This issue is still present in Karmic. It means that any user of GIS
software in the Ubuntu repositories that depends on proj.4 will get
incorrect results when working between NAD27 and NAD83 datums. This is
a serious problem, and the fix is simple (I posted the commands for
building it
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: proj
I am using Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy). This bug report pertains to the
proj-4.6.0_1 package, which I no longer have installed due to this bug
(I've installed from source instead).
The cartographic projection library, proj, is advertised as now
containing
I should have remarked on the source package I'm referring to. It's
this one:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/proj
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Cartographic projection library (proj) built without datum conversion grid data
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368065
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And further, I should note that the problem is not just for North
America. The proj-datumgrid file includes information for US, Canadian,
French and New Zealand that presumably also makes datum conversions for
those areas incorrect when the grids are missing.
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Cartographic projection library
