DEAR MISTER MY LATE FATHER LEFT ME WITH 24 MILLIONS LAND PARCEL BUT SINCE HE HAD TO FLEE AWAY FROM NIGERIA AFTER SUPPORTING THE MISS WORLD CONTEST, I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND THE PROJECTION OF THE LAND SO I CAN RECLAM THEM. FOR YOR HELP, I AM RAEDY TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE LAND WICH ARE GOOD FOR PASTURE AND MAYBE IF YOU ARE LUCKY, YOU WILL FIND SOME OIL UNDER THE LAND. WITH THE PRICE OF OIL SO HIGH, YOU WILL BE A RICH MAN. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR MAP PROJECTION USING MY BANK ACCOUNT. U CAN CALL ME AT 419. YES! THIS IS MY PHONE NUMBER. HAVE A GOD DAY YOUR TRULY!
Clifford J Mugnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Zaini, What you want is not a simple thing to answer. The datums known to exist in Nigeria include Conakary Pyramid (IGN) Datum and Minna Datum. The former uses the Guinea Lambert Zone and/or the Niger Zone, the latter uses the Nigerian Colony Coordinates which are on a NON-Standard Transverse Mercator projection termed "Notes of Projection" (NOP). That is a three-belt system that MapInfo would not be able to support at cadastral scales. Topographic map scales, maybe yes; but certainly not for cadastral applications. Between WWII and the middle 1950s, the French Afrique Equatorial Fuseau system was used here and there along the borders of Nigeria with the French colonies. That system utilized the standard Gauss-Krueger Transverse Mercator projection, the same math model as UTM. See also the Fuseau Dahomey TM Belt. MapInfo CAN accommodate those systems. Also note that EACH state in Nigeria maintains their own individual cadastres, grid systems, and regulations of practice. I have written to all of them, none have ever replied. I would guess that some of the cadastral systems would still use the old Cassini-Soldner projection, but I do not have any confirmation. You can look up NOP in "Empire Survey Review." I have no idea how you would then get that differenct projection to work in MapInfo. Good luck, you're going to need it! Clifford J. Mugnier Chief of Geodesy CENTER FOR GEOINFORMATICS Department of Civil Engineering LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Baton Rouge, LA 70803 ====================================================== http://www.ASPRS.org/resources.html http://www.cee.lsu.edu/facultyStaff/mugnier/index.html ====================================================== Hello Lister, We are currently working on Nigerian dataset using WGS84 map projection. We would like to convert parcel/lot and topographic map using local map projection. Can anyone let us know what is the commonly used map projection in Nigeria. Are these map projection supported in MI 7.5 Kind Regards Zaini --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12647 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12653 --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals
