[GRASS-user] Data Import and Coordinate Information

[M S]

That sounds similar to what I had to do with a custom Albers
projection for Florida.  If I recall correctly, I was able to use the
custom parameters from the E$RI definition, and make the same custom
projection in GRASS to work with the data.

Mark

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
>  For my current project, almost all data come from the Oregon GIS office
> (now called the Geographic Enterprise Office). All the data available for
> download (.shp and .e00 primarily) are supposed to be in the state's own
> coordinate system, "Oregon Conformal Conic." This is actually Lambert
> Conformal Conic with specific bounds, parallels, etc.
>
>  Since they're all supposed to have the same bounds and other parameters I
> should be able to import them to the same location and map set. But I cannot
> do this. If I tell the import wizard to use the existing coordinates it
> tells me that they don't match what are in the file. So I have to import
> each theme into a different location. My first question is what might be
> causing this to happen? I'll reproject them all to a common location/map set
> when I get them all in, but wonder why there's an issue.
>
>  More importantly, when I look at the location/PERMANENT/DEFAULT_WIND and
> WIND files I find the coordinates are far off what they should be, and what
> I defined them to be in the GUI. For example, instead of North and South
> bounds being 46.2N and 41.9N the files show them as 63N and 39N. Second
> question: what might be happening here?
>
>  In the meantime, I'll create new locations for all themes then read up on
> how to reproject them so they're all recognized as using the same
> coordinates and parameters and will overlay properly.
>
>  As an aside, I don't see a menu item (under File, I suppose it should be)
> to create a new location and map set for a new import. As a result, I exit
> grass and restart it. That's too Microsoftish to be correct.
>
> Rich
>
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