[GRASS-user] Re: European Datum 1950 is not saved in the region information

[Hamish]

Sophia wrote:
> I have the same problem with another projection for the
> Finland Uniform Coordinate System:
> 
> I've set up a location by selecting the EPSG code 2393 and
> when I run g.region -p I get the following:
> 
> projection: 99 (Transverse Mercator)
> zone:       0
> datum:      ** unknown (default: WGS84) **
> ellipsoid:  international
> 
> I get the same result if I create the location using a .prj
> file:
> 
> PROJCS["KKJ / Finland Uniform Coordinate
> System",GEOGCS["KKJ",DATUM["D_KKJ",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388,297]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",27],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",3500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]
> 
> Is there any way to set the datum once the location has
> been created?

do you use proj4 version 4.7.1svn? If so, please try version 4.7.0
& let us know what you learn please :)


thanks,
Hamish