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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">On 03/01/2011 15:18,
Sam Vekemans wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:AANLkTin3SV2g00QVN94fr0+gLb-6vnw6aMhaPtONJBYb@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi,<br>
Thanks :)<br>
<br>
I downloaded the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup.exe"
class="external text"
title="http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup.exe"
rel="nofollow">Download OSGEO4W Installer</a> <br>
and found that extra plugin for it. ... so it should have
installed.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qA5vAWn4q3kOXzXnm4mB1A?feat=directlink">http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qA5vAWn4q3kOXzXnm4mB1A?feat=directlink</a><br>
OSGeo4W folder, there is no .exe file which would launch Qgis ...
(it's probably in one of the sub-folders)<br>
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The qgis.exe is under \apps\qgis\bin in the OSGeo4W installation
folder.<br>
But you should have a desktop icon and start menu link all setup and
ready to go after installing.<br>
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cite="mid:AANLkTin3SV2g00QVN94fr0+gLb-6vnw6aMhaPtONJBYb@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><br>
So i'll re-install qgis 1.6 (and keep this version installed)<br>
and do the 'right-click saveAs' so to transform the file, as i
didn't do that in previous attempts.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Sam<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:26 AM, Micha
Silver <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:micha@arava.co.il">micha@arava.co.il</a>></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Hello Sam:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">On
03/01/2011 10:38, Sam Vekemans wrote:</p>
<blockquote type="cite">Hi,
<div class="im"><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=downloads.html"
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<p>I just want to convert the .gml file into the
same projection as the canvec .shp files and most
other .shp files<br>
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I think it's unfortunate that you posted on your blog, a
blanket statement "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qgis.org" target="_blank">qgis.org</a> does
not work". <br>
<br>
I downloaded one of the gml files you pointed to [1]. I
choose one of the smaller ones.<br>
Then I tried to load it into QGIS (version 1.6). My
installation in on WinXP, installed with the OSGeo online
installer [2] . When I run the installer, I usually chose
"Advanced Install" right at the start, and check some
additional libraries. In your case you'll want to be sure to
check GDAL17 under the Command Line section.<br>
<br>
QGIS was able to display the qml layer with no problem. To
correctly set the CRS, I first opened the gml file (in a
text editor) and it's apparently is projected in
NAD83(CSRS98) which is epsg code 4140. So I opened the
properties of the layer (double click on the layer name) and
in the general seciton, I clicked on "Specify CRS". THis
does *not* reproject the layer, It only indicates to QGIS
what projection the original is in.<br>
<br>
Next I did the usual "right click" on the layer name in the
TOC and chose "Save As" to export to shapefile and I got the
(attached) shape. In the Save As dialog there's a button to
"Specify CRS" here I choose the correct EPSG:4140,
NAD83(CSRS) projection.<br>
<br>
As to exporting to other coordinate systems, you can do that
also directly in QGIS in the same way: when you chose "Save
As" click the "Browse" button on the CRS line and you can
select any destination CRS that you need. I'm not familiar
with the canvec data, but according to [3] the spatial
reference system is NAD83(CSRS) as above. Now if certain
provinces need a local projection in order to overlay other
layers then you can use the Save As to chose a different
CRS.<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
Micha<br>
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[1] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/province_gml/nl/"
target="_blank">http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/province_gml/nl/</a><br>
[2] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup.exe"
target="_blank">http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup.exe</a><br>
[3]
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ftp2.cits.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/doc/CanVec_product_specifications_en.pdf"
target="_blank">http://ftp2.cits.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/doc/CanVec_product_specifications_en.pdf</a><br>
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Micha Silver
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Arava Development Co. +972-52-3665918
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