Fine, I am with you Andrea Aime writes:
> Christian Müller ha scritto: >> Notes about Module epsg/wkt >> I use it because I have an app using geotools and the epsg database has >> always no or incorrect boursa wolf parameters for Austria. So I have to >> add/correct the TOWGS84 clause to the wkt definitions. >> The file based approach is the easiest way to do this. If there is no >> module maintainer, I could do this job if you like. >> Btw, the same holds true for geoserver, I am not sure if geoserver uses >> this module but I have always to correct these parameters too. >> Another reason is that at many enterprises you are simple not allowed to >> install additional db systems on production systems, but nobody has a >> problem with a file. >> I think a good idea would be an "epsg adapter" where one can register its >> own wkt definitions, backed by the original wkt defenitions. Life will be >> easier :-) >> Provided that all my thoughts are correct here, +1 for keeping the >> module. > > Hmmm... two things here: > - the epsg-extensions module is there to allow you to add/override > definitions, it's file based, and that's what we use in GeoServer > for adding/overriding wkt definitions. You can use that as well > - epsg-hsql need to write on the file system has been a source > of troubles indeed, it would be better if we could use something > that can read definitions out of the classpath directly. > As far as I know H2 does support reading from databases in > uncompressed zip files, and I believe JavaDB does too. > My preference is with H2, and I'll probably propose soon enough > a version running out of a zip file. I did provide a H2 version > running out of the file system over 2 years ago, but it > was not picked up, this time I'll try to do it out of a zip file: > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-1430 > > Once we have that H2 + zip file I believe there won't be any > more reason to work off the epsg-wkt file... or I'm still > missing something? (I mean, H2 + zip in classpath is not > really perceived as a database, doesn't it?) > > Cheers > Andrea > > > > -- > Andrea Aime > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
