[gdal-dev] ogr2ogr custom coordiante system

[Brian Fischer]

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if there are any help files or guides on how to define a custom coordinate system to use with the ogr2ogr.exe utility.  I am trying to use it to load a shapefile into a PostGIS database.  The shapefile is in a custom Minnesota County coordinate system.  When I try to define the -a_srs I get an error message that says SRID is unrecognized.  I'm assume this is because both OGR and PostGIS does not have the custom SRID defined.  I've also tried -1 as the SRID but the utility doesn't like that either.

How would I define the custom projection so both OGR2OGR utility and PostGIS recognize it?

Regards,
Brian

Brian Fischer, CFM  GIS Manager
Houston Engineering, Inc.
6901 East Fish Lake Road, Suite 140
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: Direct: 763-493-6664 / W: 763.493.4522 / M: 763.229.2734
Email:  bfischer at houstoneng.com<mailto:bfischer at houstonengineeringinc.com>
Website: www.houstoneng.com<http://www.houstonengineeringinc.com/>

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