Setting Geographic Coordinate System

Instructions

The Projection Settings dialog box allows you to set the geographic projection of your datasource, dataset or map.

Basic Steps

Most of the commonly used geographic coordinate systems are provided. You can choose a predefined geographic coordinate system or customize your own geographic coordinate system to meet your needs.

  1. Click “Projection Settings”, and then click “Projection Settings” in the drop-down list to open the “Coordinate System Settings” dialog box.
  2. Click “Geographic Coordinate System” node and all provided coordinate system information are listed at right. You can directly select a coordinate system or input characters in Search box to locate related coordinate systems.
  3. You can customize a coordinate system, for details, please refer to New a geographic coordinate system.
  4. Click “Apply” to apply to your datasource, dataset or map.