Coordinate System Dialog Box

Coordinate System Dialog Box

To select a coordinate system:

1.     Enter the coordinate system information using one of the following methods:

§  Click History and select one of the recently used coordinate systems. The last 20 coordinate systems used are saved in the History for future use.

§  In the Search field, type the EPSG code or a phrase from the Coordinate system Description, as indicated by the supplier, and click Search. Then select the required result from the search results displayed directly below.

§  In the Well Known Text section, type the WKT. The Well Known Text representation of spatial reference systems, regulated by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), provides a standard textual representation for coordinate system information. You can edit an existing WKT.

Note:    A custom coordinate system is listed with all the other coordinate systems, with an asterisk in the Custom column.

2.     Click OK.

To delete coordinate systems from History:

1.     Click History, and then in the list of coordinate systems, right-click the required custom system, and select one of the following:

§  Delete the selected item – To delete only the selected item.

§  Delete all the history items – To clear all coordinate systems from the History.

2.     Click OK.