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Why is my shapefile not in WGS84?
The problem occurs with all shapefiles. Your data seems not to be in WGS84, but in a metric system as you can see from the metadata you posted. The xmin/ymin coordinates 3572722/5453423 have 7 digits both, while coordinates in WGS84 are much smaller (from -180 to 180 degrees).
What do I need to convert shapefile to KML?
For example, several of the shapefile to KML converters posted about recently require that the shapefile be in Google Earth’s native coordinate system: geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude), WGS84 datum; what do you do if your shapefile is in a different coordinate system, like UTM, Lambert Conformal Conic, or State Plane Coordinate System?
Can a shapefile be created in any coordinate system?
Shapefiles can be created in any coordinate system, and are often (and annoyingly) found in a coordinate system different than the one you’d like them to be in. For example, several of the shapefile to KML converters posted about recently require that the shapefile be in Google Earth’s native coordinate…
How to change WGS 84 coordinates in QGIS?
These coordinates in WGS 84 would be something like 12.2/49.8. If, and only if, the layer currently has a wrong CRS assigned to its coordinate values: Right-click on the layer in the Layers list and choose Set Layer CRS. Then pick the appropriate CRS from the list or search with the filter.
How to change the projection of shapefile-Stack Overflow?
I am trying to change or assign the projection of a Germany-Shapefile from NA to +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0, but somehow it doesn’t work well. Reproducible Example: Shapefile and other files can be downloaded here:
How to create a.prj file for a shapefile?
If you only want to create a .PRJ file for a shapefile, you can do that, too. Select GIS Tools => Vector => Assign Projection to Shapefile, and follow a similar procedure to the initial steps above to select the shapefile and its original projection; MapWindow will create a matching .PRJ file to go with it. Simple, fast and easy.