[GIS] How to convert latitude and longitude to x y coordinates (in meters)

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I had an excel spreadsheet that included latitude and longitude coordinates for a series of points. I created a shapefile in QGIS from this data and selected the correct CRS (NAD83 / Massachusetts Mainland / EPSG:26986 / units = meters).

Now I want to export the data back into a CSV Excel file with the coordinates listed in meters (not latitude and longitude). But every time I right-click the vector file and Save-As, the WKT coordinates are displayed as latitude and longitude.

Is there something I'm doing wrong in QGIS?

Best Answer

What I would do is create the shapefile first in WGS84. This creates a shapefile with geometry in WGS84 Decimal Degrees, and a good starting point for any dataset that originates from decimal degree coordinates.

Then, create a new copy of your data in EPSG:26986 by right-clicking the layer, Save as > then set the CRS to EPSG:26986.

Then when you save the projected layer back out as a CSV, your WKT coordinates will be in EPSG:26986.

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