[Qgis-user] google layers plugin projection

Benoit EXIGE benoit at exigesa.com
Wed May 26 23:20:41 PDT 2010


Hi Maning,
I'm using 1.5 trunk from OSGEOW and it seems that the special EPSG is  
installed with the plugin? Could the plugin author confirm? Or could  
you reinstall the plugin, if of any help?
Alternatively I can post the EPSG values when I reach my computer.



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On 27 May 2010, at 1:28, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> benoit,
>
> Thanks!  EPSG:900913 is not available in the CRS in QGIS 1.4.  I tried
> looking for it in spatialreference.org and the closest was
> http://spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/6627/ which I added as a custom
> SRS my vector didn't match even with OTF enabled.
>
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Benoit de Cabissole <benoit at exigesa.com 
> > wrote:
>> Maning,
>>
>> The way I'm doing it is to setup a new QGIS project using a default  
>> projection of EPSG:900913 (Google Mercator) and enable 'on the fly'  
>> projection. Then I open my shapefile (not raster), in whatever  
>> projection it is, and display and size it to the wanted window.  
>> Finally, I use the Google Layers plugin to retrieve and display a  
>> Google raster that fits the window.
>> Work like a charm for me!
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>> Benoit
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org]On Behalf Of maning  
>>> sambale
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 09:21
>>> To: qgis-user
>>> Subject: [Qgis-user] google layers plugin projection
>>>
>>>
>>> I am testing the google layers plugin.  I used the SR-ORG Projection
>>> 6627 - Google Mercator  SRS parameters and enabled on-the-fly for
>>> vectors.  A googlemap image appeared but it doesn't match with my
>>> epsg:4326 shapefile.
>>> http://spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/6627/
>>>
>>> Did I get the correct SRS?
>>> --
>>> cheers,
>>> maning
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> cheers,
> maning
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