Take a look at esriwkt.db in the folder... C:\Program Files\FME Suite 2005\Reproject\Exceptions
It's what FME uses to match its own coordsys to the ESRI ones - I think perhaps an entry in here would help. Mark --- In [email protected], "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Update: I got the projection to fit into my FME MyCoorSysDefs.fme > file. Now I have an issue with the projection not matching the ESRI > Defintion which in turn gives me a warning that my ESRI projected data > is not in the same space as my FME projected data. Here are the two > projections as seen in ArcCatalog: > > ==== FME PROJECTION ==== > > > Alias: > Abbreviation: > Remarks: > Projection: Albers > Parameters: > false_easting: 0.000000 > false_northing: 0.000000 > central_meridian: -96.000000 > standard_parallel_1: 29.500000 > standard_parallel_2: 45.500000 > latitude_of_origin: 37.500000 > Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.304801) > Geographic Coordinate System: > Name: North_American_Datum_1983 > Alias: > Abbreviation: > Remarks: > Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453292519943295) > Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.000000000000000000) > Datum: D_North_American_1983 > Spheroid: Geodetic_Reference_System_of_1980 > Semimajor Axis: 6378137.000000000000000000 > Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140349600000000 > Inverse Flattening: 298.257222100911290000 > > > ==== ESRI Projection ==== > > Alias: > Abbreviation: > Remarks: > Projection: Albers > Parameters: > False_Easting: 0.000000 > False_Northing: 0.000000 > Central_Meridian: -96.000000 > Standard_Parallel_1: 29.500000 > Standard_Parallel_2: 45.500000 > Latitude_Of_Origin: 37.500000 > Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.304801) > Geographic Coordinate System: > Name: GCS_North_-American_1983 > Alias: > Abbreviation: > Remarks: > Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453292519943299) > Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.000000000000000000) > Datum: D_North_American_1983 > Spheroid: GRS_1980 > Semimajor Axis: 6378137.000000000000000000 > Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356100000000 > Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101000020000 > > > My guess is that since the Datum Names and Spheroid Names are not 100% > identical (the parameters and values are identical > North_American_Datum_1983 from FME and GCS_North_-American_1983 from > ESRI)that is why the space warning dialog comes up. > Both files are in the same exact same space. > > Is there a way to configure the datum name to be the same as my ESRI > datum name so that the space reference dialog box does not come up in > the ESRI Tools (ArcMap)? > > Or is there another way to or issue that I am overlooking? > > Thanks. > Brian > NewCom Technologies, Inc. > Iowa, USA > > --- In [email protected], "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a cutome ALBERS projection that we are using for our data. > > > > How can I add this custom ALBERS projection to the listed projections > > in FME so that I can do a coordinate translation in my FME process. > > > > Currently, I am building my shape files with FME (DWG2SHAPE) then > > adding the newly created shapefile to an ArcMap instance that already > > has the ALBERS projection assigned to the data frame. Then exporting > > the shapefile using the frames projection to get the shapefile into > > the ALBERS projection that I need. > > > > Having the albers projection in FME would save me a couple of steps > > and loads of time. > > > > Thanks. > > Brian > > NewCom Technologies, Inc. > > Iowa, USA Get the maximum benefit from your FME, FME Objects, or SpatialDirect via our Professional Services team. Visit www.safe.com/services for details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
