May 12, 2020 · I'm new to GIS and when I was looking in my data directory I saw .prj-file. What is that and how is it useful?

We use shapefiles for data exchange. I've looked at the .prj files: different programs produce different prj files. Is there a standard for how the parameters must be specified in a prj file? As …

Mar 23, 2020 · When you load in QGIS a shapefile without a PRJ file, you can set the coordinate system, but no PRJ file is created. This older question: How to obtain .prj files in QGIS? has …

Jun 20, 2017 · I can say a qualified 'yes', ArcGIS does read PRJ files for the formats that I have used. If you use define projection an AUX file will be generated not a PRJ but if one exists, in …

Nov 5, 2017 · In my experience, inexperienced users/users from a different discipline are generally when I receive a shapefile lacking a *.prj. Often, I ask for the .prj and .dbf, .shx files …

Oct 17, 2016 · .prj file is a non-mandatory file for group of files generally called as Shapefile. Mandatory files are: .shp, .shx and .dbf Citing wikipedia: .prj — projection format; the …

Jul 22, 2021 · Additional details: I'd like to be able to hand a document containing instructions to a less experienced GIS technician and have them follow the instructions and successfully create …

The set of files that you have is referred to collectively, as a Shapefile. It is a common spatial data format developed by ESRI that is used for data transfer between many different packages. …

Apr 19, 2022 · I have a folder which contains a large number of files in GeoTIFF format. I need to generate both PRJ and TFW files for each of these images. Is there some way to do this?

Sep 2, 2024 · I tried to open a bathymetry map in ArcMap but I can only open .shp file. I could not open other files accompanying the shp file because of the file type. How do I import .dbf, .prj, …