Helmut, > when I do: testepsg of the ogr2ogr'ed shapefile prj file: > > testepsg Gesamtgewaessernetz_v11_Tirol_epsg31287.prj > > ERROR 6: No translation for Lambert_Conformal_Conic to PROJ.4 format is > known. > PROJ.4 rendering of [Gesamtgewaessernetz_v11_Tirol_epsg31287.prj] = > > is this normal?
Yes. testepsg foo.prj expects a .prj file conforming to OGC WKT, whereas a .prj file generated by the Shapefile driver will follow ESRI WKT. testepsg (or gdalsrsinfo) ESRI::Gesamtgewaessernetz_v11_Tirol_epsg31287.prj will report PROJ.4 : '+proj=lcc +lat_1=49 +lat_2=46 +lat_0=47.5 +lon_0=13.33333333333333 +x_0=400000 +y_0=400000 +ellps=bessel +units=m +no_defs ' OGC WKT : PROJCS["MGI_Austria_Lambert", GEOGCS["GCS_MGI", DATUM["Militar_Geographische_Institute", SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0], UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]], PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",46], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",47.5], PARAMETER["central_meridian",13.33333333333333], PARAMETER["false_easting",400000], PARAMETER["false_northing",400000], UNIT["Meter",1]] Even -- Spatialys - Geospatial professional services http://www.spatialys.com _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev