Projections and Coordinate Systems

Set the projection, or modify the coordinate system,  for a project or a shapefile.

 

Access

Use Toolbar1 button "Change coordinate system"

 

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Setting Project Projection

The coordinate system of a shapefile does not need to be modified to view the geography in a different projection.

 

Open a TIGER/Line shapefile (GCS NAD 83)

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Save the project.

Set the project coordinate system to Mercator.

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Save the project.

The shapefile projection is not modified.  The project may be closed and reopened and the Mercator projection is retained.

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Verify the shapefile projection setting using the Layer Editor

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