Save as different projection

[gmmastros]

I have a customer that is trying to send me some map files. She is using ESRI tools (arc something or other) version 9 (I think). She has data in one of the State Plane projections, and I need the data in WGS84 projection. Since I am not familiar with any of the ESRI tools, I don't know how to advise her.

Ultimately, I need to import the raw data (WGS84 lat/longs) in to my database. The underlying data appears to be in a state plane projection even though the .shp.xml file appears as though it should be wgs84.

the .shp.xml file looks like this...

  <?xml version="1.0" ?> 
- <!-- <!DOCTYPE metadata SYSTEM "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.dtd">[/URL]
  --> 
- <metadata xml:lang="en">
- <Esri>
  <MetaID>{579B6925-F5F2-47F9-8C8D-0D1E65360CFF}</MetaID> 
  <CreaDate>20090217</CreaDate> 
  <CreaTime>10144200</CreaTime> 
  <SyncOnce>TRUE</SyncOnce> 
- <DataProperties>
- <lineage>
  <Process ToolSource="C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DefineProjection" Date="20090217" Time="101442">DefineProjection "Z:\Projects\Transportation Projects\Cynthia\Routing_Software\XXXXXXX\WGS84\abm_runs\ams102.shp" GEOGCS['GCS_WGS_1984',DATUM['D_WGS_1984',SPHEROID['WGS_1984',6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]] "Z:\Projects\Transportation Projects\XXXXXXX\Routing_Software\XXXXXXX\WGS84\abm_runs\ams102.shp"</Process> 
  <Process ToolSource="C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DefineProjection" Date="20090217" Time="105412">DefineProjection "Z:\Projects\Transportation Projects\XXXXXXX\Routing_Software\XXXXXXX\WGS84\abm_runs\ams102.shp" GEOGCS['GCS_WGS_1984',DATUM['D_WGS_1984',SPHEROID['WGS_1984',6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]] "Z:\Projects\Transportation Projects\XXXXXX\Routing_Software\XXXXXXX\WGS84\abm_runs\ams102.shp"</Process> 
  </lineage>
  </DataProperties>
  </Esri>
  </metadata>

I'm more familiar with MapInfo tools. With MapInfo, it would be a simple matter of loading the data, file -> Save Copy As -> Select the layer -> click the projection button, select Latitude/Longitude WGS84. Click ok.

I know it can't be too difficult to do this in the ESRI tools. I just don't have access to them in order to help my customer.

Can anyone help?

-George

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[HarleyQuinn]

George, the GIS team in my office use the ESRI arc tools for their mapping solutions, while not familiar with the tools myself (I'm similar to you, MapInfo is what I've worked with) I'll have a word in their shell-like and see if I can get a solution for you.

HarleyQuinn
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[gmmastros]

Thanks.

-George

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