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

[Paolo Cavallini]

Fully agreed.
Thanks.

On 11 December 2019 23:30:16 CET, Marco Bernasocchi <marco at qgis.org> wrote:
>if we've the budget +1, it is a pretty crucial part
>
>On Wed, 11 Dec 2019, 22:48 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> <nyall at north-road.com>
>> An: Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> <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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