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01.Creating Projections

The document provides detailed instructions for creating a custom projection file in ArcMap for Nepal's topographic maps, which are based on three specific projection parameters. It outlines the steps to set up the Modified Universal Transverse Mercator projection with different origins for Western, Central, and Eastern Nepal. The process includes naming the new coordinate systems, selecting geographic coordinate systems, and saving the custom projections to favorites in ArcMap.

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01.Creating Projections

The document provides detailed instructions for creating a custom projection file in ArcMap for Nepal's topographic maps, which are based on three specific projection parameters. It outlines the steps to set up the Modified Universal Transverse Mercator projection with different origins for Western, Central, and Eastern Nepal. The process includes naming the new coordinate systems, selecting geographic coordinate systems, and saving the custom projections to favorites in ArcMap.

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Training on Geographic Information System

Department of Electricity Development

Create a custom projection file in ArcMap


The following steps will give detail Instructions to create a custom projection file for a projected
coordinate system with the tools available in ArcMap. The projection parameters for the custom
projection file must be obtained from the data source. It is important to note that the all the
topographic maps in Nepal is based on three projection parameters, all the parameters remaining
same except Origin: Longitude, i.e., 810 for Western Nepal, 840 for Central Nepal and 870 for Eastern
Nepal.

Horizontal Datum

Spheroid: Everest 1830


Projection: Modified Universal Transverse Mercator
Origin: Longitude 810 East (Western Nepal), Longitude 840 East (Central Nepal) and Longitude 870
East (Eastern Nepal)
Latitude: 00 North
False co-ordinates of origin: 500000 m Easting
False co-ordinates of origin: 0 m Northing
Scale factor at Central Meridian: 0.9999

Figure 1: Projection Parameters with 810 East Longitude (Western Nepal)

Figure 2: Projection Parameters with 840 East Longitude (Central Nepal)

Figure 3: Projection Parameters with 870 East Longitude (Eastern Nepal)

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Steps

1. Start ArcMap . When ArcMap opens, click Cancel in the Getting Started window that appears.
2. Navigate to View > Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, and click on the New button
> Projected Coordinate System ...

3. In the top box on the New Projected Coordinate System dialog box, name the new system,
MTUM_81. The name cannot contain spaces, but can include underscores (_). This name is used for
the .prj file name. Select Transverse_Mercator from the drop-down list, and enter the values for the
required parameters as shown below.

4. Click on the Change button to select a Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) for the custom
projected coordinate system.

5. Click on the New button > Geographic Coordinate System…

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6. In the top box on the New Geographic Coordinate System dialog box, name the new system,
Everest 1830 and select the Datum Name: D_Everest_Adj-1937 from the dropdown list.

7. Click OK for New Geographic Coordinate System. Click OK again for Spatial Reference
Properties. Click OK again on the New Projected Coordinate System dialog box.
8. On the Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, Right Click MUTM_81 under Custom and
click the Add to Favorites button. This writes a copy of the custom projection file to disk. The custom
projection file is listed in the 'Favorites' folder on the Coordinate System tab.

9. On the Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, Right Click MUTM_81 under Favorites
and click the Copy and Modify button.

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10. Change the name to MUTM_84 and Value of the Parameter as shown below. Click OK for the
Projected Coordinate System Properties.

11. On the Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, Right Click MUTM_84 under Custom and
click the Add to Favorites button. This writes a copy of the custom projection file to disk. The custom
projection file is listed in the 'Favorites' folder on the Coordinate System tab.

12. On the Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, Right Click either MUTM_81 or MUTM_84
under Favorites and click the Copy and Modify button.

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13. Change the name to MUTM_87 and Value of the Parameter as shown below. Click OK for the
Projected Coordinate System Properties.

14. On the Data Frame Properties > Coordinate System tab, Right Click MUTM_87 under Favorites and
click the Add to Favorites button. This writes a copy of the custom projection file to disk. The custom
projection file is listed in the 'Favorites' folder on the Coordinate System tab.

15. Click Apply and OK on the Data Frame Properties dialog box. The new custom projected coordinate
system is assigned to the current ArcMap document.

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