[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1487: QGIS fails to recognise Shapefile projection

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#1487: QGIS fails to recognise Shapefile projection
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        Reporter:  marisn                            |         Owner:  nobody       
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  new          
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.0.1
       Component:  Projection Support                |       Version:  1.0.0        
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:               
Platform_version:                                    |      Platform:  Gentoo       
        Must_fix:  No                                |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by warmerdam):

 No match is found because the EPSG:3059 entry in the srs.db includes a
 towgs84 parameter lacking in the ESRI .prj file.

 I really have no idea why a coordinate system needs to exist in srs.db to
 be considered valid.  What's with that?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1487#comment:2>
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