Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Release/1.9.0-News

Timestamp:

Dec 22, 2011, 5:58:16 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

warmerdam

Comment:

update to beta2

Release/1.9.0-News

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-= GDAL/OGR 1.9.0 Beta 1 release notes =
+= GDAL/OGR 1.9.0 beta2 release notes =
+
+Established from r21484 up to r23642
 
 == In a nutshell... ==
@@ -10 +11 @@
  * RFC 35: Delete, reorder and alter field definitions of OGR layers
  * RFC 37: Add mechanism to provide user data to CPLErrorHandler (#4295)
+ * gdalsrsinfo: new supported utility to report SRS in various form (supercedes testepsg)
 
 == New installed files ==
@@ -18 +20 @@
 
  * GTiff: ensure false easting/northing in geotiff geokeys are treated as being in geosys units (#3901)
+ * GRIB: Fix grid vs cell-center convention (#2637)
  * OGR SQL: with DISTINCT, consider null values are such, and not as empty string (#4353)
 
@@ -181 +184 @@
 
 DIMAP driver:
+ * Add support for DIMAP2
  * Check underlying raster for SRS. There are cases where HORIZONTAL_CS_CODE is empty and the underlying raster is georeferenced
 
@@ -246 +250 @@
  * fix 'cannot specify columns on insert create option' (#4206)
  * Fix ULTCoordinate Rows/Columns swapping (#3718)
+ * Fix loading of small images, FlushCache issue (#4363)
 
 GIF driver:
@@ -251 +256 @@
 
 GRIB driver:
- * Fix grid vs cell-center convention wrong
+ * Fix grid vs cell-center convention (#2637)
  * use /vsi for all jpeg2000 files now
  * Fix to allow GFS data to show up properly (#2550)
@@ -268 +273 @@
  * Fix bug when using -co COPY_SRC_OVERVIEWS=YES on a multiband source with external overviews (#3938)
  * Add logic to fill out partial tiles on write in for jpeg images (#4096)
- * Refresh with libtiff 4.0.0beta7
+ * Updated to libtiff 4.0.0 final
  * Refresh with libgeotiff 1.4.0, to support for GeogTOWGS84GeoKey
  * Add support for Geocentric SRS
@@ -376 +381 @@
  * CF-1.5 compatible export of projected grids (optional lon/lat export)
  * Fix LCC-1SP import and export (#3324)
+ * Fix handling of UNITS import and export (#4402 and #3324)
+ * Fix upside-down export and import of grids without projection and geotransform (#2129, #4284)
+ * Support import of polar stereographic variant without standard parallel (#2893)
  * New driver options
  * Add simple progress indicator
@@ -574 +582 @@
  * ESRI: fix Stereo/Oblique_Stereo/Double_Stereo (bugs #1428 and #4267)
  * ESRI: fix projection parameter mapping for Orthographic projection (#4249)
- * ESRI: add optional fixing of TOWGS84, DATUM and GEOGCS (#4345 and #4378)
+ * ESRI: add optional fixing of TOWGS84, DATUM and GEOGCS with GDAL_FIX_ESRI_WKT config. option (#4345 and #4378)
  * ESRI: fix add Krassowsky/Krasovsky 1940 spheroid mapping
  * Add EPSG:102113 in the data/esri_extra.wkt file
@@ -678 +686 @@
  * Be able to open .gz file directly (like OS Mastermap ones), and read/write the .gfs file next to the .gz file
  * Fix segfault when encountering an invalid (or unhandled by OGR) geometry and when the axis order is lat/long (#3935)
+ * GML3: use a new method to interpret Face objects (which requires GEOS support);
+         old method available if GML_FACE_HOLE_NEGATIVE config. option set to YES (#3937)
  * GML3: support Curve as a valid child for curveProperty inside directEdge parsing (#3934)
  * GML3: don't force the linestring to be 3D when inverting its orientation during parsing of directedEdge (#3936)
@@ -933 +943 @@
 Ruby bindings:
  * Build SWIG Ruby Bindings against modern Ruby versions (1.8.7 and 1.9.2) (#3999)
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