BSB/PAK files

Gregor Mosheh gregor at HOSTGIS.COM
Fri Feb 1 01:52:32 EST 2008


Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Could you perhaps provide the gdalinfo report on one of the files?

Sure; see below.


> The main problem with using BSB files in MapServer is that GDAL treats 
 > them as lat/long with a set of four (or so) ground control points.
 > This georeferencing model is not supported by MapServer.

Ah, so GDAL supports them but Mapserver does not? Fair enough.

I did try gdal_translate to make TIFFs, but it wasn't writing 
georeferencing info into the header. In fact, the gdalinfo from the 
TIFFs was identical to that of the PAKs, and gdaltindex wouldn't touch 
them because they weren't georefed.




Driver: BSB/Maptech BSB Nautical Charts
Size is 12105, 9247
Coordinate System is `'
GCP Projection = GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 
84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG",7030]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",6326]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG",8901]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG",9108]],AXIS["Lat",NORTH],AXIS["Long",EAST],AUTHORITY["EPSG",4326]]
GCP[  0]: Id=GCP_1, Info=
           (2415,834) -> (-79,35,0)
GCP[  1]: Id=GCP_2, Info=
           (11102,8183) -> (-68,27,0)
GCP[  2]: Id=GCP_3, Info=
           (11103,834) -> (-68,35,0)
GCP[  3]: Id=GCP_4, Info=
           (2417,8180) -> (-79,27,0)
GCP[  4]: Id=GCP_5, Info=
           (3208,834) -> (-78,35,0)
GCP[  5]: Id=GCP_6, Info=
           (3997,832) -> (-77,35,0)
GCP[  6]: Id=GCP_7, Info=
           (4789,832) -> (-76,35,0)
GCP[  7]: Id=GCP_8, Info=
           (2415,1786) -> (-79,34,0)
GCP[  8]: Id=GCP_9, Info=
           (3208,1785) -> (-78,34,0)
GCP[  9]: Id=GCP_10, Info=
           (4787,1785) -> (-76,34,0)
GCP[ 10]: Id=GCP_11, Info=
           (5577,1784) -> (-75,34,0)
GCP[ 11]: Id=GCP_12, Info=
           (7158,1787) -> (-73,34,0)
GCP[ 12]: Id=GCP_13, Info=
           (7941,1788) -> (-72,34,0)
GCP[ 13]: Id=GCP_14, Info=
           (8733,1787) -> (-71,34,0)
GCP[ 14]: Id=GCP_15, Info=
           (9524,1788) -> (-70,34,0)
GCP[ 15]: Id=GCP_16, Info=
           (10313,1787) -> (-69,34,0)
GCP[ 16]: Id=GCP_17, Info=
           (11105,1787) -> (-68,34,0)
GCP[ 17]: Id=GCP_18, Info=
           (2414,2729) -> (-79,33,0)
GCP[ 18]: Id=GCP_19, Info=
           (3207,2727) -> (-78,33,0)
GCP[ 19]: Id=GCP_20, Info=
           (3997,2727) -> (-77,33,0)
GCP[ 20]: Id=GCP_21, Info=
           (4787,2727) -> (-76,33,0)
GCP[ 21]: Id=GCP_22, Info=
           (6367,2728) -> (-74,33,0)
GCP[ 22]: Id=GCP_23, Info=
           (7159,2731) -> (-73,33,0)
GCP[ 23]: Id=GCP_24, Info=
           (7942,2731) -> (-72,33,0)
GCP[ 24]: Id=GCP_25, Info=
           (8733,2732) -> (-71,33,0)
GCP[ 25]: Id=GCP_26, Info=
           (9524,2732) -> (-70,33,0)
GCP[ 26]: Id=GCP_27, Info=
           (10313,2731) -> (-69,33,0)
GCP[ 27]: Id=GCP_28, Info=
           (11104,2731) -> (-68,33,0)
GCP[ 28]: Id=GCP_29, Info=
           (7944,3664) -> (-72,32,0)
GCP[ 29]: Id=GCP_30, Info=
           (2417,4584) -> (-79,31,0)
GCP[ 30]: Id=GCP_31, Info=
           (3207,4585) -> (-78,31,0)
GCP[ 31]: Id=GCP_32, Info=
           (3997,4584) -> (-77,31,0)
GCP[ 32]: Id=GCP_33, Info=
           (4786,4584) -> (-76,31,0)
GCP[ 33]: Id=GCP_34, Info=
           (5577,4583) -> (-75,31,0)
GCP[ 34]: Id=GCP_35, Info=
           (6366,4582) -> (-74,31,0)
GCP[ 35]: Id=GCP_36, Info=
           (7943,4585) -> (-72,31,0)
GCP[ 36]: Id=GCP_37, Info=
           (8733,4585) -> (-71,31,0)
GCP[ 37]: Id=GCP_38, Info=
           (9524,4586) -> (-70,31,0)
GCP[ 38]: Id=GCP_39, Info=
           (10312,4586) -> (-69,31,0)
GCP[ 39]: Id=GCP_40, Info=
           (11104,4586) -> (-68,31,0)
GCP[ 40]: Id=GCP_41, Info=
           (2416,6404) -> (-79,29,0)
GCP[ 41]: Id=GCP_42, Info=
           (3996,6403) -> (-77,29,0)
GCP[ 42]: Id=GCP_43, Info=
           (4787,6402) -> (-76,29,0)
GCP[ 43]: Id=GCP_44, Info=
           (5577,6402) -> (-75,29,0)
GCP[ 44]: Id=GCP_45, Info=
           (6367,6403) -> (-74,29,0)
GCP[ 45]: Id=GCP_46, Info=
           (7157,6404) -> (-73,29,0)
GCP[ 46]: Id=GCP_47, Info=
           (7942,6405) -> (-72,29,0)
GCP[ 47]: Id=GCP_48, Info=
           (8734,6405) -> (-71,29,0)
GCP[ 48]: Id=GCP_49, Info=
           (9524,6404) -> (-70,29,0)
GCP[ 49]: Id=GCP_50, Info=
           (10312,6405) -> (-69,29,0)
