Re-Projecting Vector Data

Now the line segments for each layer are connected correctly, we need to export each layer to a new file to lock them into the coordinate reference system of the project (re-project them).

Step 1

We’ll start again with the rail layer, so we’ll turn the others off in the layers panel first.

• [Right-Click] on the rail layer in the Layers panel and select Export > Save Features As…

Step 2

In the Save Vector Layer As… window that appears:

• Set Format to ESRI ShapeFile.
• Click the … button to the right of File Name, navigate to your source data folder and give it a filename.
• Set CRS to Project CRS:.
• Click OK.

Step 3

Close the original layer and repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other vector layers.

We used the suffix “CMR” (clipped, merged, re-projected) to make it clear the stage of the data in the process. Our QGIS project now looks like this: