David Reid wrote:
>
> I'm not sure how to ask this so grant me newbie license here.
>
> Scenerio:
>
> I just recieved an ArcInfo (or View e00) file containing numerous
> polygons of varing area sizes. The converter I used works fine
> except for translating the field info, no problem there. The file
> imported as Non Earth Meters. I reprojected at Lat/Long NAD 27 and
> everything's fine with one exception. The grouping of the polygons
> are 5000 miles off to the east.
>
> Ok, so I selected all the polygons and drug them to where they should
> truely be, my question is . . . How do I perform this more
> accurately or is that possible?
Hi All!
Newbie license granted for the list (joke) but not for the rest
(seriously).
Such practice is most unprofessional.
You show absolutely no respect for the efforts the creator of your
dataset made to ensure some degree of geometric accuracy.
How would you classify the accuracy of your result?
The e00 file contains coordinate system info. If it was made as non
earth, it was, and only by a geodetic recalculation this geometry can be
put into a projected system. How did you do your reprojection?
Did you use ArcLink for the format conversion? My experience is that as
long as the e00 file adheres to ESRI standards, this link works fine,
translating all attributes as well as the geometry.
I suggest you contact the provider of your data, explain your problem to
them and request a new file made to fit the coordinate system you want
to use.
Mats.E
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