[Proj] How to get .prj file from Shapefile

[Eric Miller]

Yes, but the trick is you have to know the coordinate system for the data.  The prj file is just a text file.  I think Frank's OGR tool might be able to help.
-- 

Eric G. Miller
Staff Programmer
CA Dept. of Fish & Game


>>> On 9/8/2011 at 7:38 AM, Mustafa646 <noorcs22 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I received a shapefile (.shp, .shx and .db files) but .prj file is missing.
> Can i read/create .prj file from this shapefile ?
> 
> Any way or some software to create .prj file ?
> 
> --
> View this message in context: 
> http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-prj-file-from-Shapefile-tp6 
> 772109p6772109.html
> Sent from the PROJ.4 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> _______________________________________________
> Proj mailing list
> Proj at lists.maptools.org 
> http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj