Coordinate systems

BoundarySeer can import data in planar coordinates, which includes all map projections, and geographic (latitude-longitude) coordinates. All data sets in one project need to be imported in the same projection, otherwise they will not register properly for use in BoundarySeer.

  1. Planar/Projection. This category comprises user-coordinates, UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator), and other projection systems. You may add the projection name when you import the data for your use, but BoundarySeer does not distinguish between projections, nor does it reproject anything other than geographic data. For this reason, you need to import all project data sets in the same projection.

  2. Geographic (latitude-longitude). If your data are in geographic coordinates, this information is recorded as part of the data set description in BoundarySeer. Within BoundarySeer, data in geographic coordinates are transformed to UTM for calculation and mapping purposes, but can be transformed back for export (e.g. of data, boundaries, etc.) to other programs.


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