PRJ editor

PRJ editor

PRJ Editor is a tool that allows you to edit the coordinate system knowing the transition parameters. In order to use it you need to select "PRJ Editor" in the Tools panel.

PRJ editor

Currently, a small amount of photogrammetry and laser scanning software supports affine transformations, so this tool does not support affine transformations in the same way.

In the window that opens, click the "Select" button and select the *.prj file you want to edit.

PRJ editor

The table provides a description of the parameters

Projection nameWGS 84 / UTM zone 35NProjection name
Coordinate systemWGS_1984Name of coordinate system
DATUMWGS_1984Datum name
SPHEROIDWGS 84",6378137,298.257223563Name of ellipsoid
TOWGS847 parameters of transition to WGS84
Delta0,0,0Displacement of the intermediate geocentric coordinate along the X, Y, Z axes. It is specified in meters, and the translation direction is indicated by the value sign.
Rotation0,0,0The amount of rotation about the X, Y, Z axes that applies to intermediate geocentric coordinates. It is specified in angular seconds, and the direction of translation is indicated by the sign of the value.
Scale0A scaling factor that applies to intermediate geocentric coordinates. The value is given in parts per million and is the difference between the actual scaling factor and one.
For example, a scale parameter value of -2.5 gives an actual scale factor of 0.9999985. That is, the actual scale factor used is obtained by multiplying the parameter value by 1.0x10-06 and adding the result (algebraically) to 1.0.
PRIMEM"Greenwich",0Zero meridian, indicating the offset between the zero meridian of the declared coordinate system and the Greenwich coordinate system.
UNIT"degree",0.01745329251994328The unit of measure of SC (degrees).
PROJECTIONTransverse_MercatorProjection type
PARAMETERS
Latitude of origin0Initial latitude
Central meridian27Central meridian
Scale factory0.9996Scale factor
False easting500000Shift east
False northing0Shift north
UNITmetreProjection unit

Make all necessary changes to the parameters, click the "Save" button, specify the path to save and the file name.

PRJ editor

The resulting file is shown below.

PROJCS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 35N",
    GEOGCS["WGS 84",
        DATUM["WGS_1984",
            SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",27],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1]]
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