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authorKristian Evers <kristianevers@gmail.com>2018-02-19 23:09:40 +0100
committerKristian Evers <kristianevers@gmail.com>2018-02-19 23:09:40 +0100
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Change most occurences of PROJ.4 to PROJ [skip ci]
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Where can I find the list of projections and their arguments?
There is no simple single location to find all the required information. The
!PostScript/PDF documents listed on the [http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/wiki main]
-PROJ.4 page under documentation are the authoritative source but projections
+PROJ page under documentation are the authoritative source but projections
and options are spread over several documents in a form more related to their
order of implementation than anything else.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ units with the '''-lu''' option, and the list of built-in datums with the
'''-ld''' option.
The [http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list/ GeoTIFF Projections Pages]
-include most of the common PROJ.4 projections, and a definition of the
+include most of the common PROJ projections, and a definition of the
projection specific options for each.
* How do I do datum shifts between NAD27 and NAD83?
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ In order for datum shifting to work properly the various grid shift files must
be available. See below. More details are available in the
[wiki:GenParms#nadgrids-GridBasedDatumAdjustments General Parameters] document.
-How do I build/configure PROJ.4 to support datum shifting?
+How do I build/configure PROJ to support datum shifting?
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-After downloading and unpacking the PROJ.4 source, also download and unpack the
+After downloading and unpacking the PROJ source, also download and unpack the
set of datum shift files. See :ref:`download` for instructions how to fetch
and install these files
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ On Windows the extra nadshift target must be used. For instance
``nmake /f makefile.vc nadshift`` in the ``proj/src`` directory.
A default build and install on Unix will normally build knowledge of the
-directory where the grid shift files are installed into the PROJ.4 library
+directory where the grid shift files are installed into the PROJ library
(usually /usr/local/share/proj). On Windows the library is normally built
thinking that C:\PROJ\NAD is the installed directory for the grid shift files.
-If the built in concept of the PROJ.4 data directory is incorrect, the ``PROJ_LIB``
+If the built in concept of the PROJ data directory is incorrect, the ``PROJ_LIB``
environment can be defined with the correct directory.
How do I debug problems with NAD27/NAD83 datum shifting?
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ How do I debug problems with NAD27/NAD83 datum shifting?
are not identified as having a datum, the datum shifting (and ellipsoid
change) step is just quietly skipped!
4. The ``PROJ_DEBUG`` environment can be defined (any value) to force extra output
- from the PROJ.4 library to stderr (the text console normally) with
+ from the PROJ library to stderr (the text console normally) with
information on what data files are being opened and in some cases why a
transformation fails.
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ How do I debug problems with NAD27/NAD83 datum shifting?
.. note::
- ``PROJ_DEBUG`` support is not yet very mature in the PROJ.4 library.
+ ``PROJ_DEBUG`` support is not yet very mature in the PROJ library.
5. The ``-v`` flag to cs2cs can be useful in establishing more detail on what
parameters being used internally for a coordinate system. This will include
expanding the definition of +datum clause.
-How do I use EPSG coordinate system codes with PROJ.4?
+How do I use EPSG coordinate system codes with PROJ?
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There is somewhat imperfect translation between 2d geographic and projected
-coordinate system codes and PROJ.4 descriptions of the coordinate system
+coordinate system codes and PROJ descriptions of the coordinate system
available in the epsg definition file that normally lives in the proj/nad
directory. If installed (it is installed by default on Unix), it is possible
to use EPSG numbers like this:
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ use is more fully described in the
[wiki:GenParms#towgs84-DatumtransformationtoWGS84 towgs84] parameter
discussion.
-Does PROJ.4 work in different international numeric locales?
+Does PROJ work in different international numeric locales?
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-No. PROJ.4 makes extensive use of sprintf() and atof() internally to translate
+No. PROJ makes extensive use of sprintf() and atof() internally to translate
numeric values. If a locale is in effect that modifies formatting of numbers,
-altering the role of commas and periods in numbers, then PROJ.4 will not work.
+altering the role of commas and periods in numbers, then PROJ will not work.
This problem is common in some European locales.
On unix-like platforms, this problem can be avoided by forcing the use of the
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ the WGS84 datum which has a quite differently shaped ellipsoid.
In this case, and many other cases using spherical projections, the desired
approach is to actually treat the lat/long locations on the sphere as if they
were on WGS84 without any adjustments when using them for converting to other
-coordinate systems. The solution is to "trick" PROJ.4 into applying no change
+coordinate systems. The solution is to "trick" PROJ into applying no change
to the lat/long values when going to (and through) WGS84. This can be
accomplished by asking PROJ to use a null grid shift file for switching from
your spherical lat/long coordinates to WGS84.
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Similar issues apply with many other datasets distributed with projections
based on a spherical earth model - such as many NASA datasets. This coordinate
system is now known by the EPSG code 3857 and has in the past been known as
EPSG:3785 and EPSG:900913. When using this coordinate system with GDAL/OGR it
-is helpful to include the +wktext so the exact PROJ.4 string will be preserved
+is helpful to include the +wktext so the exact PROJ string will be preserved
in the WKT representation (otherwise key parameters like `+nadgrids=@null` will
be dropped):
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ be dropped):
Why do I get different results with 4.5.0 and 4.6.0?
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-The default datum application behavior changed with the 4.6.0 release. PROJ.4
+The default datum application behavior changed with the 4.6.0 release. PROJ
will now only apply a datum shift if both the source and destination coordinate
system have valid datum shift information.
-From the PROJ.4 4.6.0 Release Notes (in NEWS):
+From the PROJ 4.6.0 Release Notes (in NEWS):
* MAJOR: Rework pj_transform() to avoid applying ellipsoid to ellipsoid
transformations as a datum shift when no datum info is available.
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ Output of above command:
0 0.7853981633974483 0.00 41.94
-What options does PROJ.4 allow for the shape of the Earth (geodesy)?
+What options does PROJ allow for the shape of the Earth (geodesy)?
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See https://github.com/OSGeo/proj.4/blob/master/src/pj_ellps.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ What if I want a spherical Earth?
Use ``+ellps=sphere``. See https://github.com/OSGeo/proj.4/blob/master/src/pj_ellps.c
for the radius used in this case.
-How do I change the radius of the Earth? How do I use PROJ.4 for work on Mars?
+How do I change the radius of the Earth? How do I use PROJ for work on Mars?
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You can supply explicit values for the semi minor and semi major axes instead