[Proj] PROJ 4.6.1 RC1

[Gerald I. Evenden]

On Monday 21 July 2008 9:41:08 pm Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I have prepared a release candidate for a 4.6.1 release.
>
>    http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-4.6.1RC1.tar.gz
>
> """
> 4.6.1 Release Notes
> -------------------
>
>   o Upgraded to EPSG 6.17 version for nad/epsg.  Also corrected the
> precision problem introduced in the last version.
>
>   o Added logic for tmerc projection to fail rather than return crazy
> results if more than 90 degrees away from the central meridian (#5).  This
> change may only be temporary till a more comprehensive solution is found.

I strongly suggest that if you insist upon limits, put them at about 45 
degrees (even that is absurd).  Most tmercs will fail around +-90 and are 
unreliable at ~+-80.

Of course, tmerc itself is only functional up to about +-5.

>   o Fixed handling of extra text in cs2cs.
>
>   o Renamed INSTALL to INSTALL.TXT.
>
>   o The eqc projection has been generalized to include a latitude of
> origin.
>
>   o Added the glabsgm (Gauss Laborde / Sphere Geometric Mean) projection
>
>   o nad/IGNF init catalogue created.
>
>   o added the ntf_r93.gsb datum shift file.
> """
>
> I'd appreciate some feedback before declaring this an official release.
>
> Best regards,



-- 
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due
to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.
-- Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) British psychologist