= Design Goals =

    * Rely on PROJ.4 for the definition of all projection and datum conversion algorithms
    * Maintain compatibility with PROJ.4 for
          * the coordinate system specification language
          * resources such as the database of coordinate systems, datum conversion grids, etc 
    * Software design follows well-established Java patterns and best practices
    * Software architecture is as simple as possible and easily maintainable
    * 100% pure Java (no native code)
    * Target platform is Java 1.5 (with a high degree of 1.4 compatibility)
    * Minimal dependency on external libraries
    * Execution is efficient for performing bulk coordinate transformations
    * Support datum transformations
    * Support as many PROJ.4 parameters as possible
    * Error handling is via well-documented Java exceptions
    * High quality, informative Javadoc
    * Provide a set of unit tests to validate the API functions
    * Support the emerging MetaCRS Common Test Format database
    * Provide additional tools such as:
       * A GUI to create, inspect and execute Coordinate System definitions
       * A GUI to visualize projections on the globe 

== Currently Out of Scope ==

The following features are not currently in scope. They could be added if development resources and interest are available.

    * Support for mappings to other Coordinate System representations and authorities (e.g. such as OGC WKT, the various spatial database formats, etc)