[Gdal-dev] Shapfiles and Projections

[Martin Chapman]

Kent,

Make sure there is a .prj file with the same name as the .shp file.  NTAD
data doesn't always come with these projection files.  If you read the .txt
file with the shape file it will tell you what datum it is using.  Attached
is a wgs84 prj file that should work if you rename it to be the same as your
.shp file.  NTAD is generally in WGS84.

Martin Chapman
Chief Software Architect
Fortified Datacom Inc.
http://www.fortifieddatacom.com
mchapman at fortifieddatacom.com
303-324-1065

-----Original Message-----
From: gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org
[mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf Of Kent Eschenberg
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:04 PM
To: GDAL
Subject: [Gdal-dev] Shapfiles and Projections

gdrinfo doesn't seem to find a projection in a shapefile describiing roads 
(from the National Atlas). I was expecting something like what gdalinfo
finds 
in a geotiff file. Could someone point me towards the answer? Thanks!

Kent
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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