topic Projection Coordinate System for China Datasets??? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/projection-coordinate-system-for-china-datasets/m-p/119090#M4126 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Dear Helpers,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have some datasets for a part of Northeastern China. These datasets are Features (Points, Lines and Polygons shape-files) and Raster (mainly DEM grids).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>These datasets, however, have either no coordination system or different geographical coordination system. Before going in any further application I have to unify one Projected Coodination System for these different datasets.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What is the suitable Projected Coordination System (or Systems) to be used for datasets in China?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I tried it using the UTM: WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_8N, it does not work and I get this error message:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>A locator with this name does not exist</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Failed to execute (Project).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Could you help?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:30:29 GMT TaiseerHarb 2010-09-02T08:30:29Z Projection Coordinate System for China Datasets??? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/projection-coordinate-system-for-china-datasets/m-p/119090#M4126 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Dear Helpers,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have some datasets for a part of Northeastern China. These datasets are Features (Points, Lines and Polygons shape-files) and Raster (mainly DEM grids).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>These datasets, however, have either no coordination system or different geographical coordination system. Before going in any further application I have to unify one Projected Coodination System for these different datasets.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What is the suitable Projected Coordination System (or Systems) to be used for datasets in China?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I tried it using the UTM: WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_8N, it does not work and I get this error message:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>A locator with this name does not exist</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Failed to execute (Project).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Could you help?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:30:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/projection-coordinate-system-for-china-datasets/m-p/119090#M4126 TaiseerHarb 2010-09-02T08:30:29Z Re: Projection Coordinate System for China Datasets??? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/projection-coordinate-system-for-china-datasets/m-p/119091#M4127 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_8N is over Yukon Canada</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://www.dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm">http://www.dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm</A><BR /><SPAN>which could be part of the problem.&nbsp; also, you can only project data that already has a defined projection, is that the case?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:45:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/projection-coordinate-system-for-china-datasets/m-p/119091#M4127 DanPatterson_Retired 2010-09-02T08:45:03Z