
arcgis desktop - What the prj-file stands for? - Geographic …
May 12, 2020 · The *.prj file is part of the Shapefile format which is consists of other files: *.shp: contains the feature geometries. *.dbf: contains feature attribute data, as a table. *.shx: …
shapefile - Seeking standard for specification of .prj files ...
I've looked at the .prj files: different programs produce different prj files. Is there a standard for how the parameters must be specified in a prj file? As far as I know the name of the projection …
shapefile - How to obtain .prj files in QGIS? - Geographic …
Oct 18, 2016 · .prj file is a non-mandatory file for group of files generally called as Shapefile. Mandatory files are: .shp, .shx and .dbf. Citing wikipedia: .prj — projection format; the …
Create prj-file for shapefile in QGIS 3? - Geographic Information ...
Mar 23, 2020 · When you load in QGIS a shapefile without a PRJ file, you can set the coordinate system, but no PRJ file is created. This older question: How to obtain .prj files in QGIS? has …
arcgis desktop - Does ArcMap read .prj files? - Geographic …
Jun 20, 2017 · I can say a qualified 'yes', ArcGIS does read PRJ files for the formats that I have used. If you use define projection an AUX file will be generated not a PRJ but if one exists, in …
coordinate system - When are .prj files included with Shapefiles ...
Nov 5, 2017 · An ESRI shapefile consists of a main file, an index file, and a dBASE table. Shapefiles were introduced with ArcVIEW 2.0 and it may be that it could not utilize .prj files. …
How can I get the proj4 string or EPSG code from a shapefile .prj …
The shapefile should have a .prj file which defines the projection. You can use it together with one of the following 3 options to get either the proj4 string, WKT definition or EPSG code. To get …
Creating TFW and PRJ files for folder of GeoTIFF files?
But that will copy the image data too, so you'll have to delete the original. And of course, it won't generate .prj files of either flavour. But presuming all your tiffs are in the same projection, you …
coordinate system - Why is .prj file not being retrieved by QGIS ...
Jan 31, 2018 · The file format was never intended for what it is used widely today. Therefore you have several issues when switching programs. If you stay within QGIS you can just set correct …
How to find out the co-ordinate system using .prj file
Jan 19, 2018 · I'm very new to GIS concepts. Is there a way or procedure of finding out whether the co-ordinate system is in UTM, latitude/longitude or in stateplane using .prj file? My .prj file …