[Qgis-psc] Funding for proj6 related fixes/followups?

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

+1 from me.

Regards

Tim

> On 11 Dec 2019, at 21:48, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am forwarding a request for additional 3-4 days of funding for proj6 related issues and fixes from Nyall. We still have funding available, so I would recommend to support this work.
> 
> Feedback from PSC?
> 
> Thanks,
> Andreas
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
> Betreff:	Funding for proj6 related fixes/followups?
> Datum:	Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:18:50 +1300
> Von:	Nyall Dawson <nyall at north-road.com> <mailto:nyall at north-road.com>
> An:	Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> <mailto:andreas at qgis.org>
> 
> Hi Andreas,
> 
> I'm not sure what the situation is with the remaining qgis.org surplus
> for the year, but if there's still money to be spent I think there's
> need for 3-4 days doing follow up work and bug fixes around projection
> and datum transform handling with the QGIS + proj 6 combination.
> 
> The high-priority tasks as I see them are:
> - triage outstanding bug reports between qgis, gdal and proj, and
> identify the underlying issue and responsible library, and coordinate
> fixes (or fix directly in qgis!)
> - allow users to define custom projections using a wkt string instead
> of just proj strings. Proj string definitions of crs are highly
> discouraged in the proj 6+ world, as these are lossly and cannot fully
> encapsulate a CRS. We need a way for users to define custom
> projections using wkt strings, and for the QGIS UI to push them
> towards this (but still allow proj strings if needed)
> - expose the choice of datum transform/coordinate operation used
> inside the Processing vector transform algorithm, allowing users to
> explicitly select which transform pathway they want to use for that
> particular transformation (and allow user created models to also
> expose this option to users when desired)
> 
> Keen to hear your thoughts!
> Nyall
> 
> 
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