Feature request #14109

Easier EPSG selection for unknown projections

Added by Paolo Cavallini almost 9 years ago. Updated over 6 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Projection Support
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:fixed/implemented
Easy fix?:No Copied to github as #:22114

Description

A frequent question is how to find the correct projection for layers without a .prj or similar.
An interesting approach is this: http://projfinder.com/ (not usable as it is for us, as it is strongly biased towards North America).
IMHO it would be useful, probably not too difficult, to implement it in QGIS. I'm thinking of an extension of the current dialog showing off when loading a non georeferenced layer; adding the logic and listing the likely EPSG for the layer would be a great improvement.
See https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2016-January/040935.html for additional info and ideas.

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 7 years ago

  • Easy fix? set to No

#2 Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 6 years ago

  • Resolution set to fixed/implemented
  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • Description updated (diff)

Implemented in QGIS 3

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