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NAME
projinfo - Geodetic object and coordinate operation queries
SYNOPSIS
projinfo
[-o formats] [-k crs|operation|datum|ensemble|ellipsoid] [--summary] [-q]
[[--area name_or_code] | [--bbox west_long,south_lat,east_long,north_lat]]
[--spatial-test contains|intersects]
[--crs-extent-use none|both|intersection|smallest]
[--grid-check none|discard_missing|sort|known_available]
[--pivot-crs always|if_no_direct_transformation|never|{auth:code[,auth:code]*}]
[--show-superseded] [--hide-ballpark] [--accuracy {accuracy}]
[--allow-ellipsoidal-height-as-vertical-crs]
[--boundcrs-to-wgs84]
[--authority name]
[--main-db-path path] [--aux-db-path path]*
[--dump-db-structure]
[--identify] [--3d]
[--output-id AUTH:CODE]
[--c-ify] [--single-line]
--searchpaths | --remote-data |
--list-crs [list-crs-filter] |
--dump-db-structure [{object_definition} | {object_reference}] |
{object_definition} | {object_reference} |
(-s {srs_def} [--s_epoch {epoch}] -t {srs_def} [--t_epoch {epoch}]) |
({srs_def} {srs_def})
where {object_definition} or {srs_def} is one of the possibilities accepted by
proj_create()
• a proj-string,
• a WKT string,
• an object code (like "EPSG:4326", "urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326",
"urn:ogc:def:coordinateOperation:EPSG::1671"),
• an Object name. e.g "WGS 84", "WGS 84 / UTM zone 31N". In that case as uniqueness is
not guaranteed, heuristics are applied to determine the appropriate best match.
• a CRS name and a coordinate epoch, separated with '@'. For example "ITRF2014@2025.0".
(added in 9.2)
• a OGC URN combining references for compound coordinate reference systems (e.g "‐
urn:ogc:def:crs,crs:EPSG::2393,crs:EPSG::5717" or custom abbreviated syntax
"EPSG:2393+5717"),
• a OGC URN combining references for references for projected or derived CRSs e.g. for
Projected 3D CRS "UTM zone 31N / WGS 84 (3D)": "‐
urn:ogc:def:crs,crs:EPSG::4979,cs:PROJ::ENh,coordinateOperation:EPSG::16031" (added
in 6.2)
• Extension of OGC URN for CoordinateMetadata. e.g. "‐
urn:ogc:def:CoordinateMetadata:NRCAN::NAD83_CSRS_1997_MTM11_HT2_1997"
• 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 (added in 6.2)
• a compound CRS made from two object names separated with " + ". e.g. "WGS 84 + EGM96
height" (added in 7.1)
{object_reference} is a filename preceded by the '@' character. The file referenced by
the {object_reference} must contain a valid {object_definition}.
The usage of "{srs_def} {srs_def}" is equivalent to "-s {srs_def} -t {srs_def}" (added
in 9.5).
DESCRIPTION
projinfo is a program that can query information on a geodetic object, coordinate
reference system (CRS) or coordinate operation, when the -s and -t options are specified,
and display it under different formats (PROJ string, WKT string or PROJJSON string).
It can also be used to query coordinate operations available between two CRS.
The program is named with some reference to the GDAL gdalsrsinfo utility that offers
partly similar services.
The following control parameters can appear in any order:
-o formats
formats is a comma separated combination of: all, default, PROJ, WKT_ALL,
WKT2:2015, WKT2:2019, WKT1:GDAL, WKT1:ESRI, PROJJSON, SQL.
Except all and default, other formats can be preceded by - to disable them.
NOTE:
WKT2_2019 was previously called WKT2_2018.
NOTE:
Before PROJ 6.3.0, WKT1:GDAL was implicitly calling --boundcrs-to-wgs84. This
is no longer the case.
NOTE:
When SQL is specified, --output-id must be specified.
-k crs|operation|datum|ensemble|ellipsoid
When used to query a single object with a AUTHORITY:CODE, determines the (k)ind of
the object in case there are CRS, coordinate operations or ellipsoids with the same
CODE. The default is crs.
--summary
When listing coordinate operations available between 2 CRS, return the result in a
summary format, mentioning only the name of the coordinate operation, its accuracy
and its area of use.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
-q Turn on quiet mode. Quiet mode is only available for queries on single objects, and
only one output format is selected. In that mode, only the PROJ, WKT or PROJJSON
string is displayed, without other introduction output. The output is then
potentially compatible of being piped in other utilities.
