Shifting (Translating) XY Coordinates

RockWorks | Utilities | Coords | Shift XY Data

This program is used to shift the X,Y location coordinates by a user-declared amount in both the X and Y directions.

Menu Options

• Input Columns: Select the input data in the left pane of the program window.  The source coordinates can be in any real number Cartesian coordinate system such as decimal longitude and latitude, UTM meters, local feet, etc. Negative values may be included as input data as necessary.
  • X (Easting): Select the column that contains un-shifted easting coordinate.
  • Y (Northing): Select the column that contains un-shifted northing coordinate.
• Output Columns: Select the desired output columns in the middle left pane of the program window.
  • X (Easting): Select the column in which to store shifted easting coordinates. Any existing data in this column will be overwritten.
  • Y (Northing):  select the column in which to store shifted northing coordinates. Any existing data in this column will be overwritten.
• Offset Amounts: The x and y offset amounts define how the coordinates will be shifted in east/west and north/south dimensions.  The units of the Offset values must be the same as those of the original coordinates.
  • X-Offset: The x offset amount defines how the coordinates will be shifted in the east/west dimension. To shift the coordinates to the east, use a positive x-offset. To shift the coordinates to the west, use a negative x-offset. 

  

   

  • Y-Offset: The y offset amount defines how the coordinates will be shifted in the north/south dimension. To shift the coordinates to the north, use a positive y-offset.  To shift the coordinates to the south, use a negative y-offset.

  

• Decimals: Click on this item to enter the number of decimal places to be represented in the output coordinates. 
  

Step-by-Step Summary

1. Access the RockWorks Utilities program tab.
2. Open or create a data file that lists X and Y coordinates to be shifted.
3. Choose the Utilities | Coords | Shift XY Data menu option.
4. Enter the requested menu items, described above.
5. Click the Process button to continue.

The program will move each coordinate pair by the indicated amount, storing the new coordinates in the indicated columns.

6. Close the converter window if necessary to return to the data window.

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