Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

05/15/08 21:06:41 (5 years ago)

Author:

warmerdam

Comment:

flesh out most of page...

WikiStart

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  * [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/from_kai/ from_kai]: A snapshot of everything on the kai.er.usgs.gov/pub/PROJ.4 directory as of March/2000.
 
+== Documentation ==
+
+ * [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/OF90-284.pdf OF90-284.pdf (2.7MB)]: The main users manual for PROJ; however, this dates from PROJ.3 - the addendums [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/proj.4.3.pdf proj.4.3.pdf (1MB)], [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/proj.4.3.I2.pdf proj.4.3.I2.pdf (2MB)], and [ftp://ftp.remotesensing.org/proj/swiss.pdf swiss.pdf (78KB)] contain important additional information.
+ * [http://members.verizon.net/~gerald.evenden/proj4/ Gerald Evenden's libproj]: includes some updates and documentation for his slimmed down libproj.
+ * [wiki:man_proj proj], [wiki:man_cs2cs cs2cs], [wiki:man_geod geod] and [wiki:man_pj_init api] man pages.
+ * [wiki:FAQ]: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
+ * [wiki:GenParms General Parameter Notes]
+ * [http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list/ Projections List] page on the GeoTIFF site includes information on how to describe many common projections with PROJ.4 command arguments.
+
+== Mailing List ==
+
+A mailing list is available for users and developers of PROJ.4 as well as for discussion of general cartographic projections related issues.  Subscription, unsubscription and a web archive can be found at http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj.
+The PROJ.4 mailing list is also available by NNTP at news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.proj-4.devel and via HTML at 
+[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.proj-4.devel].
+
 == Bug Tracking ==
 
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 If the Buildbot [http://buildbot.osgeo.org:8502/waterfall Waterfall] is green and there are no red boxes, then PROJ.4 is healthy.
+
+== Plans ==
+
+PROJ.4 is in active use by [http://grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS], [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer], [http://www.postgis.org/ PostGIS], [http://thuban.intevation.org/ Thuban], [http://ogdi.sourceforge.net/ OGDI] and [http://www.gdal.org/ogr/osr_tutorial.html OGRCoordinateTransformation] as well as various other projects (please let me know about other projects using PROJ.4!).
+
+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 '''PJ*''' structure now also carries datum information and '''PJ*''' can be considered a full coordinate system (geographic coordinate systems are also now supported with the '''+proj=latlong''' pseudo-projection).  The new '''cs2cs''' program performs a similar function to the '''proj''' program, but transforming from any one coordinate system to another.  The new '''pj_transform()''' is used to access the extended coordinate system to coordinate system transformation with datum shifting.
+
+A mapping file ('''epsg''') has also been introduced mapping most EPSG ([http://www.epsg.org/]) coordinate systems to PROJ.4 format.
+
+As of May 2008 PROJ.4 has become part of the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MetaCRS MetaCRS] project, a confederation of coordinate systems related projects and it is hoped MetaCRS will enter incubation as an [http://www.osgeo.org/ OSGeo] project.
+
+Future plans for PROJ.4 will hopefully include better online documentation, refinement of datum shifting support and extension of the external 
+programming API for greater convenience in handling coordinate systems from applications.
+
+If you are a user of PROJ.4, and/or are interested in contributing please drop me a line and join the mailing list.
+
+== License ==
+
+
+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:
+
+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
+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. 
+
+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. 
+
+{{{
+ Copyright (c) 2000, Frank Warmerdam
+
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+}}}
+
+== Related Resources ==
+
+<ul>
+
+<li> <a href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1395">Snyder, 1987: Map 
+projections; a working manual</a>.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/Public/BDB/Tools/proj4/proj_api.zip">
+PROJ.4 VB Wrappers</a> from Eric G. Miller. <p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/">GMT</a> - Generic
+Mapping Tools, includes reprojection services.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/CartIndex/cartIndex.html">
+Map projections</a>: An introduction to cartography emphasizing map projections: their properties, applications and basic mathematics.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://edc.usgs.gov/pub/software/gctpc/">GCTPC</a>: The
+other widely used projection package from te USGS.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/geotrans/index.htm">
+Geotrans</a>: a projections and datum shift program from NIMA.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://www.jhlabs.com/java/maps/proj/">JHLabs Java Map Projection Library</a>: Loosely derived from PROJ.4 with similar syntax.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://geotools.org/">GeoTools</a>: GeoTools is a Java GIS library that includes projections support.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://www.mapref.org">MapRef</a>: Assorted general information on projections, and related topics.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://www.asprs.org/resources/GRIDS/">Grids & Datums</a>: Clifford J. Mugnier's columns in PE&amp;RS.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/publications/index.htm">NGA (former NIMA) Publications on Geodesy</a>.<p>
+
+<li> <a href="http://www.galleryofmapprojections.com/">Paul B. Anderson's Map Projections Site</a>.<p>
+
+</ul>
+