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diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html index 8e6879d6..4869f669 100644 --- a/html/index.html +++ b/html/index.html @@ -91,26 +91,32 @@ be viewed</a> in BugZilla.<p> <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------> <h2>Plans</h2> -I (<a href="http://pobox.com/~warmerdam/">Frank Warmerdam</a> - -<a href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com">warmerdam@pobox.com</a>) -have been using PROJ.4 for a number -of projects of mine. PROJ.4 has been without maintenance for nearly five -years now since Gerald Evenden retired. I have been in contact with him, and -he has indicated no interest in actively maintaining PROJ.4.<p> - -It is my intention for this version (here at remotesensing.org) to be the -new official version of PROJ.4. So far I have redone the makefiles and -configuration mechanism to use automake, autoconf and libtool. As well as -couple of portability fixes have been incorporated.<p> - -It is my hope to involve the +PROJ.4 is in active use by <a href="http://hgeo02.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/">GRASS</a>, <a href="http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/">MapServer</a>, -and <a href="http://ogdi.sourceforge.net/">OGDI</a> -communities all of which use some version of PROJ.4 though in some cases -with substantial changes. I am also using PROJ.4 in my own projects, including -using it as the basis of <a href="http://www.opengis.org/">OpenGIS</a> inspired -coordinate transform services.<p> +<a href="http://ogdi.sourceforge.net/">OGDI</a> +<a href="http://gdal.velocet.ca/projects/opengis/ogrhtml/osr_tutorial.html"> +OGRCoordinateTransformation</a> as well as various other projects (please +let me know about other projects using PROJ.4!).<p> + +Since work started on the PROJ.4.4.x series of releases, various bux fixes +have been incorporated, and the build system has been overhauled to use +autoconf/libtool. Support has also been added for 3 and 7 parameter datum +shifts, the <b>PJ*</b> structure now also carries datum information and +<b>PJ*</b> can be considered a full coordinate system (geographic coordinate +systems are also now supported with the <b>+proj=latlong</b> +pseudo-projection). The new <b>cs2cs</b> program performs a similar function +to the <b>proj</b> program, but transforming from any one coordinate system +to another. The new <b>pj_transform()</b> is used to access the extended +coordinate system to coordinate system transformation with datum shifting. +A mapping file (<b>epsg</b>) has also been introduced mapping most EPSG ( +<a href="http://www.epsg.org">www.epsg.org</a>) coordinate systems to +PROJ.4 format.<p> + +Future plans for PROJ.4 will hopefully include better online documentation, +refinement of datum shifting support, splitting of projects.h into public +and private components and extension of the external programming API +for greater convenience in handling coordinate systems from applications.<p> If you are a user of PROJ.4, and/or are interested in contributing please drop me a line and join the mailing list. <p> @@ -118,12 +124,10 @@ drop me a line and join the mailing list. <p> <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------> <h2>License</h2> -I have tentatively placed PROJ.4 under an MIT license. I believe this to +PROJ.4 has been placed under an MIT license. I believe this to be as close as possible to public domain while satisfying those who say that a copyright notice is required in some countries. The COPYING file read as -follows: - -<pre> +follows:<p> All source, data files and other contents of the PROJ.4 package are available under the following terms. Note that the PROJ 4.3 and earlier @@ -131,11 +135,12 @@ was "public domain" as is common with US government work, but apparently this is not a well defined legal term in many countries. I am placing everything under the following MIT style license because I believe it is effectively the same as public domain, allowing anyone to use the code as -they wish, including making proprietary derivatives. +they wish, including making proprietary derivatives. <p> Though I have put my own name as copyright holder, I don't mean to imply -I did the work. Essentially all work was done by Gerald Evenden. +I did the work. Essentially all work was done by Gerald Evenden. <p> +<pre> -------------- Copyright (c) 2000, Frank Warmerdam |