Project Settings ‘When starting with a new empty project, you must configure important settings before importing data. Some companies use Template projects (Data Management best practices) with parameters preconfigured by their own Data Management department. This part of the exercise will show you how you can do this yourself if necessary. 1. Select File > New Project. A new, empty project opens with a default setup of the Explorer panes. 2. Select File > Save project as, save the new project in your Student folder and name it Project _setup.pet o: similar. > Pol aie Poel FundamentalsSetting Units and Coordinates for a New Project Before importing data, you must set the projection for the project. If not, you will be prompted to select a coordinate system or set it to Undefined for the data you are trying to import. 1. Open the Project settings by selecting Project > Project settings 2. Inthe dialog box, click the Coordinates and units tab. coord eteence system (CRS) nt syten Simdstonwax ECLIPSE Mare ‘Storage et (oy optons ay wot Latongfomat ont © Degrees mimane seconds ‘eau ‘Oncmal angle (Segoes) Votan wit eee daa Semi te © Projctdoum Sem vlocty wos Proyctaarence daten Time(sAoy 0 Depmonsty 0 Perel Fania evel Bases «573 4, ie Poel dase Click the Select button. A new dialog box opens. In the search field, enter UTM31. The projection catalog is automatically filtered and visualizes only projection systems for UTM zone 31 Click the CRS named MENTOR:ED50-UTM31:European 195C Based UTM, Zone 31 North, Meter in the list and click OK. The zone is shown with a rectangle in a preview in the Map area The area next to the Select button in the project settings dialog box now is updated to the selected projection system. By default, the units are set to Metric; leave the units as Metric. ail Finders