If we are going to go through the trouble of storing geo-referencing data, we would be silly not to add original projection type when known. There are a few specs on github for ideas. -rhw
> On Apr 24, 2015, at 8:28 PM, James Heald <[email protected]> wrote: > > MG_1773.jpg,12,23,11.2,32.2 > IMG_1773.jpg,12,23,10.2,31.1 > > from which there is script that an admin can use to add the data to the > map-warper. > > This doesn't capture all of the data stored by Klokan Georeferencer -- eg the > useful information as to what layer the image was georeferenced against -- > but is enough to get the geo-referencing data into the system, and to then > get it out in various formats, including serving georeferenced tiles. > > > Sorry if it's all still a little bit round-the-houses; but with luck > everything should get a bit more streamlined, as we get more geared up for > large scale import. > > (There are already a couple of thousand images on Commons with links to > external georeferencing, either at NYPL or the British Library; plus ready to > be uploaded to Commons a further 6,000 georeferenced map images from the BL > Mechanical Curator collection, just as soon as I've got auto-categorisation a > bit more worked out, with that number currently increasing by approximately a > further 100 georeferenced images a day > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curator_collection/georeferencing_done > ). > > As far as I know, nobody has yet actually used the script to import > pre-existing georeferencing onto the warper.wmflabs.org server, so I'm quite > interested to see how you get on! > > Best regards, > > James. _______________________________________________ Glamtools mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glamtools
