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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Preliminary:
* The grid must be in the
[Geodetic TIFF grids (GTG)](https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/blob/master/docs/source/specifications/geodetictiffgrids.rst) format.
The [grid_tools](grid_tools) directory contains tools to convert grids in other format such as NTv2 (.gsb) or GTX to GTG)
-* The grid must be freely licensed as mentionned in [README.DATA](README.DATA).
+* The grid must be freely licensed as mentioned in [README.DATA](README.DATA).
* We consider that you are familiar with the basic [GitHub workflow to submit a pull request](https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-a-pull-request)
Grids are organized by producing agencies, with a short identifier.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The steps for adding a GeoTIFF grid to an existing subdirectory are:
Replicating an existing entry will be the easiest.
4. Add the grid name in `travis/expected_main.lst`, sorted alphabetically.
5. Mention copyright & license information in copyright_and_licenses.csv
+ Use [SPDX license identifiers](https://spdx.org/licenses/) where possible.
6. Add to git the new and modified files
7. git commit
8. Run the regenerate_index_html.py file (requires Python 3 and GDAL Python bindings)
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ the grid must be referenced in the PROJ database. Generally, the EPSG database w
already have an entry for the grid, sometimes with a slightly different name.
The relevant file to look into is [grid_transformation.sql](https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/blob/master/data/sql/grid_transformation.sql).
If the gris is not yet registered in the EPSG database, you are *strongly* encouraged to
-engage with EPSG to register it. This will make its addition to PROJ and its later maintainance
+engage with EPSG to register it. This will make its addition to PROJ and its later maintenance
much easier. http://www.epsg.org/EPSGDataset/Makechangerequest.aspx explains the procedure
to follow to submit a change request to EPSG.