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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>Isn't what is being proposed a duplication of the EPSG database?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>What would such a "compilation" offer that EPSG does not?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>C. Mugnier</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> proj-bounces@lists.maptools.org on behalf of Frank Warmerdam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 14-Oct-08 15:22<BR><B>To:</B> PROJ.4 and general Projections Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Proj] Google maps of various flavors, and countries all overthe place.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Roger Oberholtzer wrote:<BR>> While on the subject of the tracs site, how about a page for each<BR>> country where the various concerns of providing national coordinates can<BR>> be discussed and documented? There is a wealth of information in all<BR>> this e-mail that should not get lost. Perhaps a good start is a start<BR>> page with all countries listed. Then, as needed, the country-specific<BR>> pages can be developed? I can offer to help set that up. I await the<BR>> consensus. I do know that these sorts of things start ok. And then they<BR>> peter out. I have seen other sites that have similar information for<BR>> proj4, and that has happened to them. But these sites are not really<BR>> 'connected' to proj4. The trac site, however, is. So maybe it would fare<BR>> better over time.<BR><BR><BR>Roger,<BR><BR>I encourage you to start a listing of trac pages with hints and tips for<BR>particular countries / national mapping systems, and then add pages off<BR>that where applicable. I would discourage starting with a list of many<BR>countries where only a few have actual content as that discourages people<BR>from digging through.<BR><BR>Keep in mind that some information belongs instead in the FAQ:<BR><BR> <A href="http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/wiki/FAQ">http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/wiki/FAQ</A><BR><BR>and some information on general PROJ parameters belongs in:<BR><BR> <A href="http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/wiki/GenParms">http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/wiki/GenParms</A><BR><BR>We also have the geotiff projection list which I hope will become part of<BR>a more general MetaCRS resource which will apply to PROJ.4, proj4js, CS-Map<BR>and other packages.<BR><BR>I would note that a "national info registry" that only ended up with 4-5<BR>nations listed could still be pretty useful, so don't get hung up on whether<BR>the material is comprehensive. And part of the rationale for moving to Trac<BR>for PROJ.4 was to encourage user community updates to the web site. So just<BR>dive in!<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR>--<BR>---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------<BR>I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com<BR>light and sound - activate the windows | <A href="http://pobox.com/~warmerdam">http://pobox.com/~warmerdam</A><BR>and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Proj mailing list<BR>Proj@lists.maptools.org<BR><A href="http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj">http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>