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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>That did it, thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think I previously tried changing the layer CRS, then the project.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> David Strip <qgis-user@stripfamily.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> August 17, 2021 23:21<br><b>To:</b> Brian Gilhuly <brianlgilhuly@gmail.com>; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Qgis-user] Need help with changing CRS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I'm not sure exactly what you did, but I am a bit concerned by this:<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Then I changed the CRS (<span style='color:black;background:yellow'>layer and project</span>)</span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Try this:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Start with a new project</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Add the Natural Earth Admin boundaries layer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Select File->Properties->CRS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Select Mollweide (or whatever you want), then click Apply.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Note that we are not touching the CRS for the layer.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>I get a radically different projection than WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 8/17/2021 7:45 PM, Brian Gilhuly wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I need a world map on which to display country web statistics and, being in Canada, want to avoid projections like Mercator with their northern distortions. Something like Mollweide or Robinson is more what I am seeking.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I downloaded the Natural Earth administrative borders map (WGS84) and opened it in QGIS 3.20 as the only layer in a new project. So far, so good.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Then I changed the CRS (layer and project) to Mollweide (ESRI:54009) and the on-screen render changed hardly at all. It didn’t remain unchanged, but it still looks very much more like WGS84 than Mollweide. The same happens if I try to re-project to Robinson (ESRI:54030) or Winkel-Tripel (ESRI:54042).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>So far as I can tell, I have followed all the steps outlined in the online manual but there must be something obvious that I am missing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Can someone set me straight?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Brian Gilhuly</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Qgis-user mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org">Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>List info: <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe: <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>