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I have a shapefile. The coordinates (Lat/Long) are projected as decimal degrees. But, I want to re-project it to meters.
How can I do it with ArcMap?
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marked as duplicate by whuber♦ Aug 22 '13 at 12:24
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1This is a FAQ; you can find many answers by searching on keywords like project Arcmap shapefile. Perhaps the most complete answer appears at gis.stackexchange.com/a/27059. – whuber♦ Aug 22 '13 at 12:20
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Use the Project tool to project the data to a suitable projection, then if you want to see the coordinates in the table, add two fields (decimal) and use the Calculate Geometry option from the table to get the coordinates
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2(+1) Check first if your shapefile has a coordinate system defined. If no coordinate system is defined use Define Projection to assign the right system to your shapfile (I suspect WGS84 ?) before using Project tool. – Jens Aug 22 '13 at 8:42
