[gdal-dev] Problem with coordinate transformation

[Philippe Lelong]

Hi,


I have an app build against GDAL 3.4.1 and PROJ6, and the same app build against GDAL 2.1.3 and PROJ4. They are not giving the same result when using OGRCoordinateTransformation.


If I do


    const char *their = "GEOGCS[\"WGS 84\",DATUM[\"WGS_1984\",SPHEROID[\"WGS 84\",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"7030\"]],AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"6326\"]],PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0],UNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"4326\"]]";

    const char *our = "+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +over";

    double miX = -17.4042;

    double miY = 35.3333;

    OGRSpatialReference theirReference;

    theirReference.importFromWkt((char**)&their);

    OGRSpatialReference ourReference;

    ourReference.importFromProj4(our);

    OGRCoordinateTransformation *trans = OGRCreateCoordinateTransformation(&theirReference, &ourReference);

    trans->Transform(1, &miX, &miY);


in the version build against GDAL 3.4.1/PROJ6 this code results in swapping miX and miY (i.e. miX = 35.3333 and miY = -17.4042)

The version build against GDAL 2.1.3/PROJ4 leaves miX and miY unchanged, which I believe is correct.


Any explanation for this behavior and which one is correct? Would I get the same result using PROJ8 ?


Thanks in advance

Philippe Lelong


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