[Qgis-user] QGIS is chosing the wrong projection when opening shapefiles

[Andre Joost]

Am 19.02.2013 13:55, schrieb James Stott:
> QGIS is reporting that a layer that I know is in EPSG 25833 (ETRS89 /
> UTM zone 33N) is in EPSG 3006 (SWEREF99 TM).

Both have the same proj string, so it should not matter.

If you save the file from within QGIS, it creates a .qpj file where the 
EPSG code is given. Next time it will open correct. Otherwise, 
rightclick -> Set CRS for layer.

ESRI don't give the EPSG code expicitly in the shapefile.

HTH,
André Joost