[gdal-dev] Call to users and devs - ESRI .prj files needed for testing

[Etienne Tourigny]

According to the about page, GDAL and proj.4 are used to generate the
database, so it would be of limited use in this case (as the ESRI .prj
files are generated by GDAL).

However, it seems that there are some "User-defined (called sr-org)"
definitions that might not be related to GDAL?

http://spatialreference.org/about/

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Konstantin Baumann
<kosta.baumann at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi Etienne,
>
> maybe you could also use the ESRI WKTs from: http://spatialreference.org/
> e.g.: http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/4326/esriwkt/
>
> Kosta
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:gdal-dev-
>> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Etienne Tourigny
>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 7:48 PM
>> To: gdal-dev
>> Subject: [gdal-dev] Call to users and devs - ESRI .prj files needed for
> testing
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As an ongoing effort to improve ESRI .prj file compatibility, I am
> respectfully
>> calling all users and devs to help in providing or pointing to existing
> .prj files
>> (in ESRI WKT format).
>>
>> Specifically, I am working on improving support for TOWGS84 parameter
>> which is absent from ESRI .prj files , but there are probably other things
> that
>> need fixing also.
>> See this bug: http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/4345 [reprojection using
> ESRI
>> .prj files is not accurate - missing TOWGS84]
>>
>> Anyone who has experienced similar issues are encouraged to add
>> information to that bug report, or create a new one if they experience
> other
>> compatibility problems with ESRI WKT.
>>
>> A related issue is how to find EPSG codes for GEOGCS, PROJCS and other
>> items (such as DATUM and SPHEROID) from incomplete WKT (such as ESRI
>> WKT).
>> Any hints and example files related to that are also welcome.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Etienne
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