[Qgis-user] change CRS of layer

[Matt Boyd]

If the layer isn't being picked up correctly in the first place I'd go:

create new project: set project CRS to the one the layer is in
load the vector file.
Save As ...

I'm nto sure how QGIS would transform a vector file that had the
incorrect CRS but the default (according to the 1.7 docs I read) is to
load the unkown vector file as the project CRS.

I'm vaguely recalling a few extra steps in getting the right CRS in
the older versions. I've been on 1.7 & 1.8 for long enough to forget.

Matt

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Frank Sokolic
<sokolic at worldonline.co.za> wrote:
> Hi Walter,
>
> In QGIS 1.6 you can set the layer CRS in the layer properties. Open the
> layer properties and go to the General tab - you will see a button labelled
> 'Specify CRS'.
>
> If your layer already has a CRS specified and you want to save it to another
> CRS: right-click on the layer name and select the 'Save as' option. You can
> then specify the CRS for the new layer.
>
> Frank.
>
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> Subject: [Qgis-user] change CRS of layer
> Tho i gather that one should be able to declare which CRS to use on a
> particular layer, i seem to be missing the control(s -no mention of CRS in
> the Layer menu, nor in the contextual menu that pops up when i right-click
> on a layer) that should provide such functionality.
>
> Is anybody experiencing the same? I am running version 1.6.0, which asserts
> itself to be the current version (when i "Check QGIS version" from the Help
> menu).
>
> /w
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