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Trying to convert shapefile to geojson in QGIS. How do I learn what projection I am looking for...
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PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
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Figured it out

To convert WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere to valid geojson in QGIS, here's what I learned.

  • Import layer as EPSG:3857

  • Save the Geojson export as EPSG:4326

  • if you have GDAL from the command line, the following also worked

    ogr2ogr -f GeoJSON -s_srs EPSG:3857 -t_srs EPSG:4326 <target-file> <source-file>

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