[postgis-users] proj parameters from srtext?

[Paul Ramsey]

Nothing like a little prod to get a guy moving. 
I have updated the spatial_ref_sys.sql file to have the proj4
definitions, and also to have EPSG as the auth name for EPSG
definitions. 
Committed to CVS.
Paul

Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 11:13:33AM -0600, Sean Gillies wrote:
> > The Proj.4 distribution contains a file named "epsg" that has
> > a mapping between EPSG codes (SRID) and the Proj.4 parameter strings.
> > It's straightforward to create SQL commands from this file
> > and update the spatial_ref_sys table with the appropriate values.
> 
> Good to know, I did'nt make the right match on this name.
> 
> > I guess that they are not including Proj.4 parameters in
> > spatial_ref_sys.sql because they don't want to tie you to a
> > particular version of Proj.4.
> 
> Paul's answer lets me assume that it was a god question to ask. :)
> 
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