prepare for 4.8.0 beta1

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+4.8.0 Release Notes
+-------------------
+
+ o Added HEALPIX, rHEALPIX and Icosahedral Snyder Equal Area projections.
+
+ o nad2bin now produces "CTable2" format grid shift files by default which
+   are platform independent.  
+
+ o Add pj_get_spheroid_defn() accessor.
+
+ o Added an alternate version of pj_init() that takes a projCtx (execution
+   context) structure to address multithreading issues with error management
+   and to provide a support for application hookable error reporting and
+   logging.
+
+ o Upgrade to EPSG 7.9.  Some changes in ideal datum selection.
+
+ o JNI bindings reworked, org.proj4.Projections deprecated in favor of 
+   org.proj4.PJ. 
+
+ o Added preliminary vertical datum support.
+
+ o Fix various multithreading issues, particular in datum grid handling code.
+
+ o Added support for the +axis= option for alternate axis orientations as
+   part of a coordinate system (used for TM South Orientated support).
+
+   
+
 4.7.0 Release Notes
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