Timeline for QGIS shapefiles have the same CRS but don't line up. (Census TIGER Data & State Data)
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| Sep 9, 2013 at 18:12 | vote | accept | DanTheMan | ||
| Sep 9, 2013 at 18:12 | comment | added | DanTheMan | Werid, not sure why my side is being so weird, but will mark this as the answer and look into whats going strange on my side of the equation. | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 17:55 | history | edited | Ian Turton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added proof it works for me!
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| Sep 9, 2013 at 17:15 | comment | added | DanTheMan | Hrm I am starting to think that 3644 isn't what the cities data is set it. I think it is 3644 with some sort of Lat/Long correction because when I export the TIGER data to 3644 and load it with the cities it matches but then when I load in other data and tell it to "On the fly" re-project for 3644 the TIGER data and the new data match and the Cities data goes way far south again... | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 17:00 | comment | added | DanTheMan | Very strange. If I save-as on the TIGER data and save it to 3644 then load that to the ogirinal Cities file they match up. Yet when I save the Cities data and output it to 4269 it does not match up to the TIGER data. Very strange. I guess I'll just work in 3644 and convert everything to 3644 in place of converting the single 3644 file to 4269. Does this sound like a plausible method to work under? There isn't any advantage/disadvantage to the different CRS's? As long as everything is using the same CRS and match up, than everything should work out just fine correct? Sorry for all the ?s | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 16:37 | comment | added | DanTheMan | Same issue, when I use the default file for cities (the one that I didn't save as 4269) and the original TIGER file then tell it to "on the fly" project for 3644 they are still very north/south of each other. Just like this [link](i.imgur.com/wI1OzSG.jpg)[/link] picture shows. So even when I force them to the same EPSG via saving or on the fly they are still very far off from each other. It is really strange. Is it due to the fact that the cities was originally done in Feet and during the conversion unit measurement gets messed up? That website is very cool and useful though! | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 16:34 | comment | added | Ian Turton | if that is correct then QGis should work it out - check you have on-the-fly reprojection turned on | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 16:29 | comment | added | DanTheMan | Let me go take that a try. I will report back. | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 16:14 | history | answered | Ian Turton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |