
Image corner coordinates are known:
Top left: (70.20315, 20.92749)
Top right: (70.20315, 31.45240)
Bottom left: (59.70571, 20.92749)
Bottom right: (59.70571, 31.45240)
(Basically map over Finland ...
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bulk save mapinfo tab files with new projection
Is there a way to builk convert mapinfo files to a new projection (and output in the same mapinfo format) without using the mapinfo sdk?
I did look into ogr2ogr but I couldn't get it to work even ...
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Converting X,Y coordinates to lat/long using pyproj and Proj.4 returns the wrong coordinates
I'm writing a python script that reads multiple XML files containing x and y coordinates and combines them all into a single csv file. Latitude and Longitude are required fields in the csv, but I am ...
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How to enable projection transformation in QGIS
My QGIS project has two layers, one layer is retrieved by Google layer plugin which fetches the static Google map image whose CRS is +proj=merc +lon_0=0 +lat_ts=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +b=6378137 ...
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Problems with gdal1.8 Java bindings gdal.ReprojectImage, produces no data
I have a problem with gdal.ReprojectImage from gdal1.8 Java
bindings. When I perform the reprojection, the projected image is
totally black. And the origin of the projected image is wrong too.
There ...
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I'm having trouble with getting a shapefile in the right projection. What am I doing wrong?
I have an older map that I didn't create. I'm just trying to get everything to line up on it, and having a hard time.
The data frame is in NAD_1927_UTM_Zone_12N, as are the point shapefiles (derived ...
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Matching ArcGIS and QGIS coordinate systems
I have the following info for a feature class in ArcGIS that is supposed to be in WGS 1984/UTM 16N projected coordinate system:
Projection: Transverse_Mercator
False_Easting: 500000.000000
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what is the best way to programmatically convert between WKT and Proj4 string?
some shapefiles have a .prj file associated with it. and the .prj file contains the projection info of the shapefile in the format of WKT.
Sometimes I need to convert WKT to proj4 string, and ...
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Convert x, y position in georeferenced image (with world file) to longitude, latitude?
What steps do I need to do in order to calculate longitude and latitude for a specific pixel in a georeferenced image? For example this image ...
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Unexpected Result After Reprojection Attempt
I'm a member of a student team that is currently researching how to query raster information using PostGIS v2.0. Our raster's coordinate system is EPSG 2236 (NAD 83 / Florida East) and as we will be ...
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Batch convert lat longs to UTM?
I've got a .csv file that contains a long list of latitude and longitude points. Is there an efficient way to batch convert the list into a projected UTM coordinate system?
Thanks.
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ArcGIS/ArcPy Python, how to get latitude and longitude of a projected point?
I have a point feature in a feature class that is being accessed by ArcPy. The point is projected but I need to find an efficient means to get the unprojected latitude and longitude for this point. ...
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Convert a shapefile with northing/easting to ASCII raster with latitude/longitude
Linked below is a polygon shapefile whose projection is NAD83 and whose values are LU/LC codes. Coordinates are meters of northing and easting. I would like to convert it to an ASCII raster with ...
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MapServer - map rendered at the wrong angle
I've just started using MapServer to check the topology in my database, and whenever I render a map I have to flip the image vertically and then rotate it quite a bit to get it facing North. I've set ...
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OpenLayers WMS overlay tile projection
We are using OpenLayers for our GIS Application and we have base files from Ordinance Survey for UK maps.
For creating WMS layers, we are generating tiles of 256 x 256 through Sharpmap Library but ...
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gdalwarp results all black
I'm trying to convert a bmp image in BNG to WGS84 using gdalwarp (via QGIS). It seems to be running without errors but the output is all black. What am I doing wrong?
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Reprojecting from MGRm to WGS84 using open-source tools
I would like to work with some of the Michigan state data (for example, this shapefile of cities ), but it is not in a common projection. However, when I try to reproject the file using ogr2ogr and ...
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How can I specify a PROJ.4 projection with the north pointing *down*?
I would like to create a world map "upside down", with the south on top (in Mapnik).
Can I take an existing projection string, e.g. Robinson projection
+proj=robin +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 ...
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How to set a map's extent to the envelope in miles
I want to set extent of the map into envelope which sizes are defined by user in miles(kilometers, whatever human readable unit). How to make it? I wrote the following code:
static void ...
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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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Basic proj4 conversion UTM grid -> longlat and back
I'm a GIS novice, and am struggling to understand how to drive proj4 to accomplish what seems like a simple thing. I've googled for a couple of days, but everything I find seems to presuppose quite ...
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Using the Proj4js library to convert from Google Maps to projected values
I'm using the proj4s javascript library (based on advice from this question I asked previously) to convert lat/long values on my webpage. This page receives the lat/long values from google maps and ...
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Derive WGS84 Longitude & Latitude from British Northings & Eastings
I'm looking for a fairly simple way to append columns with WGS84 longitude and latitude to a table containing northings and eastings. The source data is Ordnance Survey's CodePoint Open, which I is ...
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How to do stereographic projection conversion (w.r.t. changing point of projection)?
Given a stereographic point P1 projected from point P, and given another point Q, I would like to know how to transform P1's coordinates to that of a stereographic point Q1 projected from point Q.
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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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With CTM how can I get the latitude and longitude bounding box of a geoPDF?
Embedded in a geoPDF is info on the CTM - Coordinate Transformation Matrix.
I am unfamiliar with this CTM.
I know how to use python-numpy.
How (or is it even possible) for me to use the CTM ...
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reprojecting geotiffs to spherical mercator using gdalwarp
I would like to reproject raster images (tiffs+proj+tfw) files too "google's" projection using gdalwarp. From what I understand, google uses epsg:900913/epsg:3785.
What I don't know is how to ...
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Does Re-Projecting an ESRI ShapeFile only update the content of the .prj file?
if i wish to change the projection of some shapefiles from .. lets say NAD83 (4269) to WGS84 (4326) ... and by using some 3rd party app .... does this mean the .prj file is only updated .. and not the ...
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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 ...
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How can I convert from EUREF-FIN coords to Lat/Long?
See question title, how can I Translate EUREF-FIN coords to Lat Long?
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Projected layer misaligned with Mapserver
I have a couple or raster files in epsg:23031 reference that i want to reproject to other reference systems (epsg:4326 and google projection) using the 'on the fly reprojection' of Mapserver.
No ...
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how to convert from ITM ref to GPS ref?
how to convert from ITM ref (Israel new map) to GPS ref and from GPS ref to ITM ref?
i need any C# sample code or formula for this
for example: 32.086156,34.769239 = 178364,665948
or : ...
