From 9739bb37971951d491644a589f710d10133586ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristian Evers Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:46:31 +0200 Subject: Merge pull request #2878 from kbevers/fix-latlon-doc doc: clarify use of +datum option with +proj=latlon --- docs/source/operations/conversions/latlon.rst | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/operations/conversions/latlon.rst b/docs/source/operations/conversions/latlon.rst index 00fa5db3..25e2a143 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/conversions/latlon.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/conversions/latlon.rst @@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ However, the parameters below can be used in a declarative manner when used with .. option:: +datum= - Declare the datum used with the coordinates. See ``cs2cs -ld`` for a - list of available datums. + Declare the datum used with the coordinates. Available options are: + ``WGS84``, ``GGRS87``, ``NAD38``, ``NAD27``, ``potsdam``, ``carthage``, + ``hermannskogel``, ``ire65``, ``nzgd49``, ``OSGB336``. + + .. note:: + + The ``+datum`` option is primarily available to support the legacy + use of PROJ.4 strings as CRS descriptors and should in most cases + be avoided. .. option:: +towgs84= -- cgit v1.2.3