Okay, great. That is very helpful, I will work in the map composer. I know what you are referring to there. Thanks again...
Cheers . . . . . Spring Samsung Tab 4 On Apr 4, 2018 9:36 AM, "Kristian Evers" <kr...@sdfe.dk> wrote: > I made it within the Layout Composer/Editor (what it’s called in QGIS3 > escapes me now – it used to be Map Composer in 2.x). That was the simplest > way to achieve it quickly I found. You have the possibility to add more > than one graticule and you can also change the CRS of the graticule. That > is what I did. One was kept in UTM, the other used my custom Mercator CRS. > > > > This is just one way of doing it. There many ways to achieve the same > thing, but this should outline the general idea at least. > > > > My last post was not let through to the mailing list, so here’s a copy of > the image I attached in the previous mail. Should anyone be interested… > > > > /Kristian > > > > > > *Fra:* Springfield Harrison [mailto:stellar...@gmail.com] > *Sendt:* 4. april 2018 16:19 > *Til:* Kristian Evers <kr...@sdfe.dk> > *Cc:* qgis-user <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > *Emne:* Re: SV: [Qgis-user] True North > > > > Right, this looks promising. > > I have been changing projections and then enabling the grid decoration > which is always oriented straight up regardless of the projection. > > I assume that you were inserting your grids as a vector feature using a > drawing tool? > > What was the CRS of the grid layer? I have been changing the project > projection with OTF on. Maybe I should be adjusting the projection of the > layer in question? > > Thanks again . . . > > Cheers . . . . . Spring > Samsung Tab 4 > > On Apr 4, 2018 5:23 AM, "Kristian Evers" <kr...@sdfe.dk> wrote: > > I had a quick go at it after I wrote the email. What I did was to first > create a custom projection with the proj-string “+proj=merc”. Then I opened > the layout editor, inserted my map and added to sets of grid lines to the > map. One of them was left with the original CRS (the UTM one) and for the > other I used my custom CRS. This immediately gave me two grids, one where > the meridians is oriented at the grid north (black in the attached image) > and one oriented at true north (red in the attached image). > > > > /Kristian > > > > *Fra:* Springfield Harrison [mailto:stellar...@gmail.com] > *Sendt:* 3. april 2018 22:52 > *Til:* qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org; Kristian Evers <kr...@sdfe.dk> > *Emne:* Re: [Qgis-user] True North > > > > OK, that sounds like the solution I'm looking for. > > It sounds like the answer is to draw the lines in one projection and then > transform it to the other, depending upon which orientation is desired for > those lines. > > I hope I have this correct… > > Cheers . . . . . Springfield Harrison > > > > On 03-Apr-2018 02:46, Kristian Evers wrote: > > You can use the Mercator projection to digitize true north lines. It is > conformal and thus preserves angles. The meridian convergence is 0 (that > is, true north == grid north) all over the map. If you then transform those > lines to your chosen CRS you should have a set of lines pointing towards > true north instead of grid north. > > > > /Kristian > > > > *Fra:* Qgis-user [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > <qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org>] *På vegne af *Alexandre Neto > *Sendt:* 3. april 2018 11:15 > *Til:* Springfield Harrison <stellar...@gmail.com> <stellar...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* qgis-user <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > *Emne:* Re: [Qgis-user] True North > > > > Maybe something like this : > > > > https://gis.stackexchange.com/q/115531/6191 > > > > Alexandre > > A ter, 3/04/2018, 10:11, Alexandre Neto <senhor.n...@gmail.com> escreveu: > > Ah sorry, > > > > I got lost in translation. You are right, I was talking about the magnetic > north, not the geodetic one. > > > > Meanwhile, remembering that all UTM are Transverse Mercator, I don't > think there's a CRS that will solve you question. > > > > I think you need to use some formula to convert the grid north measures to > true north according to the CRS, and the latitude and longitude of the > place. > > > > Alexandre > > > > A ter, 3/04/2018, 09:25, Springfield Harrison <stellar...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > Alexandre, > > I believe that true north is actually a constant oriented towards the > North Pole, i e 90 degrees north latitude. Also where all meridians > converge in the northern hemisphere. > > The other North orientations are magnetic north and grid North and these > do vary as you suggested. > > I do need to use a UTM projection but need bearings to be in degrees true > north. > > Thanks Alexandre... > > Cheers . . . . . Spring > > Samsung Tab 4 > > On Apr 2, 2018 4:27 PM, "Alexandre Neto" <senhor.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > AFAIK, true bearing differs in time and location because of magnetic > declination. So I don't think there is a such thing as a CRS with true > bearings. > > > > Assuming you are working at regional level, find the magnetic declination > for that region and remove it from your observations. Then draw the azimuth > using the chosen CRS. I think 26910 will work just fine. > > > > If you are at a larger scale, then you may need to use different magnetic > declination values for each observation. > > > > This may help: > > > > https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/declination.shtml > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Alexandre Neto > > A seg, 2/04/2018, 23:54, Springfield Harrison <stellar...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > Hello, > > I am using CRS 26910, NAD83 / UTM zone 10N, and need to draw lines at > exact true bearings. The Advanced Digitizing Tool seems to do this but > which CRS would I use to ensure that the bearing is True? > > Thanks very much . . . > > > Cheers . . . . . 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