--area name_or_code
Specify an area of interest to restrict the results when researching coordinate
operations between 2 CRS. The area of interest can be specified either as a name
(e.g "Denmark - onshore") or a AUTHORITY:CODE (EPSG:3237) This option is exclusive
of --bbox.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--bbox west_long,south_lat,east_long,north_lat
Specify an area of interest to restrict the results when researching coordinate
operations between 2 CRS. The area of interest is specified as a bounding box with
geographic coordinates, expressed in degrees in a unspecified geographic CRS.
west_long and east_long should be in the [-180,180] range, and south_lat and
north_lat in the [-90,90]. west_long is generally lower than east_long, except in
the case where the area of interest crosses the antimeridian.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--spatial-test contains|intersects
Specify how the area of use of coordinate operations found in the database are
compared to the area of use specified explicitly with --area or --bbox, or derived
implicitly from the area of use of the source and target CRS. By default, projinfo
will only keep coordinate operations whose are of use is strictly within the area
of interest (contains strategy). If using the intersects strategy, the spatial
test is relaxed, and any coordinate operation whose area of use at least partly
intersects the area of interest is listed.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--crs-extent-use none|both|intersection|smallest
Specify which area of interest to consider when no explicit one is specified with
--area or --bbox options. By default (smallest strategy), the area of use of the
source or target CRS will be looked, and the one that is the smallest one in terms
of area will be used as the area of interest. If using none, no area of interest
is used. If using both, only coordinate operations that relate (contain or
intersect depending of the --spatial-test strategy) to the area of use of both CRS
are selected. If using intersection, the area of interest is the intersection of
the bounding box of the area of use of the source and target CRS
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--grid-check none|discard_missing|sort|known_available
Specify how the presence or absence of a horizontal or vertical shift grid required
for a coordinate operation affects the results returned when researching coordinate
operations between 2 CRS. The default strategy is sort (if PROJ_NETWORK is not
defined). In that case, all candidate operations are returned, but the actual
availability of the grids is used to determine the sorting order. That is, if a
coordinate operation involves using a grid that is not available in the PROJ
resource directories (determined by the PROJ_DATA environment variable), it will be
listed in the bottom of the results. The none strategy completely disables the
checks of presence of grids and this returns the results as if all the grids where
available. The discard_missing strategy discards results that involve grids not
present in the PROJ resource directories. The known_available strategy discards
results that involve grids not present in the PROJ resource directories and that
are not known of the CDN. This is the default strategy is PROJ_NETWORK is set to
ON.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--pivot-crs always|if_no_direct_transformation|never|{auth:code[,auth:code]*}
Determine if intermediate (pivot) CRS can be used when researching coordinate
operation between 2 CRS. A typical example is the WGS84 pivot. By default, projinfo
will consider any potential pivot if there is no direct transformation (
if_no_direct_transformation). If using the never strategy, only direct
transformations between the source and target CRS will be used. If using the always
strategy, intermediate CRS will be considered even if there are direct
transformations. It is also possible to restrict the pivot CRS to consider by
specifying one or several CRS by their AUTHORITY:CODE.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--show-superseded
When enabled, coordinate operations that are superseded by others will be listed.
Note that supersession is not equivalent to deprecation: superseded operations are
still considered valid although they have a better equivalent, whereas deprecated
operations have been determined to be erroneous and are not considered at all.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--hide-ballpark
New in version 7.1.
Hides any coordinate operation that is, or contains, a Ballpark transformation
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--accuracy {accuracy}
New in version 8.0.
Sets the minimum desired accuracy for returned coordinate operations.
NOTE:
only used for coordinate operation computation
--allow-ellipsoidal-height-as-vertical-crs
New in version 8.0.
Allows exporting a geographic or projected 3D CRS as a compound CRS whose vertical
CRS represents the ellipsoidal height.
NOTE:
only used for CRS, and with WKT1:GDAL output format
--boundcrs-to-wgs84
When specified, this option researches a coordinate operation from the base
geographic CRS of the single CRS, source or target CRS to the WGS84 geographic CRS,
and if found, wraps those CRS into a BoundCRS object. This is mostly to be used
for early-binding approaches.
--authority name
Specify the name of the authority into which to restrict looks up for objects, when
specifying an object by name or when coordinate operations are computed. The
default is to allow all authorities.
When used with SQL output, this restricts the authorities to which intermediate
objects can belong to (the default is EPSG and PROJ). Note that the authority of
the --output-id option will also be implicitly added.
--main-db-path path
Specify the name and path of the database to be used by projinfo. The default is
proj.db in the PROJ resource directories.
--aux-db-path path
Specify the name and path of auxiliary databases, that are to be combined with the
main database. Those auxiliary databases must have a table structure that is
identical to the main database, but can be partly filled and their entries can
refer to entries of the main database. The option may be repeated to specify
several auxiliary databases.
