[MetaCRS] [Proj] Having a CRS added in the common libraries

[Even Rouault]

Le lundi 23 novembre 2015 16:45:20, Stéphane Henriod a écrit :
> Thanks for your answer!
> 
> And if the change request is accepted, will it be automatically be added to
> the Proj4 library?

There's no such thing as "automatic" ;-) But if it is included in the EPSG 
database then it should be available in proj.4/GDAL/libgeotiff when the next 
resynchronization with the EPSG database is done 
(https://svn.osgeo.org/metacrs/geotiff/trunk/libgeotiff/csv/README)

> 
> Cheers
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> Le lundi 23 novembre 2015, Noel Zinn (cc) <ndzinn at comcast.net> a écrit :
> > The following link is for a change request for the EPSG Dataset.  You do
> > have to have an account, but that’s simple if you’ve never logged in
> > before.
> > 
> > http://www.epsg.org/MakeChangeRequest
> > 
> > 
> > Noel Zinn, Principal, Hydrometronics LLC
> > +1-832-539-1472 (office), +1-281-221-0051 (cell)
> > noel.zinn at hydrometronics.com
> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','noel.zinn at hydrometronics.com');> (email)
> > http://www.hydrometronics.com (website)
> > 
> > *From:* Stéphane Henriod <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','s at henriod.info');>
> > *Sent:* Monday, November 23, 2015 5:40 AM
> > *To:* proj at lists.maptools.org
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> > *Subject:* [Proj] Having a CRS added in the common libraries
> > 
> > Dear all
> > 
> > I am new to both lists (proj and metacrs) so my apologies for
> > cross-posting, I am not quite sure where my question belongs.
> > 
> > I am working in the beautiful country of Kyrgyzstan, which happens to
> > have developed a new national geodetic framework. One of the outputs is
> > a coordinate system (Kyrg06), divided in 5 zones.
> > 
> > As far as I know, this coordinate system is not yet available in any
> > common library / software and is neither in the EPSG list.
> > 
> > Is there any standard process to get a sort of international recognition?
> > This system has been approved by the government and thus has a legal
> > validity in this country. But it will always be difficult to convince
> > people to use it as long as it's not readily available in the common
> > software (and thus in the underlying libraries). As a result, many GIS
> > users end up working with UTM or other not-so-optimal.
> > 
> > Thanks a lot in advance for your hints and advice on this matter
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Stéphane
> > 
> > 
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