eo_regnewrs()

Adds a custom spatial reference system to the catalog.

Synopsis

AFL% eo_regnewsrs(auth_name, auth_srid, wkt, proj4);
Argument Description
auth_name Authority name as a string
auth_srid Integer identifier
wkt Well-known text definition as a string
proj4 Proj4 definition as a string

Result

This is a data definition operator and won’t return any results.

Details

This operator adds a new spatial reference system and its WKT and proj4 definitions to the catalog.

Examples

  1. Add the MODIS sinusoidal systems (as on http://spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/6842/)

    eo_regnewsrs('SR-ORG',6842, 'PROJCS["Sinusoidal",GEOGCS["GCS_Undefined",DATUM["Undefined",SPHEROID["User_Defined_Spheroid",6371007.181,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Sinusoidal"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]','+proj=sinu +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6371007.181 +b=6371007.181 +units=m +no_defs');

Notes

The combination of authority name and ID must be unique and must not exist before.

Author(s)

Marius Appel - marius.appel@uni-muenster.de