[Qgis-user] How the heck do I add a new EPSG code to QGIS?

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Alex,

Longer explanation of current installation (sorry!).

We have used EPSG:200068 as our local custom code for years.  It's defined in our WMS 

http://gis.ci.stpaul.mn.us/datasets/WMS/SAINT_PAUL/PUBLIC_WORKS/WMS/wms_public.map?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&Version=3.1.0&SERVICE=WMS

, which is what I'm currently trying to load into QGIS (and OpenLayers) as a data source, it hooks up fine, but I can't seem to get it to set the prj coordinate system to 200068 in QGIS as the default.  All our records revolve around this coordinate system so it's pretty much a must have setup.  Last time I worked with QGIS, I simply added it to the PROJ file as an extra line, that doesn't seem to work anymore.

As an aside, I have sent in a registration request to the PROJ project in the past, but never got a reply.  We didn't come up with this code on our own either; it's been listed as such from the State of Minnesota here:

http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/tcmug/2006-February/000143.html (I.E. 100068 different first digit)


Anyway, need to figure this out for someone else using QGIS . . .

Thanks for the help.

Bobb




>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-
>>  bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
>>  Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1:40 PM
>>  To: Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>>  Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] How the heck do I add a new EPSG code to
>>  QGIS?
>>  
>>  On 10/10/2012 09:34 AM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
>>  >
>>  > All,
>>  >
>>  > I used to be able to just add it to the PROJ file, where is
>>  that now?
>>  >
>>  > The Custom CRS creater thingy doesn't let you assign a EPSG
>>  code, our WMS uses EPSG: 200068 (we've been using this for years,
>>  and is based on a County Listing at the State of Minnesota.)  So
>>  how do I add this to QGIS as a new EPSG code.  All the solution
>>  I'm finding say to use the Custom CRS thing.
>>  >
>>  > Thanks
>>  >
>>  > Bobb
>>  >
>>  
>>  If the Custom CRS tool is insufficient, the storage of the SRS is
>>  in an sqlite database srs.db I believe (has been that way for
>>  years now).
>>  
>>  If that's a somewhat official code in use in the wild that
>>  doesn't conflict with other codes, you can put in a ticket to the
>>  proj project to make sure it gets into their database which I
>>  think is what QGIS syncs with on occasion.
>>  
>>  Enjoy,
>>  Alex
>>  
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