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</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Hello,</div><div>
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</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Uncle!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need help.</div><div>
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</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">I have been trying to learn QuantumGIS so that I can put GPS
(NAD 83 datum) locations of rock outcrops on a USGS quadrangle topographic map
(NAD 27 datum), connect the points to make contours, and produce a geological
map of the quadrangle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know how to
make an Excel file into a .csv file which I can use to import the data to the
project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have learned how to open a
new project, load a topo quad map, load a data set, and make either one of them
visible on the map panel, and that's as far as I get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm trying to get the data points to appear
on the map but am having no success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Below are the steps I've taken to get that far.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong or what I'm not
doing right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any assistance will be
gratefully appreciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Pilgrim</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open QGIS.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>File<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>New Project.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add Raster Layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Browse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hinton_UTM27z17_nocoll_grey400dpi.tiff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Open.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Hinton,WV USGS
quadrangle map appears in the map panel.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Settings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Project Properties.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>a.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enable 'on the fly' CRS transformation.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>b.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set CRS to NAD 27/UTM zone 17N (ID 2146).</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>c.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hit "apply" and then
"OK".</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The map
disappears.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right click on the
Hinton quad layer in the left panel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Set layer CRS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set CRS to NAD 27/UTM zone 17N <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ID 2146)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hit "OK".</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The map reappears.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add delimited text layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>browse <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>NRGGPSHINTONAVIS.csv<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Create a
layer from a delimited text file" dialog box opens.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made sure that
"selected delimiters" and "comma" boxes were both checked.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I set X to UTME
and Y to UTMN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hit "OK".</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No data points
appear.</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right click on the
data layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>set layer CRS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>set CRS to NAD 83/UTM
zone 17N (ID 2294).</div><div>
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>View<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>zoom to layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>data appear but no map.</div><div>
<span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I choose
the map layer and go to View<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>zoom to layer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>>><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the map appears but no data.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
goes back and forth with no data points appearing on the map, even when the map
layer is the bottom layer in the layer panel.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></div></div></body></html>