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Support => Troubles & Questions => Topic started by: dreamteam on February 20, 2013, 18:41:49

Title: Which coordinate system to use?
Post by: dreamteam on February 20, 2013, 18:41:49
Hi
what type of coordinate system I have to use to import a - let's say a kmz file - into locus and see it.

The reason is that I got a kmz file with the borders of my ground but after the import into locus I see it in the very west of Canada and not in Austria...

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Dreamteam

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Title: Re: Which coordinate system to use?
Post by: Menion on February 20, 2013, 19:37:17
Hi,
  most information you may find on documentation of KML format here https://developers.google.com/kml/docum ... undoverlay (https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kmlreference#groundoverlay)

  anyway coordinates used in KML are spherical WGS coordinates usually used by GPS system. So common -90S - +90N, -180E, +180W

EDIT: and also suggest to check your file in Google Earth. I never said that Locus is without mistakes ;)
Title: Re: Which coordinate system to use?
Post by: gynta on February 20, 2013, 20:16:36
Quote from: "dreamteam"...I got a kmz file...
from?
Title: Re: AW: Which coordinate system to use?
Post by: dreamteam on February 20, 2013, 22:15:29
Quote from: "gynta"
Quote from: "dreamteam"...I got a kmz file...
from?

From the Vermessungsbüro which has done it for me to get a top view photo from my property which is not complicated in Austria keyword is "Hofkarte"

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Title: Re: AW: Which coordinate system to use?
Post by: dreamteam on February 20, 2013, 22:17:03
Quote from: "menion"Hi,
  most information you may find on documentation of KML format here https://developers.google.com/kml/docum ... undoverlay (https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kmlreference#groundoverlay)

  anyway coordinates used in KML are spherical WGS coordinates usually used by GPS system. So common -90S - +90N, -180E, +180W

EDIT: and also suggest to check your file in Google Earth. I never said that Locus is without mistakes ;)

Many thanks for the info!
At the moment I do not think that the problem is with locus... ;-)

Best regards
Dreamteam

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