[OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of gis data with no projection information automatically

Wed Aug 31 12:24:20 PDT 2016

I am julien2512

:)

Le 31 août 2016 8:17 AM, "Luís de Sousa" <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch> a
écrit :

> Good, three is already a group!
>
> The strategy will be to define the data model and the templates while in
> parallel requiring formal endorsement from OSGeo. A project like this can
> only succeed if backed by the foundation.
>
> Please send me your GitHub handles. I would also ask you to link to your
> OSGeo member page in your bio (Wiki user page).
>
> Luís
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of
> gis data with no projection information automatically
> Local Time: 30 August 2016 8:13 PM
> UTC Time: 30 August 2016 18:13
> From: manfred at egger-gis.at
> To: moquet.julien at gmail.com
> luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch,discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>
> OK. I want to join the new github group, too.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Manfred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Julien Moquet" <moquet.julien at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:04pm
> To: "Luís de Sousa" <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch>
> Cc: discuss at lists.osgeo.org, manfred at egger-gis.at
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of
> gis data with no projection information automatically
>
> Set me into !
>
> Julien.
>
> Le 30 août 2016 11:34, "Luís de Sousa" <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch> a
> écrit :
>
> > Hi Julien et al.,
> >
> > My experience with Wikis is mostly negative, however, the GitHub
> > "database" could work very well. The project could be hooked up to
> > ReadTheDocs and folk would just commit their .rst and .md files.
> > Preparatory work would go around defining the templates to submit
> > projections, data and systems.
> >
> > Who wants to join? I will create a group at GitHub and get this going in
> > the coming days.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Luís
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of
> > gis data with no projection information automatically
> > Local Time: 29 August 2016 11:03 PM
> > UTC Time: 29 August 2016 21:03
> > From: moquet.julien at gmail.com
> > To: manfred at egger-gis.at
> > luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch,discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am agree with manfred and Luis : we can improve spatial reference data
> a
> > lot !
> > It is a good idea to extend it to mathematical definitions, but its
> sounds
> > like a wiki.
> > I propose to start checking up wikipedia's data over projection
> references
> > and mathematical models, up to the proj4's communities (I mean using the
> > projection issues from them). It is costless, easy to share and manage,
> and
> > may be we can get feed back faster than emailing epsg group !
> > And I guess, lot of people do so !
> >
> > On the other hand, I learn from proj4php, that a github project could be
> a
> > good database.
> > As many of us see things differently, they will fork it their way.
> > What do you think of ?
> > I will tell if it is working, on spatialreference mailing list.
> >
> > Julien2512,
> >
> > 2016-08-29 14:45 GMT+02:00 manfred at egger-gis.at <manfred at egger-gis.at>:
> >
> >> Dear Luis,
> >>
> >> Which concrete detail is not clear about the projection finder project?
> >>
> >> Maybe a look at the testservice of Aaron will help to understand this
> >> idea: www.projfinder.com ?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Manfred
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: "Luís de Sousa" <luis.de.sousa at protonmail.ch>
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 2:39pm
> >> To: "manfred at egger-gis.at" <manfred at egger-gis.at>
> >> Cc: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> >> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of
> >> gis data with no projection information automatically
> >>
> >> Dear Manfred,
> >>
> >>
> >> The projection finder project is not entirely clear to me, however, the
> >> suggestion for a new coordinate system database is indeed pertinent.
> This
> >> was referred in other addresses at the conference: spatialreference.org
> >> has not been maintained for several years; parts of proj4 are not, or
> >> poorly, maintained.
> >>
> >> Besides a reference system database, it would also be quite useful to
> >> have a projection data base, including mathematical definitions, map
> >> sketches of their ouput and some clues or guidelines to its
> implementation
> >> (e.g. pseudo-code algorithms). This information is today very dispersed
> in
> >> the web.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Luís
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Detect and define the coordinate system of gis
> >> data with no projection information automatically
> >> Local Time: August 28, 2016 6:05 PM
> >> UTC Time: August 28, 2016 4:05 PM
> >> From: manfred at egger-gis.at
> >> To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> At FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn i talked with Venkatesh Raghavan about my poster
> >> presentation "SHAPEFILE PROJECTIONFINDER". URL to poster:
> >> http://www.egger-gis.at/app/download/13175253496/POSTER_EGGE
> >> R_FOSS4G.pdf?t=1469787116
> >>
> >> He recommended to start a discussion in this mailing list about the
> topic
> >> mentioned in the mail subject.
> >>
> >> I also talked in Bonn with Petr Pridal about http://epsg.io. Some days
> >> before Bonn i wrote emails to Aaaron Racicot and the mailing list of
> >> http://spatialrefrence.org.
> >>
> >> Please read first carefully on my website, what i plan to do:
> >>
> >> http://www.egger-gis.at/shapefile-projectionfinder/
> >>
> >> There are two problems to solve before tools like SHAPEFILE
> >> PROJECTIONFINDER can be developed as a sustainable solution:
> >>
> >> 1. Until today there is no stable free service running like
> >> www.projfinder.com by Aaron Racicot, which can be used by all
> developers.
> >>
> >> 2. Until today there is no open source database which includes all
> >> coordinate system with epsg-code and additionally user and esri definded
> >> grids.
> >>
> >> There are open source solutions like:
> >>
> >> - spatialrefrence.org
> >> - epsg.io
> >>
> >> But in the detail both solutions have problems to update their database
> >> with low costs.
> >>
> >> Maybe OSGeo can promote a stable service with load balancing on the base
> >> of an existing solution like epsg.io including Aarons idea?
> >>
> >> Maybe organisation like UN, a university or EU (INTERREG) are possible
> >> project partners/sponsors for such a solution?
> >>
> >> The goal is: Tools like SHAPEFILE PROJECTIONFINDER, a Q-GIS-Plugin or a
> >> mobile application can use a stable free gis-service updated daily and
> help
> >> gis users to solve projection troubles faster. I think gis users working
> >> not everyday with gis will be happy about this solutions?
> >>
> >> What do you think about my idea?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Manfred Egger
> >>
> >> Alois-Schrott-Str. 34
> >> 6020 Innsbruck
> >> Austria
> >>
> >> Web: http://egger-gis.at
> >>
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