[Qgis-developer] Shapefile: prj vs qpj (CRS info)

[benoit-3 at bc-consult.com]

 Hi Paolo,

 Please see attached zip file (small 2KB file)

 It contains:
 - A point shapefile with its CRS set to WGS84 UTM30N (prj file only) 
 and a single point (located over the town of Kumasi in Ghana)
 - A QGIS project in Google Mercator CRS.

 When you load the shapefile into the project and then use the google 
 plugin to display the satellite image around the point you could note 
 that the satellite image is not what you expect (if you know the area).
 Also, double click the shapefile layer and go to the General tab. The 
 CRS is set to Google Mercator, not UTM30N.

 Quit QGIS, rename the prj to qpj and do the above process again, and 
 all is correct now.

 I hope you can reproduce this behaviour.

 Regards,
 Benoit



 On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:13:03 +0100, Paolo Cavallini 
 <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
> Il giorno mar, 01/03/2011 alle 12.59 +0200, Tim Sutton ha scritto:
>
>> I tested with a shp that I use in training courses I give. For me if 
>> I
>> rename the qpj, the prj is still recognised correctly.
>
> Just checked: a shp with a prj, no qpj is recognized and reprojected
> correctly.
> Could you please share the shp that gives you trouble?
> All the best.
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