[gdal-dev] The "Bertin 1953" projection

Even Rouault even.rouault at spatialys.com
Wed Nov 14 03:13:50 PST 2018


> So, `ogr2ogr` fails to pick up "Bertin 1953":
> ```
> ogr2ogr -t_srs +proj=bertin1953 TM_WORLD_BORDERS_SIMPL-0.3_Bertin1953.shp
> TM_WORLD_BORDERS_SIMPL-0.3.shp ERROR 1: Failed to process SRS definition:
> +proj=bertin1953
> ```

You need to add the +wktext parameter for use in GDAL:
	  -t_srs "+proj=bertin1953 +wktext"


> 
> How to do you say "hey GDAL/OGR, pick this libproj.so up"? Is this
> https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/ConfigOptions#PROJSO relevant at
> run-time?

Only if you don't compile --with-proj (compiling --with-proj is recommended 
since the dlopen'ing can be confusing)


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