Identifying the CRS of a Feature Layer
Included in this tutorial:
Finding the coordinate reference system of a feature layer
Software version in examples: QGIS-LTR 3.40.5-Bratislava
Tutorial Data: The tutorial includes demonstration with sample data available here.
Credits: Sally Kaye (2025)
This tutorial shows how to navigate to a layer’s coordinate reference system (CRS) information.
To find the coordinate information of a layer, right-click on the name of the layer in the Layers Panel. Hover your cursor over Layer CRS to view the layer’s CRS.
viewing a layer’s CRS
In this example, the layer subway_entrances uses the CRS NAD83 / New York Long Island (US Feet), which is also indicated by its EPSG code (2263).