[Qgis-user] matching .prj (ArcGIS) with CRS in QGIS

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi, 
I am assuming QGIS cannot read this projection?  If it could, it would show up in the user defined projections.  You could look here (http://www.epsg-registry.org) for more information.  
On way is to try out your different options.  Open the layer in one code then open the open layer plugin (you need to install that plugin first).  Make sure you have "projection on the fly" activated on your options because open layer will change your project projections. 
If you are not in the right spot, right click the layer and select another projection.  Zoom to layer extent then see if it helps.  You could also download some open street map layer  of the region (vector menu) , to help out. 
Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc. 
Les Entreprises Archéotec inc.  
8548, rue Saint-Denis Montréal H2P 2H2 
Téléphone: 514.381.5112  Fax: 514.381.4995 
www.archeotec.ca 
On May 30, 2015 11:19 AM, "K Imran M [via OSGeo.org]" <ml-node+s1560n5208259h90 at n6.nabble.com> wrote: 

	Hi all, I am new to GIS so I apologize for this rather basic question. I have a shapefile (ArcGIS) with the corresponding .prj file coded as below: PROJCS["Kertau_RSO_Malaya_Meters",GEOGCS["GCS_Kertau",DATUM["D_Kertau",SPHEROID["Everest_1830_Modified",6377304.063,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Rectified_Skew_Orthomorphic_Natural_Origin"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",804671.299775],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99984],PARAMETER["Azimuth",-36.97420943711801],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",102.25],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",4.0],PARAMETER["XY_Plane_Rotation",-36.86989764584402],UNIT["Meter",1.0]] My questions are:  1) when I call this shp file into QGIS, which CRS should I choose to match the prj file? 2) does it match the Kertau (RSO)/RSO Malaya (m) (EPSG:3168) which has these codes +proj=omerc +lat_0=4 +lonc=102.25 +alpha=323.0257905 +k=0.99984 +x_0=804670.24 +y_0=0 +no_uoff +gamma=323.1301023611111 +a=6377295.664 +b=6356094.667915204 +units=m +no_defs 3) or does it match the Kertau (RSO)/RSO Malaya (ch) (EPSG:3167) which has these codes +proj=omerc +lat_0=4 +lonc=102.25 +alpha=323.0257905 +k=0.99984 +x_0=40000 +y_0=0 +no_uoff +gamma=323.1301023611111 +a=6377295.664 +b=6356094.667915204 +to_meter=20.116756 +no_defs Any help is greatly appreciated Thanks Kamarul -- Dr. Kamarul Imran Musa, M.D. M.Community.Med. Associate Professor (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) &  Public Health Physician Dept of Community Medicine School of Medical Sciences 16150 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kbg Kerian Kelantan Thomson Reuters researchID:  http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-4864-2010 Google-scholar:  http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=aZyayMgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1 blog:  http://designdataanalysis.wordpress.com     email :  [hidden email]  ,  [hidden email] 

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