Hamish wrote: > > That's what I thought when I looked at that code, but the thing is not > > so simple, as when using v.transform, there is not way to know, > > whether the 'to' or 'from' are coordinates are lat/long or not, > > because v.transform is used to transform between different coordinate > > systems, and the current location does not necessarily reflect either > > of these. > > No, v.transform Is Not for transforming between different coordinate > systems. Use v.proj for that. It's for adjusting coordinates in 3D > space. > > It's description implies otherwise: "Transforms a vector map layer from > one coordinate system into another coordinate system."
Whoever wrote that was presumably thinking about the use of the term "coordinate system" in mathematics/geometry rather than in cartography. As the user will probably view it from a cartographic perspective, it's rather misleading. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
