Dear Nicolas, The contents on the website are way too complicated for an untrained person like me. So I have to resort to Andre's suggestion.
Thanks regards Kamarul On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 11:13 PM, Nicolas Cadieux < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have done this in the past using documents found here. Qgis uses proj.4 > syntax. > > http://ie.unc.edu/cempd/projects/mims/spatial_beta/external/PROJ4.html > > You can create user defined projection in "Setting/custom CRS". > > Good luck! > > Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc. > Les Entreprises Archéotec inc. > 8548, rue Saint-Denis Montréal H2P 2H2 > Téléphone: 514.381.5112 Fax: 514.381.4995 > www.archeotec.ca > On May 31, 2015 10:30 AM, "K Imran M [via OSGeo.org]" <[hidden email] > <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208323&i=0>> wrote: > > Dear Andre, > > Is it possible, because of the different WKT string specification, my > shape files was misaligned for about 200 meters to 300 meters when I chose > Kertau > (RSO)/RSO Malaya (m) (EPSG:3168) as the projection (OTF)? > In view of that issue, can you advise me if I > 1) can I still use the Kertau (RSO)/RSO Malaya (m) (EPSG:3168) > projection? Or > 2) should I transform the projection to any other projection? Or > 3) should I use the User-define CRS? If yes, how can I do that? > > I apologize for any trivial questions here. Your responses is very much > appreciated. > > Thanks and best wishes, > > Kamarul > > > > > > > On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Andre Joost <<a > href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208316&i=0">[hidden > email]> wrote: > Am 30.05.2015 um 23:31 schrieb Nicolas Cadieux: > Hi, > I am assuming QGIS cannot read this projection? > > > You are right, the projection name is not known for QGIS. > > The WKT string for Kertau RSO is: > > > PROJCS["Kertau (RSO) / RSO Malaya (m)", > GEOGCS["Kertau (RSO)", > DATUM["Kertau_RSO", > SPHEROID["Everest 1830 (RSO 1969)",6377295.664,300.8017, > AUTHORITY["EPSG","7056"]], > AUTHORITY["EPSG","6751"]], > PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, > AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], > UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, > AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], > AUTHORITY["EPSG","4751"]], > PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator"], > PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",4], > PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",102.25], > PARAMETER["azimuth",323.0257905], > PARAMETER["rectified_grid_angle",323.1301023611111], > PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99984], > PARAMETER["false_easting",804670.24], > PARAMETER["false_northing",0], > UNIT["metre",1, > AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], > AXIS["Easting",EAST], > AXIS["Northing",NORTH], > AUTHORITY["EPSG","3168"]] > > which looks similar to the one given, but the ellipsoid major axis is > different, and False Easting. > > For the different namings of the projection, see > > https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2745 > http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/proj/2010-September/005349.html > > HTH, > André Joost > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > <a > href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208316&i=1">[hidden > email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > -- > Dr. Kamarul Imran Musa, > M.D. M.Community.Med. > Associate Professor (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) & > Public Health Physician > Dept of Community Medicine > School of Medical Sciences > 16150 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kbg Kerian > Kelantan > Thomson Reuters researchID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-4864-2010 > Google-scholar: <a href=" > http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=aZyayMgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1"; > style="color:rgb( 17 , 85 , 204 )"> > http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=aZyayMgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1 > blog: http://designdataanalysis.wordpress.com > email : <a > href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208316&i=2">[hidden > email] , <a > href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208316&i=3">[hidden > email] > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > <a > href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5208316&i=4">[hidden > email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/matching-prj-ArcGIS-with-CRS-in-QGIS-tp5208259p5208316.html > To start a new topic under Quantum GIS - User, email > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from Quantum GIS - User, <a href=" > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=4125267&code=bmljb2xhcy5jYWRpZXV4QGFyY2hlb3RlYy5jYXw0MTI1MjY3fDYzNDQ4MjQxNg==";>click > here. > <a href=" > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml > <http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id&%2361;instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base&%2361;nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs&%2361;notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml>" > style="font:9px serif">NAML > > ------------------------------ > View this message in context: Re: matching .prj (ArcGIS) with CRS in QGIS > <http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/matching-prj-ArcGIS-with-CRS-in-QGIS-tp5208259p5208323.html> > Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive > <http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Quantum-GIS-User-f4125267.html> at > Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- Dr. Kamarul Imran Musa, M.D. M.Community.Med. 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