[postgis-users] SRID and EPSG

[Frank Warmerdam]

António Pestana wrote:
> Thank you Regina.
>  
> May I infer that PostGIS does not keep the spatial_ref_sys table up-to-date
> with the most recent version of the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset (the
> current version is v 6.15)?

António,

The spatial_ref_sys table is periodically updated by me in a rather
complicated process that includes updating libtiff, proj.4, and GDAL with
up to date definitions.  I have not run it for a while, and it requires
a fair amount of care.

Best regards,
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