On 08/03/2018 11:52 AM, Emily Wine wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I am completely new to QGIS (and mapping in general), and I can't get my > layers to line up. > > * QGIS Version: 3.2.1-BonnStandalone-installerWindows 10 64-bit* > > *All of my layers are in the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area projection.* > > Currently, I have three layers: > Site Coordinates > World Imagery layer from ESRI > Cropland Data Layer (CDL) from USDA-NASS CropScape > > My coordinates line up perfectly with the World Imagery layer. However, the > CDL is floating somewhere out in the universe and won't line up. > > CDL Extent: > 48885.0000000000000000,2818725.0000000000000000 : > 117585.0000000000000000,2930685.0000000000000000 > > I downloaded the CDL as a zipped file containing a .tif and a .vat.dbf.tif > file. > I unzipped the file and uploaded it to QGIS as a .tif file. >
Can you please provide a link to what you downloaded. > Is it possible that the georeferencing for the .tif file is encoded in the > .vat.dbf.tif file? How do I import the Cropland Data Layer to QGIS? > Nope, thats a value attribute database file. > Thanks, > > Emily > It's very likely that QGIS is just reading the projection data incorrectly. Check the Properties/Metadata tab for the layer to see what projection QGIS assigned the layer. Was there a tfw with the data? that would contain georeference. Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ 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
