Im trying to convert shapefile from one CRS to another in QGIS. On the layer menu, I right click on the shapefile, save it as with other name and there I change the CRS to the desired one (WGS 84). Then I check the properties of the file and under the tab of METADATA and it appers under Layer Spatial Reference System the desired CRS but when I project it, its not on the desired CRS. I also can see on the lower central coordinate display on the main screen that its not in WGS84 (because of the values). Any idea whats happening?
Thanks.
Best Answer
If you downloaded the shapefile from somewhere, download it again and look if there is a .prj file along with it. That file contains the projection information. You can open it with a text editor.
It looks for me that you loaded a shapefile without .prj, and you have set QGIS to automatically assign WGS84 to new layers (instead of asking for a CRS).
Your coordinates are all wrong now, and QGIS is not able to reproject values of 228797 degrees into any other CRS.
You can try
Set CRS for layerto correct the layers CRS (if you know what the right one is).The coordinate box at the bottom is in the project CRS. That might be different if On-the-fly reprojection is enabled.