[postgis-users] Lat/Long from coordinates and srid

[Shaun Collins]

Thank you again!

--- Michael Fuhr <mike at fuhr.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 10:13:11PM -0800, Shaun
> Collins wrote:
> > Sorry, brain freeze, I meant the other way around
> from
> > coordinates to lat/long. Is there a function that
> will
> > give lat/long from coordinates and srid
> 
> Lat/lon *are* coordinates; use Transform() the same
> as you would
> going the other way.  I think your question is more
> like "What SRID
> should I use to get lat/lon?"; the answer is "It
> depends."  A good
> choice is probably 4326 (WGS84); others include 4269
> (NAD83) and
> 4267 (NAD27).
> 
> -- 
> Michael Fuhr
>