Bc albers projection?

[Omar]

Hi
I have layers of shp. files and dxf that are in this projection.
I have mapInfo version 7.0
and it seems that it can't recognize this projection in order to later
put it in the right location, in my project which all the layers there
are in Nad 83 Zone 10.
as I once mentioned. Mapinfo is new to me- so i might be doing
something wrong when I'm trying to import those layers into my
project.
can anyone here give me the right direction how to import them ( and
by the way- the shape files don't have a .prj file....)
Thanks in advance...

[Daniel Beauchamp]

Omar:

Try bringing your data in with the following projection:

North American Coordinate System | Albers Equal-Area Conic (Canada NAD83)

That should do the trick.
Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Daniel Beauchamp, P.Geol.

[Omar]

Thank you Daniel,
my problem is that in the drop down of North American Coordinate
System,
I don't have an option called Albers Equal-Area Conic (Canada NAD83),
I know that's the one I need.
It's probably not part of version 7.0.. maybe later versions?
do you know if I can add it in some way?
Thanks

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[Omar]

Well- I was right
only Mapinfo 8.5 supports the bc alberts.
earlier versions don't....

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[Daniel Beauchamp]

 

Hi Omar:

 

I had MapInfo 6 and had access to this projection.

Your projection file may not be up to date for some reason.

 

If that's the case find the MapInfo.prj file with Windows Explorer..

It should be in the C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional folder.

You may want to make a copy of it in case something goes wrong.

Double click on the file and it should open with Notepad or similar software.

 

Search for “North American Coordinate Systems”

Add the following line as is (with the leading double quote) on a separate line:

"Albers Equal-Area Conic (Canada NAD83)\p42102", 9, 74, 7, -126, 45, 50, 58.5, 1000000, 0

Mine is just after Albers equal area Hawaii, but you could place it as the first one for ease of use.

It doesn’t matter where you place it but it would be best to place it in this section so that you can find it easily.

Save the file. Make certain that it was saved as MapInfo.prj

 

Close MapInfo if it’s open then reopen it.

 

Then load your shape files and use the “Albers Equal-Area Conic (Canada NAD83)” project that you just created.

The data should load correctly.