How do i add a custom projection to mapinfo and discover. Tab file you have to choose the file character set ansi and the projection wgs84. Projection is unknown for tables downloaded from statistics canada when opened in mapinfo pro. Select the required standard projection for the utm mga coordinate fields from the choose projection dialog this will be the base projection for which the custom affine is based on. Conversion fromto other projections to the netherlands national. Many of the features available in qgis work the same, regardless the vector data source. The map projection is an important thing that we need to understand. Go to file open select the shape file from the files of.
However, because of the differences in formats specifications esri shapefiles, mapinfo and microstation file formats, autocad dxf, postgis, spatialite, db2, oracle spatial and mssql spatial databases, and many more, qgis may handle differently some of their properties. Go to file open select the shape file from the files of type drop down list 2. In mapinfo pro, user with a table of coordinate data i. Downloads for mapinfo pro pitney bowes software support. How to add a new projection for use in mapinfo pro pitney bowes. Using the register vector tool to reproject nonearth tables in. If no data is available, the control point table can be used for the transformation target table by creating points for the utm mga coordinates. Every spatial dataset has a projection information in it. Export the table to mif format, edit the coordsys inside the mif and then import the file again. Tab file is in nonearth projection km rather than realworld coordinates. Land use mapping from cbers2 images with open source.
Mapinfo stores the projection information inside the map file. How to create custom affine projection for use in mapinfo pro and. Extraction procedures were carried out using open source software spring by means of classification algorithms commonly used with other non free software olaya, 2011. If the projection is changed simply by saving a copy of the table then the result will be either be a skewed or incorrectly located map. Exporting from qgis in l93 with europe bounds, activating europe bounds in qgis, respects the initial mapinfo precision.
Projection is unknown for tables downloaded from statistics canada. This include the location information of a dataset or spatial table such as the longitude. These are used by gis software packages to when converting files to different. However the bounds in the mapinfo table are the europe bounds, and the point is at the same location than the original point. This article explains where to find the needed information for creating and adding a new custom projection for use in mapinfo pro. Read how to import shapefiles into mapinfo software.
In that case, the projection identified by mapinfo is non bounded l93. Converting a map in nonearth projection to a realworld. Tab file which defines the projection and points to an. How to resolve issue in mapinfo pro when points created. If the projection is not appearing in mapinfo pro, it will need to. Newest mapinfo questions page 10 5 apr 2017 in order to convert non earth projection to a realworld coordinate system, the table will need to be exported. Ed50etrs89 transition models for the spanish geodetic network. Converting a map in nonearth projection to a realworld projection using mapinfo professional. It has been used for several datum transformations around the world. How to change the projection units of a nonearth shape file in. How to create custom affine projection for use in mapinfo.
Nonearth projection in mapinfo professional tutorial 707. How to overlay a nonearth table with bing or other projected. Initially, an unsupervised classification method was carried out in order to locate and identify homogenous areas cheema and bastiaanssen, 2010, conde et al. The ability to change the projection of your map for display or digitizing. Mapinfo discover will create the affine transformation and add the custom coordinate system description to the maptran. Non earth projection in mapinfo professional tutorial non earth. The current projection will be selected, change this to the desired projection. How to overlay a nonearth table with bing or other projected data in mapinfo professional. How to change the projection units of a nonearth shape. Converting a map in nonearth projection to a realworld projection. Mapinfo professional is proprietary closedsource gis software, sold by pitney. How to change the map projection on mapinfo professional. In this article, we are going to learn about the map projection. Setting default projection in workspace mapinfo pro.
Solution if the projection is not appearing in mapinfo pro, it will need to added to. There are lots to choose from, so it may take a while to find the one you need. Prj but it does not appear in the select projection dialog boxs list. Thank you for purchasing mapinfo pro, the most advanced desktop. The dutch double stereographic rd rijksdriehoekstelsel projection. Although the primary purpose of this part of iso 19115 is to describe digital information that has a geographic extent, it can be used to describe all types of resources including textual documents, initiatives, software, sensors, non geographic information, product specifications and repositories, i. If the coordinates are correct, but you have wrong projection stored, it can only be corrected one way. Mapinfo only allows the projection to be changed when saving.
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