--identify
When used with an object definition, this queries the PROJ database to find known
objects, typically CRS, that are close or identical to the object. Each candidate
object is associated with an approximate likelihood percentage. This is useful
when used with a WKT string that lacks a EPSG identifier, such as ESRI WKT1. This
might also be used with PROJ strings. For example, +proj=utm +zone=31 +datum=WGS84
+type=crs will be identified with a likelihood of 70% to EPSG:32631
--dump-db-structure
New in version 8.1.
Outputs the sequence of SQL statements to create a new empty valid auxiliary
database. This option can be specified as the only switch of the utility. If also
specifying a CRS object and the --output-id option, the definition of the object as
SQL statements will be appended.
--list-crs [list-crs-filter]
New in version 8.1.
Outputs a list (authority name:code and CRS name) of the filtered CRSs from the
database. If no filter is provided all authority names and types of non deprecated
CRSs are dumped. list-crs-filter is a comma separated combination of:
allow_deprecated,geodetic,geocentric,
geographic,geographic_2d,geographic_3d,vertical,projected,compound. Affected by
options --authority, --area, --bbox and --spatial-test
A visual alternative is the webpage CRS Explorer .
--3d New in version 6.3.
"Promote" 2D CRS(s) to their 3D version, where the vertical axis is the ellipsoidal
height in metres, using the ellipsoid of the base geodetic CRS. Depending on PROJ
versions and the exact nature of the CRS involved, especially before PROJ 9.1, a
mix of 2D and 3D CRS could lead to 2D or 3D transformations. Starting with PROJ
9.1, both CRS need to be 3D for vertical transformation to possibly happen.
--output-id=AUTH:NAME
New in version 8.1.
Identifier to assign to the object (for SQL output).
It is strongly recommended that new objects should not be added in common
registries, such as EPSG, ESRI, IAU, etc. Users should use a custom authority name
instead. If a new object should be added to the official EPSG registry, users are
invited to follow the procedure explained at
https://epsg.org/dataset-change-requests.html.
Combined with --dump-db-structure, users can create auxiliary databases, instead of
directly modifying the main proj.db database. See the example how to export to an
auxiliary database.
Those auxiliary databases can be specified through proj_context_set_database_path()
or the PROJ_AUX_DB environment variable.
--c-ify
For developers only. Modify the string output of the utility so that it is easy to
put those strings in C/C++ code
--single-line
Output PROJ, WKT or PROJJSON strings on a single line, instead of multiple indented
lines by default.
--searchpaths
New in version 7.0.
Output the directories into which PROJ resources will be looked for (if not using C
API such as proj_context_set_search_paths() that will override them.
--remote-data
New in version 7.0.
Display information regarding if Network capabilities is enabled, and the related
URL.
--s_epoch
New in version 9.4.
Epoch of coordinates in the source CRS, as decimal year. Only applies to a dynamic
CRS.
--t_epoch
New in version 9.4.
Epoch of coordinates in the target CRS, as decimal year. Only applies to a dynamic
CRS.
EXAMPLES
1. Query the CRS object corresponding to EPSG:4326
projinfo EPSG:4326
Output:
PROJ.4 string:
+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs
WKT2:2019 string:
GEOGCRS["WGS 84",
DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
CS[ellipsoidal,2],
AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
ORDER[1],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
ORDER[2],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
USAGE[
SCOPE["unknown"],
AREA["World"],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
ID["EPSG",4326]]
2. List the coordinate operations between NAD27 (designed with its CRS name) and NAD83
(designed with its EPSG code 4269) within an area of interest
projinfo -s NAD27 -t EPSG:4269 --area "USA - Missouri"
Output:
DERIVED_FROM(EPSG):1241, NAD27 to NAD83 (1), 0.15 m, USA - CONUS including EEZ
PROJ string:
+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert \
+xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=conus \
+step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1
WKT2:2019 string:
COORDINATEOPERATION["NAD27 to NAD83 (1)",
SOURCECRS[
GEOGCRS["NAD27",
DATUM["North American Datum 1927",
ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
CS[ellipsoidal,2],
AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
ORDER[1],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
ORDER[2],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]]],
TARGETCRS[
GEOGCRS["NAD83",
DATUM["North American Datum 1983",
ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
CS[ellipsoidal,2],
AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
ORDER[1],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
ORDER[2],
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]]],
METHOD["CTABLE2"],
PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","conus"],
OPERATIONACCURACY[0.15],
USAGE[
SCOPE["unknown"],
AREA["USA - CONUS including EEZ"],
BBOX[23.81,-129.17,49.38,-65.69]],
ID["DERIVED_FROM(EPSG)",1241]]
3. Export an object as a PROJJSON string
projinfo GDA94 -o PROJJSON -q
Output:
{
"type": "GeographicCRS",
"name": "GDA94",
"datum": {
"type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
"name": "Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994",
"ellipsoid": {
"name": "GRS 1980",
"semi_major_axis": 6378137,
"inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
}
},
"coordinate_system": {
"subtype": "ellipsoidal",
"axis": [
{
"name": "Geodetic latitude",
"abbreviation": "Lat",
"direction": "north",
"unit": "degree"
},
{
"name": "Geodetic longitude",
"abbreviation": "Lon",
"direction": "east",
"unit": "degree"
}
]
