Feature request #4524
Document that GPX files are always supposed to be in WGS84
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: |  Otto Dassau | ||
| Category: | Documentation and Help | ||
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | Yes | Resolution: | fixed |
| Easy fix?: | No | Copied to github as #: | 14442 |
Description
This is a follow up of #4376
Long story short:
- users can add GPX like any other vector
- if "Options -> CRS -> coordinate reference system for new layers" is set to "prompt for CRS" QGIS will ask for a proper CRS every time that a layer without an explicit CRS is loaded
- this doesn't happens for GPX files
- the GPX files can have coordinates in systems other than WGS84 (GPS units allow to set other CRSs), but the specifications says they should be always in WGS84, this is why QGIS skips asking the CRS
- this make sense, but if not documented is/would be very confusing for users
plugins_gps_patch.diff 
(706 Bytes)
History
#1
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 13 years ago
- Target version set to Version 1.7.4
#2
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 12 years ago
- Target version changed from Version 1.7.4 to Version 2.0.0
#3
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 12 years ago
- Pull Request or Patch supplied changed from No to Yes
- File plugins_gps_patch.diff added
#4
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 12 years ago
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from Open to Closed