Chris- I suspect that you have converted it incorrectly. If the files are in Shape or E00 format, you first have to determine their original projection before converting them. You'd get that info in a .prj or .txt file that accompanies the data you download. Try this: Convert to their proper projection first, then "Save Copy As..." to get it to your desired projection. In your case, I suspect that the E00 is in plain Lat/Long format, so use Arclink or Universal Translator to convert it using that projection. When you open it in MI I'm guessing it will fit well over your existing data. Jason - Just an explaination if you want to hear why your new tables are so small. Consider the orignal projection (Lat/Long). The built-in coordinates for each line, point, node, etc are going to be expressed as something like (-91.20�,51.99�). If you simply tell the conversion program that it is UTM, it will assume those built-in values are meters. Since the meters East and North are more along the lines of (211 460E, 5 768 450N) at the place your existing data is, you may be able to figure out why the table looks so much smaller and far away. You have told it that it belongs at -91m East and 52m North. Hope that helps!
____________________________ Jason Adam Computer Draftsperson De Beers Canada Exploration Inc. Toronto, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L MI Free Data set compatibility I'm new to the list and I've tried to search the old messages but frankly, I'm not sure what keywords to use to search for with this issue. I downloaded some Datasets from the http://www.gisdatadepot.com/ website. (Precisely, the Ontario Road and Rail line files). The data was in ARC format and was no problem to convert and place in the NAD 27 Zone 17 projection that we commonly use. Since it is new data, I didn't expect it to line up with my other Ontario maps (which I could easily move around) but what has surprised me is that the maps are both apparently in different scales. The Road and Rail maps are not only really far south and west, it is incredibly small. To move this map, I only need to make it edittable in the layer, click it and scroll around. BUT does anyone know how I can take the one map, increase the size of it and then use it as a layer? It doesn't have to be precise but the more precise the better. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Chris _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
