[Qgis-user] grid visualisation issue

Neumann, Andreas a.neumann at carto.net
Wed Mar 30 06:22:01 PDT 2016


Hi Carmine, 

Thats exactly how it is supposed to work. Selecting the CRS of a grid
only reprojects the grid and not the map itself. 

Andreas 

On 2016-03-30 14:38, Carmine Massarelli wrote:

> Thanks Andreas,
> I found a "small" solutions to visualise the grid: selecting the EPSG with native DMS (i.e EPSG 4326) it is (re-)projected on the map with metric coordinates. This is good for my purpose.
> Thank you very much Andreas.
> 
> Carmine
> 
> Il 03/30/2016 01:59 PM, Neumann, Andreas ha scritto: 
> 
> Hi Carmine, 
> 
> EPSG 32633 is meters based, so you can't label it with DMS. 
> 
> If you want to have a grid labeled with DMS, please select a CRS that is degree based (e.g. EPSG 4326). Note you can even have several grids on the same map: one meter based and one degree based. You could label top/left with one system and bottom/right with the other system. 
> 
> The grid and grid labels will always be based on the units of the CRS set in the grid settings. 
> 
> Hope this helps, 
> 
> Andreas 
> 
> On 2016-03-30 11:05, Carmine Massarelli wrote: 
> Dear,
> this is what happens when I create a grid in the EPSG 32633:
> 1. I create a new project with that EPSG;
> 2. I open a layer in the same EPSG;
> 3. I open print composer;
> 4. I create a grid selecting the correct EPSG;
> 5. I select write coordinates as decimal (native system) and it works perfectly;
> 6. then I select DMS coordinates format and It seems to refer to random number (in this order for the longitude: -40°, -120°, 160°, 80°, 0°, -80°, -160°, 120°, 40°) but not to the correct DMS for the area.
> 
> If you want you could download a screenshot from here https://cloud.ba.cnr.it/index.php/s/g2Rd1f8HQprfmoV
> 
> According to you is it my fault?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Carmine
> 
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