Map Layer versus Shapefile

[Katie Sikorski]

In Spotfire the Map Layer says it has to be in EPSG:3857. I added a Land shapefile and it is in NAD83 and it will not show on the map and if I project it to EPSG:3857 I can't see it does anyone know how to correct this I understand the Map layer has to be WGS84 but how do I get NAD 83 shapefiles to show up in the correct location on a map

[Kirsten Smith (she/her)]

This KB article might help:

 

https://support.tibco.com/s/article/How-to-use-map-data-based-on-the-NAD...

 

It refers to NAD27, but the same steps apply to NAD83

[Katie Sikorski]

Thank you but I tried this already.  I can get the layers on here all of them as NAD83 just can not use the Map Layer with them it puts a Texas Outline in the Ocean no matter how I project it I am going to have to see if I can find a NAD83 Map layer that will work as NAD83 does not seem to play well with WGS84.  I even tried to reproject it in Arc and it still does not project it where I can use the Map Layer with the data.

[Kirsten Smith (she/her)]

Open the .prj file and look at the first field to make sure you have selected the correct projection. There are a lot of NAD83 options.