[gdal-dev] Messages: gdal_translate and gdal_rasterize

[Frank Warmerdam]

Steve.Toutant at inspq.qc.ca wrote:
> 
> Thanks Frank,
> ".... the command cannot determine it from the .shp file"
> Why? Is it because the EPSG code of this .shp is unknown to GDAL or GDAL 
> can't get any SRS from a .shp?
> Should I add the EPSG code somewhere in a configuration file?

Steve,

Presumably it is because there is no .prj file with the .shp file.  This
is quite common.

Best regards,
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