Shape File modification

[muthu veerappan]

Thanks Zhonghai Wang

--- Zhonghai Wang <zhonghaiw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Muthu,
> 
> I think what you need to do is only to control the
> EXTENT element in the
> mapfile, the first one may have the UTM projection,
> and the second one is a
> typical WGS84 coordinate, you can use Proj4 to
> reproject your shapefile.
> 
> best regards
> 
> zhonghai
> 
> On 6/6/06, muthu veerappan
> <muthu_manaparai at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have 2 shape files
> >
> > one with the below extent (Bounding Box)
> >
> > minx="11018" miny="8970" maxx="566147"
> maxy="350142"
> >
> > and the other with
> >
> > minx="-179" miny="-89" maxx="179" maxy="83"
> >
> > 1st one is a shape .shp file i got after
> converting
> > from .dwg and the 2nd one is an example for ka-map
> >
> > Could any one tell what is the difference ? Are
> there
> > any projection / coordinate systems ?
> >
> > What is an extent ? Is this equal to pixel
> coordinate
> > systems ?
> >
> > My idea is to make both the shape files the same
> size,
> > so that each one will be a layer on my display.
> >
> > Is there any tools that does this shape size
> (canvas)
> > modifications ?
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Muthu Veerappan
> >
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