},
"area": "Australia - GDA",
"bbox": {
"south_latitude": -60.56,
"west_longitude": 93.41,
"north_latitude": -8.47,
"east_longitude": 173.35
},
"id": {
"authority": "EPSG",
"code": 4283
}
}
4. Exporting the SQL statements to insert a new CRS in an auxiliary database.
# Get the SQL statements for a custom CRS
projinfo "+proj=merc +lat_ts=5 +datum=WGS84 +type=crs +title=my_crs" --output-id HOBU:MY_CRS -o SQL -q > my_crs.sql
cat my_crs.sql
# Initialize an auxiliary database with the schema of the reference database
echo ".schema" | sqlite3 /path/to/proj.db | sqlite3 aux.db
# Append the content of the definition of HOBU:MY_CRS
sqlite3 aux.db < my_crs.db
# Check that everything works OK
projinfo --aux-db-path aux.db HOBU:MY_CRS
or more simply:
# Create an auxiliary database with the definition of a custom CRS.
projinfo "+proj=merc +lat_ts=5 +datum=WGS84 +type=crs +title=my_crs" --output-id HOBU:MY_CRS --dump-db-structure | sqlite3 aux.db
# Check that everything works OK
projinfo --aux-db-path aux.db HOBU:MY_CRS
Output:
INSERT INTO geodetic_crs VALUES('HOBU','GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS','unknown','','geographic 2D','EPSG','6424','EPSG','6326',NULL,0);
INSERT INTO usage VALUES('HOBU','USAGE_GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS','geodetic_crs','HOBU','GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS','PROJ','EXTENT_UNKNOWN','PROJ','SCOPE_UNKNOWN');
INSERT INTO conversion VALUES('HOBU','CONVERSION_MY_CRS','unknown','','EPSG','9805','Mercator (variant B)','EPSG','8823','Latitude of 1st standard parallel',5,'EPSG','9122','EPSG','8802','Longitude of natural origin',0,'EPSG','9122','EPSG','8806','False easting',0,'EPSG','9001','EPSG','8807','False northing',0,'EPSG','9001',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0);
INSERT INTO usage VALUES('HOBU','USAGE_CONVERSION_MY_CRS','conversion','HOBU','CONVERSION_MY_CRS','PROJ','EXTENT_UNKNOWN','PROJ','SCOPE_UNKNOWN');
INSERT INTO projected_crs VALUES('HOBU','MY_CRS','my_crs','','EPSG','4400','HOBU','GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS','HOBU','CONVERSION_MY_CRS',NULL,0);
INSERT INTO usage VALUES('HOBU','USAGE_PROJECTED_CRS_MY_CRS','projected_crs','HOBU','MY_CRS','PROJ','EXTENT_UNKNOWN','PROJ','SCOPE_UNKNOWN');
PROJ.4 string:
+proj=merc +lat_ts=5 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs
WKT2:2019 string:
PROJCRS["my_crs",
BASEGEOGCRS["unknown",
ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["HOBU","GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS"]],
CONVERSION["unknown",
METHOD["Mercator (variant B)",
ID["EPSG",9805]],
PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",5,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8823]],
PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8802]],
PARAMETER["False easting",0,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8806]],
PARAMETER["False northing",0,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8807]]],
CS[Cartesian,2],
AXIS["(E)",east,
ORDER[1],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
AXIS["(N)",north,
ORDER[2],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ID["HOBU","MY_CRS"]]
5. Get the WKT representation of EPSG:25832 in the WKT1:GDAL output format and on a single
line
projinfo -o WKT1:GDAL --single-line EPSG:25832
Output:
WKT1:GDAL string:
PROJCS["ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N",GEOGCS["ETRS89",DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_System_1989",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6258"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4258"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","25832"]]
SEE ALSO
cs2cs(1), cct(1), geod(1), gie(1), proj(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
Even Rouault
COPYRIGHT
1983-2024, PROJ contributors