Raymond; I did answer to the list but I got a reply saying that the message was held pending moderator approval because of its size (over 100kB). I was surprised because I am not aware of anything that should inflate it to that size. I wonder if this reply goes through..... - I'm selecting text-only mode to make sure.
Arni Árni Geirsson Alta ehf // +354 582 5000 // +354 897 9549 On 21 February 2017 at 07:35, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijs...@terglobo.nl> wrote: > Glad our answers helped you Renato! > > @Arni, please reply to this list so everyone can read your answer. Thanks! > > Raymond > > > On 21-02-17 01:02, Renato Saboya wrote: >> >> Thank you so much for the answers! >> >> Indeed, selecting EPSG:4326 did the trick. So simple! I could swear I'd >> tried it before, but I must have done something wrong. >> >> This community is fantastic! I hope I can reciprocate by helping others >> like I got helped today. >> >> Regards, >> *Renato T. de Saboya* >> Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina >> Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (PósArq) >> Urbanidades <http://urbanidades.arq.br> | Infoarq >> <http://infoarq.arq.ufsc.br/> | PósArq >> <http://posarq.ufsc.br/renato-t-de-saboya/> | Academia.edu >> <http://ufsc.academia.edu/RenatoSaboya> | ResearchGate >> <http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Renato_Saboya> >> >> >> On 20 February 2017 at 17:56, Árni Geirsson <a...@alta.is >> <mailto:a...@alta.is>> wrote: >> >> Hi Renato >> The coordinates that you have picked up are probably in WGS84 >> (EPSG:4326), those are the usual lat, long coordinates. However, the >> image tiles are in the 3857 coordinate system. I would suggest that >> you choose the most appropriate local coordinate system for your >> project and then assign EPSG:4326 to your new layer, making sure >> that "on the fly" coordinate conversion is selected. >> >> Arni >> >> >> Árni Geirsson >> *Alta ehf* // +354 582 5000 <tel:+354%20582%205000> // +354 897 9549 >> <tel:+354%20897%209549> >> >> On 20 February 2017 at 13:26, Renato Saboya <rtsab...@gmail.com >> <mailto:rtsab...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Dear all: >> I am trying to generate a point shapefile from lat/long >> coordinates obtained from Google Maps' API. They were generated >> by a WordPress plugin (Gravity Forms Geolocation Add-on) and >> processed in R to generate a new CSV file with the latitude and >> longitude in Y and X columns, respectively. I tried to import >> them to QGIS using "Add delimited text layer..." and EPSG 3857, >> which I found online to be the EPSG of Google Maps. I now want >> to convert this layer / shape to UTM in order to integrate it >> with my other layers. >> >> The points are created correctly, apparently. When I check their >> coordinates and compare to the ranges of values in Google Maps, >> they seem ok. >> >> >> >> However, if I try to load another shapefile of the same >> location, it falls very far from the points. Similarly, If I try >> to load a map from QuickMapServices, it doesn't work: >> "/QuickMapServices: Failed to download all 1 files. - Google >> Satellite/". >> >> When I save the point shape to UTM (EPSG 31982) to check the >> coordinates, the values are not coherent with other shapes of >> the same location: >> >> Converted coordinates: >> >> >> What the coordinates should look like (approximate values): >> >> I also tried inverting the values of lat / long to x and y, to >> no avail. >> >> Any thoughts would be highly appreciated! >> Thanks in advance. >> Regards, >> *Renato T. de Saboya* >> Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina >> Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (PósArq) >> Urbanidades <http://urbanidades.arq.br> | Infoarq >> <http://infoarq.arq.ufsc.br/> | PósArq >> <http://posarq.ufsc.br/renato-t-de-saboya/> | Academia.edu >> <http://ufsc.academia.edu/RenatoSaboya> | ResearchGate >> <http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Renato_Saboya> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > -- > Terglobo > Fahrenheitstraat 1 > 5223 BJ 's-Hertogenbosch > 06 25 31 49 83 > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
