[gdal-dev] Altering the GeoTransform matrix with World files and VRT files

[Craig Leat]

Hi Frank,

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> The mechanism that Jukka mentions is MapServer-only.
> Reviewing the code, it appears that shapefiles are still
> just a fallback if no georeferencing is found internally.
>
> I am not aware of software for overriding mrsid georeferencing
> in the file.

Would it be considered too cheeky if I opened an enhancement ticket
for an environment variable (WORLDFILE_PRIORITY)? If the variable is
set a driver should use the worldfile instead of the internal
georeferencing.

Regards,

Craig