[Geo4All] shapefile request

[labrinos at eled.auth.gr]

Dear Andy,

Thank you very much for your valuable help.
I followed your instructions and everything is fine.

Have a nice evening
Nikos


Παραθέτοντας από Andy Anderson <aanderson at amherst.edu>:

> Continent outlines are generally going to be stored in geographic  
> coordinates, e.g. from this location:
>
> 	http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php  
> <http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php>
>
> Use this information for your mapping program to project it to  
> Gall-Peters (Gall did it first, so that’s the “official” designation):
>
> 	https://spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/22/  
> <https://spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/22/>
>
> For QGIS:
>
> 	Menu Settings > Custom CRS…
> 	In the dialog Custom Coordinate Reference System Definition, click on the +
> 	In the field Name, type Gall-Peters
> 	In the field Parameters, type +proj=cea +lon_0=0 +lat_ts=45 +x_0=0  
> +y_0=0 +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs
> 	Click OK
>
> — Andy
>
>> On Sep 20, 2019, at 2:12 PM, labrinos at eled.auth.gr  
>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am looking for a Peters world map outline shapefile.
>> Does anyone has one to send me or tell me where can I find one for free?
>>
>> thank you very much
>> Nikos
>>
>>
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Δρ. Νίκος Λαμπρινός
Καθηγητής της Διδασκαλίας της Γεωγραφίας
Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης
Α.Π.Θ. 54124 Θεσσαλονίκη
Τηλ.: 2310 991201 / 991230
Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
Web Page: http://users.auth.gr/labrinos/
	  http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/
	  https://www.auth.gr/univUnits

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Dr. Nikos Lambrinos
Professor of Geography Teaching
Director of Digital Analysis and Educational Design Laboratory
President of the Hellenic digital earth Centre of Excellence
Faculty of Education
School of Primary Education
Dept. of Science and New Technologies
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 2310 991201
Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
Web Page:     http://users.auth.gr/labrinos/
	      http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/
	      https://www.auth.gr/en/univUnits