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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Shanton, James A <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday,
 November 19, 2004</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
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size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
'mapserver-users@lists.umn.edu'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Trouble with Projection -
LCC</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'm trying to plot a property parcel shp file, and it
keeps plotting in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
  10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pennsylvania</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> instead of </span></font><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>North
  Carolina</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>.   </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It also prints out the wrong size.  (much to big ) </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've posted my parcel layer (from the .map file )
 and the PRJ file that came with the shp file. </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>What am I doing wrong ? </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My map file output projection is :</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>PROJECTION</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  "proj=longlat"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  "ellps=WGS84"  </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>END</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks !</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jim</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>LAYER # PARCELS</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  NAME "parcel"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  DATA parcel</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  STATUS ON</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  TYPE POLYGON</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  PROJECTION</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
proj=lcc              
</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
lat_0=33.75             
#Latitude of False Origin</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
lon_0=-79.0             
#Longitude of Natural Origin (</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Central Meridian</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>)  </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>     lat_1=34.33333333333334 
#Latitude of First Standard Parallel </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>     lat_2=36.16666666666666 </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
x_0=2000000.002616666    # False Easting</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>     y_0=0.0                 
# False Northing  </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
ellps=GRS80             
# SPHEROID</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
a=6378137.0             
# from SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137,298.257222101]],</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>    
rf=298.257222101         #from
SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137,298.257222101]],</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>     datum=NAD83 </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  END</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  CLASS</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> 
          OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>  END</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>END # end of Parcel layer</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here is the PRJ file </span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_North_Carolina_FIPS_3200_Feet",</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>DATUM["D_North_American_1983",</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PRIMEM["</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Greenwich</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>",0.0],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["False_Easting",2000000.002616666],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-79.0],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.33333333333334],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",36.16666666666666],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",33.75],</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>UNIT["Foot_US",0.3048006096012192]]</span></font></p>

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