[Qgis-user] Problem defining a projection

[Nikos Alexandris]

On Thu, 2008-11-20 at 16:48 +0100, Hinrich Paulsen wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I have a problem defining my own projection in QGIS. It is for 
> Brandenburg, a province in Germany. The EPSG-Code to use is 325833
> and 
> the parameters are basically like EPSG 25833 except that the false 
> easting is 3500000 instead of 500000. I have edited the file EPSG in 
> /usr/share/proj/ but to no effect. After trying the 'Define your own 
> projection' in QGIS it says that the proj4 projection definition is 
> invalid. I have entered:  +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=15
> +k=0.99960000 
> +x_0=3500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs
> 
> Can anybody point me to where I am going wrong?!
> 
> Thanks in advance and best regards,
> 
> Hinrich

Hi Hinrich!

It works for me using QGIS 0.11.0

Regards, Nikos

1. Settings > Custom Projection... (Definition)

2. I hit the *(