The main problem could be that your layers are in different CRS. I assume that
you want to use lat lon coordinates ("they should be in the range of (-87,
41)"). Because you can not have millions of degrees, it is pretty sure that the
layers that display coordinates in the millions could be a CRS that defines its
measuring units in meters or feets. For vector layers (and assuming a format
that can store projection information), select the layer , right click, choose
properties and go to the general tab. There you must be able to see the
projection information. For raster layers go to rater menu, choose
Miscellaneous and select info. Choose your raster and you must be able to see
the projection information there.
I like to have all my layers in the same CRS, some people also likes to use the
"on the fly CRS transformation" capability of QGIS . Try in Settings, project
settings and go to the CRS tab, Choose "enable on the fly CRS transformation",
then load some layers. One thing is for sure, you must know the crs of each of
your layers before starting to work with them.
Hope it helps
Gerardo Jiménez Delgado
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ciudad Universitaria s/n
Coyoacan 04510
Mexico City
Mexico
56 22 95 16
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:07 -0600
From: caroline.t.ren...@gmail.com
To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [Qgis-user] problems with layers from one source
Hello (again!)
I'm having trouble with all the layers I download from one particular source.
These layers don't show up in the same place as any others of the same area,
including those I've geocoded myself. The coordinates shown at the bottom of
the screen for these are HUGE - they should be in the range of (-87, 41) but
they're in the millions. I've made sure all layers are in the correct CRS and
done everything else I can think of. Does anyone have any tips or ideas? Thank
you!
Caroline
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