<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Shaun<br><br></div>The Ministry of Mines and Energy maintains <font face="arial">The Schwarzeck
Datum "that consists of the Bessel 1841 Spheroid tied to a point called
Schwarzeck located at 22º 45' 35".820 S and 18º 40' 34".549 E...</font>" [source: <a href="http://www.mme.gov.na/gsn/nam-map-system.htm">http://www.mme.gov.na/gsn/nam-map-system.htm</a>]<br><br>Given that this is an Open Source Geospatial list, the above Quantum GIS CRS nomenclature is: <br><br>+proj=tmerc +lat_0=-22 +lon_0=17 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +axis=wsu +ellps=bess_nam +towgs84=616,97,-251,0,0,0,0 +to_meter=1.0000135965 +no_defs<br><br></div><div></div>Hope that helps.<br><br>Regards<br><div><div><div><br><br>_____________<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Andrew Rand MSc UCT<br><br>Lecturer, Facilitator, Trainer, Business Manager.<br><br>Mail policy: I support a junkmail-free internet. My policy is available upon request.</div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 November 2014 15:46, Shaun Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shaun@tnmaps.co.za" target="_blank">shaun@tnmaps.co.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-ZA"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Can anyone assist in supplying me with projection files, to be used in ArcMap (.prj) for Namibia. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">The projection I am looking for is:</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Schwarzeck datum on Namibian – Lo17.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Shaun Anderson<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a value="+27833980300">083 398 0300</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:shaun@tnmaps.co.za">shaun@tnmaps.co.za</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img alt="tnm logo" height="110" width="176"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt;line-height:18pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(68,68,68)">“I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe.”</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(68,68,68)">Robert Louis Stevenson</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(68,68,68)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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