[gdal-dev] Re: Ogr2ogr -flip_coordinates

[Jukka Rahkonen]

Rahkonen Jukka <Jukka.Rahkonen <at> mmmtike.fi> writes:

> 
> Even Rouault wrote:
> 
> >> EPSG:3067 and
> >> 25835 are just the same ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N but the latter is officially
> >> Northing-Easting.
> 
> > Hum, GDAL (as reported by "gdalsrsinfo EPSG:25835") sees both as Easting-
> > Northing ordered. What is your reference for EPSG:25835 being ordered as
> > Northing-Easting ?
> 
> Right, EPSG:25835 is Easting-Northing. I was naturally meaning either
EPSG:3047 or EPSG:5048 which are
> both Northing-Easting and presenting ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N. Very enjoyable.

I already thought that I could get a valid shapefile with ogr2ogr by replacing
EPSG:3067 with EPSG:3047 everywhere in the XML document. However, ogr2ogr was
creating a similar flipped shapefile. Is this a gdal bug?  EPSG:3047 is
definitely Northing-Easting
 http://www.epsg-registry.org/report.htm?type=selection&entity=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3047&reportDetail=short&style=urn:uuid:report-style:default-with-urn&style_name=OGP%20Default%20With%20Urn&title=3047
Gdal 1.8.1 does not know EPSG:5048 yet.

-Jukka-