topic Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery in 911 GIS Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766309#M73 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>So i found the attached map online of <A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo">Kosovo</A>&nbsp;and i was trying to align it to the world imagery, ie similar to how state of Indiana aligns in its "right place" below:</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="365596" alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/365596_Capture.PNG" style="width: 620px; height: 732px;" /></P><P></P><P>I have no idea what edits i should make to the shapefile to make it fit like this.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:43:06 GMT BujarRexhepi 2017-08-03T21:43:06Z Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766309#M73 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>So i found the attached map online of <A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo">Kosovo</A>&nbsp;and i was trying to align it to the world imagery, ie similar to how state of Indiana aligns in its "right place" below:</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="365596" alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/365596_Capture.PNG" style="width: 620px; height: 732px;" /></P><P></P><P>I have no idea what edits i should make to the shapefile to make it fit like this.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:43:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766309#M73 BujarRexhepi 2017-08-03T21:43:06Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766310#M74 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You need to attach all the files with the same name (not just the .shp file). You will see multiple files like the image below.</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="365672" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/365672_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: auto; height: auto;" /></P><P>Could you zip all the components&nbsp;of the shapefile , and attach the zipped file again.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:08:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766310#M74 JayantaPoddar 2017-08-03T22:08:58Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766311#M75 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are missing a *.prj file, that could be the problem, since it is needed to project the file from one coordinate system to another.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:22:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766311#M75 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-03T22:22:22Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766312#M76 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I just did that. See "Kosovo_.zip" in the original thread. Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:25:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766312#M76 BujarRexhepi 2017-08-04T13:25:50Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766313#M77 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The prj file&nbsp;</P><P style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; -qt-user-state: 0; margin: 0px;">PROJCS["NAD83 / UTM zone 16N"</P><P style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; -qt-user-state: 0; margin: 0px;">is for UTM zone 16</P><P style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; -qt-user-state: 0; margin: 0px;">which isn't in Kosovo by any stretch of the imagination</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:40:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766313#M77 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-04T13:40:01Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766314#M78 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would try to use the shapes or file geodatabase from this page:</P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://www.gadm.org/country" title="http://www.gadm.org/country">Download | Global Administrative Areas</A>&nbsp;</P><P>They have Kosovo as well. Maybe they are accurate enought for you - as I can remember the coordinate system is WGS 84</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:01:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766314#M78 JohannesBierer 2017-08-04T14:01:43Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766315#M79 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It seems the correct projection to be used is <STRONG>ETRS_1989_Kosovo_Grid</STRONG>.</P><P>Right-click the shapefile in ArcCatalog &gt; Properties. Click on "XY Coordinate System Tab". Select the following Coordinate Syatem. (<STRONG><EM>Projected Coordinate Systems &gt; National Grids &gt; Europe &gt; ETRS 1989 Kosovo Grid</EM></STRONG>). Click OK.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/365739_pastedImage_2.png" style="width: auto; height: auto;" /></P><P></P><P>Add the shapefile to a blank ArcMap session. Add the desired BaseMap to ArcMap.</P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/365740_pastedImage_3.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:04:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766315#M79 JayantaPoddar 2017-08-04T14:04:54Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766316#M80 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You are right Dan. The coordinate system should be&nbsp;<STRONG style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px; font-weight: bold;">ETRS_1989_Kosovo_Grid,&nbsp;</STRONG>for the given values of XY extent.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:25:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766316#M80 JayantaPoddar 2017-08-04T14:25:56Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766317#M81 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Jayanta, I suspect an old *prj was repurposed by just changing the name of the prj</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:38:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766317#M81 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-04T14:38:35Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766318#M82 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The content (attached zipped file) which I worked on can be corrected just by defining the correct projection. No problem after that.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:54:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766318#M82 JayantaPoddar 2017-08-04T14:54:15Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766319#M83 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes for sure... one of the problems with 'recycling' <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/wink.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:56:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766319#M83 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-04T14:56:17Z Re: Very new to GIS, my map does not align with basemap world imagery https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766320#M84 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It works! You are a life saver, Jayanta!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:36:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/911-gis-questions/very-new-to-gis-my-map-does-not-align-with-basemap/m-p/766320#M84 BujarRexhepi 2017-08-05T13:36:15Z