[gdal-dev] Large number of "Unable to translate coordinate system" in epsg file

[Even Rouault]

On lundi 16 avril 2018 10:46:18 CEST Roger André wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Slightly off-topic question, but I'm curious why I'm seeing so many entries
> that look like this in my epsg file:
> 
> # NAD27 / Michigan North
> # Unable to translate coordinate system EPSG:6200 into PROJ.4 format.
> 
> Is this normal, or the sign of a flawed install of dependencies, or
> something else?

Yes this is "normal".

EPSG:6200 / "NAD27 / Michigan North" uses a LCC_2SP(Michigan) projection 
(EPSG:1051) which is not supported by GDAL / proj :
http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/proj/2015-April/007108.html

Even

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