[gdal-dev] GetProjection returns empty string, python 3.7

Nicolas Cadieux njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com
Mon Oct 26 13:08:39 PDT 2020


Hi,

Thanks for helping.  I will put my code at the end.  The problem seems 
to be between gdal python lib 2.2.2 and 3.0.2.  Under 2.2.2 and < 3,  
GetProjection() works well but return nothing with gdal python lib 
3.0.2.  It's my understanding that .GetSpatialRef is for OGR data 
(vector).  Am I wrong?

I was using GetProjection() because that is the method used in the 
raster_api tutorial. (https://gdal.org/tutorials/raster_api_tut.html)

I understand that gdal 3 now relies on proj 6 for the SpatialRef.  I'am 
trying to figure out if is a problem with proj or with gdal...

Nicolas


code:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Oct 25 15:09:05 2020

@author: Nicolas
"""
#https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37648439/simplest-way-to-save-array-into-raster-file-in-python


from osgeo import gdal, osr, ogr
import numpy

print (gdal.__version__)

# https://gdal.org/tutorials/raster_api_tut.html
fileformat = "GTiff"
driver = gdal.GetDriverByName(fileformat)
metadata = driver.GetMetadata()
if metadata.get(gdal.DCAP_CREATE) == "YES":
     print("Driver {} supports Create() method.".format(fileformat))

if metadata.get(gdal.DCAP_CREATECOPY) == "YES":
     print("Driver {} supports CreateCopy() method.".format(fileformat))
dst_ds = driver.Create(r"c:\temp\gdal.tif", xsize=512, ysize=512,
                     bands=1, eType=gdal.GDT_Byte)
dst_ds.SetGeoTransform([444720, 30, 0, 3751320, 0, -30])
srs = osr.SpatialReference()
srs.SetUTM(11, 1)
srs.SetWellKnownGeogCS("NAD27")
dst_ds.SetProjection(srs.ExportToWkt())
print ('srs = ',srs)# this is good
raster = numpy.zeros((512, 512), dtype=numpy.uint8)
dst_ds.GetRasterBand(1).WriteArray(raster)
# Once we're done, close properly the dataset
srs = None
dst_ds = None #srs is file and well georeferenced in Qgis.

# 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# open dataset try to read srs
# 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
raster_ds = gdal.Open(r"C:\temp\gdal.tif")
# first try
print("Projection is {}".format(raster_ds.GetProjection()))

# second try
srs = osr.SpatialReference()
srs.ImportFromWkt(raster_ds.GetProjectionRef())
print ('srs =', srs)
# thrid try
srs = osr.SpatialReference()
srs = raster_ds.GetProjection()
print('srs =', srs)
srs = raster_ds.GetProjectionRef()
# forth try
# from gdal_info 
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/master/gdal/swig/python/samples/gdalinfo.py
pszProjection = raster_ds.GetProjectionRef()
print(pszProjection)
if pszProjection is not None:
     hSRS = osr.SpatialReference()
     if hSRS.ImportFromWkt(pszProjection) == gdal.CE_None:
         pszPrettyWkt = hSRS.ExportToPrettyWkt(False)
         print("Coordinate System is:\n%s" % pszPrettyWkt)
     else:
         print("Coordinate System is `%s'" % pszProjection)


