[gdal-dev] Update of EPSG database to v8.4

[Yann Chemin]

Hi,

is there planetary datum support in this new version (i.e. Moon 2000, or etc.)?

Yann

On 14/05/2014, Even Rouault <even.rouault at mines-paris.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've followed the update process of the EPSG SRS database to latest v8.4,
> and
> just committed the updated files into libgeotiff, GDAL and PROJ trunk. Also
>
> submitted to PostGIS.
>
> From what I can see, among many changes and additions, 2 new projection
> methods have been added:
> * 1051,Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP Michigan)
> --> looks very close to standard "Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", with the
> addition of a new parameter K, the ellipsoid scaling factor.
> * 1052,Colombia Urban
>
> I don't think any of those 2 new methods are currently handled by PROJ, so
> the
> new PCS based on those projection methods (3 Michigan SRS, and several
> dozains
> of Colombia PCS) will not be handled by GDAL nor PROJ.
>
> Regarding GDAL, I've improved the add_esri_column.py script (see
> http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/changeset/2446), so that we have more ESRI
> DATUM
> names. That should make morphing from/to ESRI .prj files a bit better.
>
> Regarding PROJ.4 'espg' and PostGIS spatial_ref_sys.sql files, I've also
> added
> the list of SRS that are GEOCCS (GeoCentric) and COMPD_CS (Compound
> Horizontal
> + Vertical).
>
> Please let me know if you see issues.
>
> libgeotiff:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/ticket/63
> http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/changeset/2447
>
> GDAL:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/5462
> http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/changeset/27322
>
> PROJ:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/ticket/236
> http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/changeset/2448
>
> Submitted for PostGIS :
> http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/2737
>
> Best regards,
>
> Even
>
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