[GRASS5] [5.7] Exact datum names and v.in.ogr

[Paul Kelly]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Hamish wrote:

> Hi, trying to import a shapefile into a location with the nzgd2k datum,
> v.in.ogr gives the following warning:
>
>
> > v.in.ogr dsn=. out=coastline_g57 layer=coastline
> WARNING: Datum 'NZGD_2000' not recognised by GRASS and no parameters found.
>          Datum transformation will not be possible using this projection
>          information.
> Layer: coastline
> -----------------------------------------------------
> ...
> ...
>
>
>
> How can I tell it NZGD_2000 == GRASS's nzgd2k ?
> Reprojecting with a datum transform is what I need the file for..

Short answer: change the second parameter in the nzgd2k line in
src/libes/gis/datum.table from New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_2000 to
NZGD_2000

More detailed discussion of the problems to follow....

Paul