On 2020-10-26 3:44 p.m., Paul Harwood wrote:
> I am not sure why you are using GetProjection and not GetSpatialRef ? 
> Although, the code snippet you included in your email does not seem to 
> use either?
>
> I certainly was in the process of working on some code that uses 
> .GeoSptialRef very successfully on GDAL3.1.3 - so I am sure that it is 
> working!
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 18:36, Nicolas Cadieux 
> <njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com <mailto:njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     New info!
>
>     GetProjection works with gdal python 2.2.2 and 2.3.3 but not with
>     with
>     gdal 3.0.2.  Is this a change in the gdal library?
>
>     Nicolas
>
>     On 2020-10-26 1:53 p.m., Nicolas Cadieux wrote:
>     > Hi,
>     >
>     > In case mail question was not clear, I have posted the questions
>     about
>     > this on stackexchange.  I posted a full code that you can run
>     exposing
>     > my problem and question.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Nicolas
>     >
>     >
>     https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/377567/cannot-get-projection-from-raster-dataset-using-getprojection
>
>     >
>     >
>     > On 2020-10-25 9:31 p.m., Nicolas Cadieux wrote:
>     >> Hi,
>     >>
>     >> With the following code, I get an empty string indicating the
>     >> projection is not valid.
>     >>
>     >> from osgeo import gdal, osr
>     >> raster_ds = gdal.Open(r"C:\temp\180922_WTE3.tif")
>     >> target_ds =
>     >>
>     driver.Create(r"c:\temp\output.tif",xsize=raster_ds_ncol,ysize=raster_ds_nrow,bands
>
>     >> = 1,eType = gdal.GDT_Float32)
>     >> (array is a numpty array.)
>     >> raster_srs = osr.SpatialReference()
>     >> raster_srs.ImportFromWkt(raster_ds.GetProjectionRef())
>     >> target_ds.SetProjection(raster_srs.ExportToWkt())
>     >> target_ds.GetRasterBand(1).WriteArray(array)
>     >> raster_ds = None #close dataset
>     >> target_ds=None
>     >>
>     >> Below is the result of gdal info from qgis. File appears to have a
>     >> valid projection and is properly georeferenced in QGIS using other
>     >> data sets.   Is this projection wrong or am I missing something
>     in my
>     >> python code?  The goal is to extract the projection from raster_ds
>     >> set in order to apply to target_ds.  I can create the file,
>     apply a
>     >> geotransform but can't get the projection.  Can you help?
>     >>
>     >> Thanks/merci!
>     >>
>     >> Nicolas
>     >>
>     >> QGIS version: 3.14.16-Pi
>     >> QGIS code revision: df27394552
>     >> Qt version: 5.11.2
>     >> GDAL version: 3.0.4
>     >> GEOS version: 3.8.1-CAPI-1.13.3
>     >> PROJ version: Rel. 6.3.2, May 1st, 2020
>     >> Processing algorithm…
>     >> Algorithm 'Raster information' starting…
>     >> Input parameters:
>     >> { 'EXTRA' : '', 'INPUT' : 'C:/temp/180922_WTE3.tif', 'MIN_MAX' :
>     >> False, 'NOGCP' : False, 'NO_METADATA' : False, 'OUTPUT' :
>     >> 'TEMPORARY_OUTPUT', 'STATS' : False }
>     >>
>     >> GDAL command:
>     >> gdalinfo C:/temp/180922_WTE3.tif
>     >> GDAL command output:
>     >> Warning 1: TIFFReadDirectory:Sum of Photometric type-related color
>     >> channels and ExtraSamples doesn't match SamplesPerPixel. Defining
>     >> non-color channels as ExtraSamples.
>     >>
>     >> Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF
>     >> Files: C:/temp/180922_WTE3.tif
>     >> Size is 1194, 2783
>     >> Coordinate System is:
>     >> PROJCRS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 18N",
>     >> BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",
>     >> DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
>     >> ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
>     >> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
>     >> PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
>     >> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
>     >> ID["EPSG",4326]],
>     >> CONVERSION["UTM zone 18N",
>     >> METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
>     >> ID["EPSG",9807]],
>     >> PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
>     >> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
>     >> ID["EPSG",8801]],
>     >> PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-75,
>     >> ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
>     >> ID["EPSG",8802]],
>     >> PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,
>     >> SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
>     >> ID["EPSG",8805]],
>     >> PARAMETER["False easting",500000,
>     >> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
>     >> ID["EPSG",8806]],
>     >> PARAMETER["False northing",0,
>     >> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
>     >> ID["EPSG",8807]]],
>     >> CS[Cartesian,2],
>     >> AXIS["(E)",east,
>     >> ORDER[1],
>     >> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
>     >> AXIS["(N)",north,
>     >> ORDER[2],
>     >> LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
>     >> USAGE[
>     >> SCOPE["unknown"],
>     >> AREA["World - N hemisphere - 78°W to 72°W - by country"],
>     >> BBOX[0,-78,84,-72]],
>     >> ID["EPSG",32618]]
>     >> Data axis to CRS axis mapping: 1,2
>     >> Origin = (459417.200000000011642,5028584.700000000186265)
>     >> Pixel Size = (0.050000000000000,-0.050000000000000)
>     >> Metadata:
>     >> AREA_OR_POINT=Area
>     >> TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION=1
>     >> TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION=1
>     >> Image Structure Metadata:
>     >> INTERLEAVE=BAND
>     >> Corner Coordinates:
>     >> Upper Left ( 459417.200, 5028584.700) ( 75d31' 7.03"W,
>     45d24'34.58"N)
>     >> Lower Left ( 459417.200, 5028445.550) ( 75d31' 6.99"W,
>     45d24'30.07"N)
>     >> Upper Right ( 459476.900, 5028584.700) ( 75d31' 4.28"W,
>     45d24'34.59"N)
>     >> Lower Right ( 459476.900, 5028445.550) ( 75d31' 4.24"W,
>     45d24'30.08"N)
>     >> Center ( 459447.050, 5028515.125) ( 75d31' 5.63"W, 45d24'32.33"N)
>     >> Band 1 Block=1194x1 Type=UInt16, ColorInterp=Red
>     >> ...
>     >> Band 288 Block=1194x1 Type=UInt16, ColorInterp=Undefined
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
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