[GRASS-user] area spanning several UTM zones and dbf driver error

Hello all- I am trying to create a shapefile out of google earth of an area which spans two UTM zones, while setting the map limits, I should use lat lon instead of UTM coordinates, right?

However when I am trying to load the shapefile I get the message DBF: driver error, could not create a table.

thanks in advance
Sonali

On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Sonali Saha <sahairc@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all- I am trying to create a shapefile out of google earth

What is the projection of the SHAPE file?

of an area
which spans two UTM zones, while setting the map limits, I should use lat
lon instead of UTM coordinates, right?

Well, you can use only one UTM zone at a time. But there are other
metric projections available which have a large extent.
For example: in Europe, the EU LAEA (EPSG 3035) is commonly used.

However when I am trying to load the shapefile I get the message DBF: driver
error, could not create a table.

Please copy the commands and error messages as they appear.

Markus