[postgis-devel] Incorrect proj parameters in spatial_ref_sys?

Gary Sherman sherman at mrcc.com
Sat Mar 26 17:11:34 PST 2005


On Sat March 26 2005 16:06, Paul Ramsey wrote:
> I think you're confused... ESRI and EPSG agree that 2964 is
> NAD_1927_Alaska_Albers_Feet, not metres. EPSG description: "Cartesian 2D
> CS.  Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north.  UoM: ftUS."
However, every data source that I'm acquainted with over the last decade or so 
that uses this projection is in meters. So am I to assume that 2964 is not 
the appropriate SRID and I must roll my own?
-gary

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