GCP[ 50]: Id=GCP_51, Info=
           (11103,6405) -> (-68,29,0)
GCP[ 51]: Id=GCP_52, Info=
           (2416,7292) -> (-79,28,0)
GCP[ 52]: Id=GCP_53, Info=
           (3207,7293) -> (-78,28,0)
GCP[ 53]: Id=GCP_54, Info=
           (3997,7293) -> (-77,28,0)
GCP[ 54]: Id=GCP_55, Info=
           (4787,7293) -> (-76,28,0)
GCP[ 55]: Id=GCP_56, Info=
           (5577,7293) -> (-75,28,0)
GCP[ 56]: Id=GCP_57, Info=
           (6366,7294) -> (-74,28,0)
GCP[ 57]: Id=GCP_58, Info=
           (7158,7294) -> (-73,28,0)
GCP[ 58]: Id=GCP_59, Info=
           (7943,7294) -> (-72,28,0)
GCP[ 59]: Id=GCP_60, Info=
           (8733,7294) -> (-71,28,0)
GCP[ 60]: Id=GCP_61, Info=
           (9523,7294) -> (-70,28,0)
GCP[ 61]: Id=GCP_62, Info=
           (10313,7296) -> (-69,28,0)
GCP[ 62]: Id=GCP_63, Info=
           (11101,7297) -> (-68,28,0)
GCP[ 63]: Id=GCP_64, Info=
           (3206,8181) -> (-78,27,0)
GCP[ 64]: Id=GCP_65, Info=
           (835,6401) -> (-81,29,0)
GCP[ 65]: Id=GCP_66, Info=
           (836,5496) -> (-81,30,0)
GCP[ 66]: Id=GCP_67, Info=
           (838,4583) -> (-81,31,0)
GCP[ 67]: Id=GCP_68, Info=
           (1628,3664) -> (-80,32,0)
GCP[ 68]: Id=GCP_69, Info=
           (1629,4585) -> (-80,31,0)
GCP[ 69]: Id=GCP_70, Info=
           (1627,5496) -> (-80,30,0)
GCP[ 70]: Id=GCP_71, Info=
           (1628,6402) -> (-80,29,0)
GCP[ 71]: Id=GCP_72, Info=
           (1626,7292) -> (-80,28,0)
GCP[ 72]: Id=GCP_73, Info=
           (308,8734) -> (-81.6666666667,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 73]: Id=GCP_74, Info=
           (836,8734) -> (-81,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 74]: Id=GCP_75, Info=
           (2416,8734) -> (-79,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 75]: Id=GCP_76, Info=
           (3999,8733) -> (-77,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 76]: Id=GCP_77, Info=
           (5577,8729) -> (-75,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 77]: Id=GCP_78, Info=
           (7154,8732) -> (-73,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 78]: Id=GCP_79, Info=
           (8731,8732) -> (-71,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 79]: Id=GCP_80, Info=
           (10312,8734) -> (-69,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 80]: Id=GCP_81, Info=
           (11760,8734) -> (-67.1666666667,26.3666666667,0)
GCP[ 81]: Id=GCP_82, Info=
           (11762,7298) -> (-67.1666666667,28,0)
GCP[ 82]: Id=GCP_83, Info=
           (11761,5499) -> (-67.1666666667,30,0)
GCP[ 83]: Id=GCP_84, Info=
           (11760,3665) -> (-67.1666666667,32,0)
GCP[ 84]: Id=GCP_85, Info=
           (11760,1787) -> (-67.1666666667,34,0)
GCP[ 85]: Id=GCP_86, Info=
           (11761,512) -> (-67.1666666667,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 86]: Id=GCP_87, Info=
           (10312,512) -> (-69,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 87]: Id=GCP_88, Info=
           (8734,513) -> (-71,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 88]: Id=GCP_89, Info=
           (7156,514) -> (-73,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 89]: Id=GCP_90, Info=
           (5579,514) -> (-75,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 90]: Id=GCP_91, Info=
           (3997,513) -> (-77,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 91]: Id=GCP_92, Info=
           (2414,513) -> (-79,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 92]: Id=GCP_93, Info=
           (307,512) -> (-81.6666666667,35.3333333333,0)
GCP[ 93]: Id=GCP_94, Info=
           (311,1785) -> (-81.6666666667,34,0)
GCP[ 94]: Id=GCP_95, Info=
           (312,3662) -> (-81.6666666667,32,0)
GCP[ 95]: Id=GCP_96, Info=
           (309,5496) -> (-81.6666666667,30,0)
GCP[ 96]: Id=GCP_97, Info=
           (307,7291) -> (-81.6666666667,28,0)
Corner Coordinates:
Upper Left  (    0.0,    0.0)
Lower Left  (    0.0, 9247.0)
Upper Right (12105.0,    0.0)
Lower Right (12105.0, 9247.0)
Center      ( 6052.5, 4623.5)
Band 1 Block=12105x1 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Palette
   Color Table (RGB with 11 entries)
     0: 0,0,0,255
     1: 255,255,255,255
     2: 209,221,239,255
     3: 244,232,193,255
     4: 214,219,201,255
     5: 0,178,178,255
     6: 114,114,114,255
     7: 188,188,188,255
     8: 150,175,155,255
     9: 94,153,193,255
    10: 219,73,150,255



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