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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank you FC, what software did you use to do the transformation?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Could you explain in a bit more detail?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jordaan Fouche</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Portion 11<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Van Reenen Country Estate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Van Reenen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>3372<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Republic of South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tel: +27 (0)82 555 4227<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> FC Basson <FC.Basson@westerncape.gov.za> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 21, 2024 8:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Cc:</b> j.fouche9@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [QGIS-ZA-user] Coordinate conversion from Cape Datum Lo27? to EGS 84<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>Just a slight edit to the Google Maps link:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/VVS9XDfhjp88dXw97">https://maps.app.goo.gl/VVS9XDfhjp88dXw97</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>And if you prefer OSM:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.82808180999955&mlon=28.591287809999518#map=12/-26.8281/28.5913">https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.82808180999955&mlon=28.591287809999518#map=12/-26.8281/28.5913</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> qgis-za-user <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of FC Basson via qgis-za-user <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> 21 March 2024 20:09<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> FC Basson <<a href="mailto:FC.Basson@westerncape.gov.za">FC.Basson@westerncape.gov.za</a>>; <a href="mailto:j.fouche9@gmail.com">j.fouche9@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:j.fouche9@gmail.com">j.fouche9@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [QGIS-ZA-user] Coordinate conversion from Cape Datum Lo27? to EGS 84</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>I was able to locate the farm and can confirm that the coordinate should be in LO 29. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=552 height=391 style='width:5.75in;height:4.0763in' id="x_image_0" src="cid:image001.png@01DA7C3A.DEDC5520"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>For GIS purposes, we use the rotated coordinate system, so the coordinates should be X: -40600, Y: -<span style='background:white'>2968350, which converts to geographic coordinate of Lat: -26.828082, Lon: 28.591288, if you assume the input datum is Cape. And here is a link to the location in Google Maps: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/bEwU4pMa35Db2gpNA">https://maps.app.goo.gl/bEwU4pMa35Db2gpNA</a></span></span><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'>FC Basson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> qgis-za-user <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Jordaan Fouche via qgis-za-user <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> 21 March 2024 17:14<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-za-user@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:j.fouche9@gmail.com">j.fouche9@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:j.fouche9@gmail.com">j.fouche9@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [QGIS-ZA-user] Coordinate conversion from Cape Datum Lo27? to EGS 84<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Have a set of old borehole data that I wish to plot in QGIS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>They were clearly drilled pre 1994 (Hartebeesthoek) and I am really struggling to plot them on QGIS. I suspect they may be Cape Datum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The example that I am including is on the farm Rietvley 600 in the Balfour district.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The coordinates are legible as X:2968350;Y: 40600.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Can somebody please help me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jordaan Fouche</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Portion 11</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Van Reenen Country Estate</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Van Reenen</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>3372</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Republic of South Africa</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tel: +27 (0)82 555 4227</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>"All views or opinions expressed in this electronic message and its attachments are the view of the sender and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Western Cape Government (the WCG). 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