[postgis-users] PostGIS 2.0 Wishlist

[Nicolas Ribot]

> Nicolas,
>
> I believe PROJ.4 already supports geocentric coordinate systems, so in
> theory it should be as simple as adding a new entry in the spatial_ref_sys
> table associating an SRS ID with the PROJ.4 definition.
>
> eg (at proj.4 commandline):
>
> cs2cs +proj=latlong +datum=WGS84 +to +proj=geocent
> -117 33
> -2430880.68     -4770871.97 3453958.64
>
> Best regards,
> --

thank you.

As Vali mentionned, a true geocentric support 'a la Oracle' would be nice.

nico