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NAME
cct - Coordinate Conversion and Transformation
SYNOPSIS
cct [-cIostvz [args]] +opt[=arg] ... file ...
or
cct [-cIostvz [args]] {object_definition} file ...
Where {object_definition} is one of the possibilities accepted by proj_create(), provided
it expresses a coordinate operation
• a proj-string,
• a WKT string,
• an object code (like "EPSG:1671" "urn:ogc:def:coordinateOperation:EPSG::1671"),
• an object name. e.g. "ITRF2014 to ETRF2014 (1)". In that case as uniqueness is not
guaranteed, heuristics are applied to determine the appropriate best match.
• a OGC URN combining references for concatenated operations (e.g. "‐
urn:ogc:def:coordinateOperation,coordinateOperation:EPSG::3895,coordinateOperation:EPSG::1618")
• a PROJJSON string. The jsonschema is at
https://proj.org/schemas/v0.4/projjson.schema.json
New in version 8.0.0.
NOTE:
Before version 8.0.0 only proj-strings could be used to instantiate operations in
cct.
or
cct [-cIostvz [args]] {object_reference} file ...
where {object_reference} is a filename preceded by the '@' character. The file referenced
by the {object_reference} must contain a valid {object_definition}.
New in version 8.0.0.
DESCRIPTION
cct is a 4D equivalent to the proj projection program, performs transformation coordinate
systems on a set of input points. The coordinate system transformation can include
translation between projected and geographic coordinates as well as the application of
datum shifts.
The following control parameters can appear in any order:
-c <x,y,z,t>
Specify input columns for (up to) 4 input parameters. Defaults to 1,2,3,4.
-d <n> New in version 5.2.0.
Specify the number of decimals to round to in the output.
-I Do the inverse transformation.
-o <output file name>, --output=<output file name>
Specify the name of the output file.
-t <time>, --time=<time>
Specify a fixed observation time to be used for all input data.
-z <height>, --height=<height>
Specify a fixed observation height to be used for all input data.
-s <n>, --skip-lines=<n>
New in version 5.1.0.
Skip the first n lines of input. This applies to any kind of input, whether it
comes from STDIN, a file or interactive user input.
-v, --verbose
Write non-essential, but potentially useful, information to stderr. Repeat for
additional information (-vv, -vvv, etc.)
--version
Print version number.
The +opt arguments are associated with coordinate operation parameters. Usage varies with
operation.
cct is an acronym meaning Coordinate Conversion and Transformation.
The acronym refers to definitions given in the OGC 08-015r2/ISO-19111 standard
"Geographical Information -- Spatial Referencing by Coordinates", which defines two
different classes of coordinate operations:
Coordinate Conversions, which are coordinate operations where input and output datum are
identical (e.g. conversion from geographical to cartesian coordinates) and
Coordinate Transformations, which are coordinate operations where input and output datums
differ (e.g. change of reference frame).
USE OF REMOTE GRIDS
New in version 7.0.0.
If the PROJ_NETWORK environment variable is set to ON, cct will attempt to use remote
grids stored on CDN (Content Delivery Network) storage, when they are not available
locally.
More details are available in the Network capabilities section.
EXAMPLES
1. The operator specs describe the action to be performed by cct. So the following script
echo 12 55 0 0 | cct +proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80
will transform the input geographic coordinates into UTM zone 32 coordinates. Hence, the
command
echo 12 55 | cct -z0 -t0 +proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80
Should give results comparable to the classic proj command
echo 12 55 | proj +proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=GRS80
2. Convert geographical input to UTM zone 32 on the GRS80 ellipsoid:
cct +proj=utm +ellps=GRS80 +zone=32
3. Roundtrip accuracy check for the case above:
cct +proj=pipeline +proj=utm +ellps=GRS80 +zone=32 +step +step +inv
4. As (2) but specify input columns for longitude, latitude, height and time:
cct -c 5,2,1,4 +proj=utm +ellps=GRS80 +zone=32
5. As (2) but specify fixed height and time, hence needing only 2 cols in input:
cct -t 0 -z 0 +proj=utm +ellps=GRS80 +zone=32
6. Auxiliary data following the coordinate input is forward to the output stream:
$ echo 12 56 100 2018.0 auxiliary data | cct +proj=merc
1335833.8895 7522963.2411 100.0000 2018.0000 auxiliary data
7. Coordinate operation referenced through its code
$ echo 3541657.3778 948984.2343 5201383.5231 2020.5 | cct EPSG:8366
3541657.9112 948983.7503 5201383.2482 2020.5000
8. Coordinate operation referenced through its name
$ echo 3541657.3778 948984.2343 5201383.5231 2020.5 | cct "ITRF2014 to ETRF2014 (1)"
3541657.9112 948983.7503 5201383.2482 2020.5000
BACKGROUND
cct also refers to Carl Christian Tscherning (1942--2014), professor of Geodesy at the
University of Copenhagen, mentor and advisor for a generation of Danish geodesists,
colleague and collaborator for two generations of global geodesists, Secretary General for
the International Association of Geodesy, IAG (1995--2007), fellow of the American
Geophysical Union (1991), recipient of the IAG Levallois Medal (2007), the European
Geosciences Union Vening Meinesz Medal (2008), and of numerous other honours.
cct, or Christian, as he was known to most of us, was recognized for his good mood, his
sharp wit, his tireless work, and his great commitment to the development of geodesy --
both through his scientific contributions, comprising more than 250 publications, and by
his mentoring and teaching of the next generations of geodesists.
As Christian was an avid Fortran programmer, and a keen Unix connoisseur, he would have
enjoyed to know that his initials would be used to name a modest Unix style transformation
filter, hinting at the tireless aspect of his personality, which was certainly one of the
reasons he accomplished so much, and meant so much to so many people.
Hence, in honour of cct (the geodesist) this is cct (the program).
SEE ALSO
proj(1), cs2cs(1), geod(1), gie(1), projinfo(1), projsync(1)
BUGS
A list of known bugs can be found at https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/issues where new bug
reports can be submitted to.
HOME PAGE
https://proj.org/
AUTHOR
Thomas Knudsen
COPYRIGHT
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