Entering a New Coordinate System (Example) - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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To illustrate this process in another way, create the following coordinate system using these parameters by adding a new entry to the MAPINFOW.PRJ file:

Parameter Type Entry Description

Name

"Equidistant Conic Plus"

Name of the new coordinate system

Projection Type

6,

Equidistant Conic

Datum

74,

(NAD 83)

Units

7,

meters

Origin Longitude

-90.5,

90×30¢W

Origin Latitude

30,

30×N,

Standard Parallel 1

10.33333,

10×20¢N

Standard Parallel 2

50,

50×N

False Easting

10000000,

10,000,000 m

False Northing

500000

500,000 m

  1. Open MAPINFOW.PRJ in a text editor or word processor.
  2. Go to the Equidistant Conic section and add a new line.
  3. Type the name of your new coordinate system in quotes, followed by a comma.
  4. Enter the following information to represent your coordinate system:

    6, 74, 7, -90.5, 30, 10.33333, 50, 10000000, 500000

  5. Save your edited MAPINFOW.PRJ file.

You can use your custom coordinate system just as you would use any of the coordinate systems that come with MapInfo Pro.

There are other ways you can edit this file. To shorten the list, remove coordinate systems from the file. You can also change the names, change group headings and reorder the file to suit your needs.

Note: Group headings are distinguished by the hyphen at the beginning of the name. Names of coordinate systems cannot begin with a hyphen or a space.