Thanks Andrea! GEOMETRY: AS_XY - that did the trick for me. That was a long 24 hours trying to figure it out :-)
You rock! Thanks a lot. D. *Doug Hadfield, * *bighouseproductions.ca <http://bighouseproductions.ca/>* *VRtuous.com <http://www.vrtuous.com/>* *virtualvideoproductions.com <http://virtualvideoproductions.com>* *Video, Animation, Photography, 3D & VR* 778 895 1755 Demo Reel: https://vimeo.com/183084451 Photography: bighouse.smugmug.com On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 4:16 AM Andrea Giudiceandrea <[email protected]> wrote: > Bighouse Productions > <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]&q=from:%22Bighouse+Productions%22> > Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:37:41 -0800 > <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]&q=date:20220124> > > Hi Chris et al. here's a video showing the steps I'm following -- can > someone pinpoint what I'm doing wrong? > > https://vimeo.com/669657507/e84405ce12 > > Hi Doug, > If I understand correctly your "issue" looking at the video, there is > probably a misunderstanding about how csv / vector layers / reprojection > work. > > A GIS vector layer stores information about the features geometries (the > coordinates of each point or vertex) and the features alphanumeric > attributes (the fields and their values). > > A csv file stores alphanumeric attributes. > > When you import the csv file in QGIS , since some fields contain values > representing the coordinates of a point, it becomes a vector layer in > which the features geometries are created, on importing, from the values > (the coordinates) contained in such fields and the features attributes are > the same attributes stored in the csv file. > > Reprojecting a vector layer from a CRS to another one only changes the > features geometries and not the features attributes. > > Exporting a vector layer (with default options) to a csv file only saves > its alphanumeric attributes. > > Does this make sense to you? > > Do you need to transform the coordinates values relative to a CRS stored > in the EAST and NORTH fields of your csv file to the coordinates values > relative to another CRS and update your EAST and NORTH fields or add new > fields with the new values and save it as another csv file? > > There various ways to obtain the some result. > > For example: > - you can select the GEOMETRY: AS_XY layer option in order to add X an Y > fields to the exported CSV in which the coordinates values are stored > relative to the CRS set in the CRT option. > - or you can reproject the layer (Processing tool: "Reproject layer") and > than use the Field Calculator to add new field or updated the EAST and > NORTH fields with the new coordinates of the points and then save the layer > to a CSV file with the default options. > - or you can use the Processing tool "Add X/Y fields to layer" to add X > and Y fields with the coordinates values relative to the desired CRS and > then save the layer to a CSV file with the default options. > > Regards. > > Andrea Giudiceandrea > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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