[PROJ] PROJ 8.1.0RC1 & PROJ-data 1.7RC1

[Even Rouault]

Hi Kristian,

Works fine against GDAL master.

Even

Le 25/06/2021 à 18:31, Kristian Evers a écrit :
> All,
>
> I have prepared release candidates for PROJ 8.1.0 and PROJ-data 1.7. Download them here:
>
> http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-8.1.0RC1.tar.gz
> http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-8.1.0RC1.zip
>
> http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-data-1.7RC1.tar.gz
> http://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-data-1.7RC1.zip
>
> See the PROJ release notes below. The PROJ-data release includes two new grids:
> fr_ign_RAF18b.tif and au_ga_AGQG_20201120.tif. In addition the predecessor for the
> latter grid, au_ga_AGQG_20191107.tif, has been removed.
>
> Please test the two release candidates and report back your findings either to the
> mailing list or in a GitHub issue.
>
> /Kristian
>
> ——————
>
> 8.1.0 Release Notes
> -------------------
>
>   Updates
>   -------
>
>   + Database
>
>     o Update to EPSG v10.027 (#2751)
>
>     o Decrease DB size by using WITHOUT ROWID tables (#2730) (#2647)
>
>     o Add a ANALYZE step during proj.db creation allowing for
>       faster lookups (#2729)
>
>     o Added a PROJ.VERSION metadata entry (#2646)
>
>     o Added NGO48 (EPSG:4273) to ETRS89 (EPSG:4258) triangulation-based
>       transformation (#2554)
>
>     o Additions to the norwegian NKG2020 transformation (#2548)
>
>     o ESRI projection database updated to version 12.8 (#2717)
>
>   + API additions
>
>     o Added proj_get_geoid_models_from_database() function that returns a list of
>       geoid models available for a given CRS (#2681)
>
>     o Added proj_get_celestial_body_list_from_database that returns a list
>       of celestial bodies in the PROJ database (#2667)
>
>     o Added proj_get_celestial_body_name() (#2662)
>
>   + Various improvements
>
>     o proj_trans/cs2cs: If two operations have the same accuracy,
>       use the one that is contained within a larger one (#2750)
>
>     o Share SQLite database handle among all contexts (#2738)
>
>     o Add proj/internal/mutex.hpp as compat layer for mingw32 for std::mutex (#2736)
>
>     o projsync: make it filter out files not intended for the current version (#2725)
>
>     o Improvements related to DerivedVerticalCRS using Change Unit and
>       Height/Depth reversal methods (#2696)
>
>     o Update internal nlohmann/json to 3.9.1, and add a CMake option to
>       be able to use external nlohmann/json (#2686)
>
>     o createFromUserInput(): change name of CRS built from URN combined references to match the convention of EPSG projected CRS (#2677)
>
>     o Parse compound id with two authorities, like ESRI:103668+EPSG:5703 (#2669)
>
>     o Added projinfo option --list-crs (supports --area) (#2663)
>
>     o Added support for hyperbolic Cassini-Soldner (#2637)
>
>     o Added capability to get SQL statements to add custom CRS in the database (#2577)
>
>   Bug fixes
>   ---------
>
>   o Fix 'Please include winsock2.h before windows.h' warning with msys (#2692)
>
>   o Minor changes to address lint in geodesic.c (#2752)
>
>   o BoundCRS::identify(): avoid incompatible transformation for
>     WKT1 / TOWGS84 export (#2747)
>
>   o proj_create(): do not open proj.db if string is a PROJ string,
>     even if proj_context_set_autoclose_database() has been set (#2735)
>
>   o Fix export of transformation to PROJ string in a particular situation
>     where CompoundCRS are involved (#2721)
> _______________________________________________
> PROJ mailing list
> PROJ at lists.osgeo.org
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/proj

-- 
http://www.spatialys.com
My software is free, but my time generally not.