[Gdal-dev] sterea projection

[Jan Hartmann]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> If I do "testepsg +init=28992" I now get a length report
> including:
> 
> PROJ.4 rendering of [+init=epsg:28992] = +proj=sterea
> +lat_0=52.15616055555555 +lon_0=5.38763888888889 +k=0.999908
> +x_0=155000 +y_0=463000 +ellps=bessel +units=m +no_defs
> 
> Could you cd into gdal/ogr, do "make testepsg" and see if
> you get the same results?  Also you might try:
> 
>  ident libgdal.so | grep srs_proj4
> 
> and verify you see:
> 
> warmerda at gdal2200[498]% ident libgdal.so | grep srs_proj4
>      $Id: ogr_srs_proj4.cpp,v 1.58 2005/11/10 04:12:40 fwarmerdam Exp $
>

I get both! Does this mean that I always get the "sterea" projection, 
even when I ask for "stere"  and that the "towgs" parameter is never 
used, not with epsg:28992 and not when explicitly added?

Jan