Coordinate Systems and EPSG

Every location in GeoDin stores its coordinates together with the coordinate system they belong to. This page covers where that system is selected (the EPSG dictionary), how it is stored on disk, and how to transform an object's coordinates from one EPSG system to another directly in the general data editor.

Coordinate Systems & EPSG Support

Each location stores coordinates (easting/northing or X/Y) and a coordinate system as part of general data.

Coordinate systems are selected from the G1 EPSG dictionary, a list of EPSG-coded coordinate systems (e.g. WGS84).

EPSG dictionary is stored as G1_EPSG.GSD in the syslib folder at C:\ProgramData\GeoDin\System\.

In GeoDin Onsite, the local coordinate system is configured via EPSG code in the project settings and auto-filled into new forms as a default.

Working with Google Maps coordinates. Google Maps always uses latitude/longitude data in the WGS84 coordinate system (EPSG:4326), so recorded coordinates have to be converted into it. To enter coordinates in that system, switch from Projected systems to Geographic system and use EPSG code 4326. Note that the standard data-collection mask does not accept enough decimal places to hold an accurate latitude/longitude position - for precise work, keep the data in a projected system and convert on export.

The dictionary is keyed on numeric EPSG codes, so searching for a regional code name (for example a US state plane code like MA83F) returns nothing. Look up the numeric EPSG code for your system first - for example NAD83 / Massachusetts Mainland - and search for that number instead.

Transforming coordinates in-mask

GeoDin allows a coordinate transformation to be run directly in the general data editor - without switching to the Maps module or an external GIS tool.

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Step 1: Open the general data editor

Open an object's general data editor (the mask showing X/Y coordinates and EPSG code).

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Step 2: Locate the Coordinate transformation section

In the right panel of the general data editor, locate the Coordinate transformation section (crosshair icon).

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Step 3: Confirm the source

The current coordinates and coordinate system are pre-filled as the source.

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Step 4: Choose the target system

Click the question mark next to the Target system field and select the desired target EPSG code (e.g. EPSG:25832 for UTM Zone 32N).

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Step 5: Calculate

Click Calculate (German: Berechnen). GeoDin computes the X/Y values in the target system and displays them in the result fields.

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Step 6: Write the result back

Click OK to write the transformed coordinates back to the object's general data fields.

GeoDin determines the transformation algorithm internally. No transformation method selection dialog is shown, and no accuracy estimate or warning is displayed. Users who require a specific transformation method - for example NTv2 grid-based transformations between Gauss-Krüger (DHDN) and UTM (ETRS89) - should verify results independently using QGIS or a surveying tool that exposes the transformation method and tolerance.

The transformation defaults to the last coordinate system used. If you perform the same transformation repeatedly, the target EPSG field will already be pre-populated on the next object.

For displaying boreholes on a map and picking coordinates by clicking, see Map View and Coordinate Picking.