usage: 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[--show-superseded] [--hide-ballpark] [--accuracy {accuracy}]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]*
[--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})
-o: 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 format can be preceded by '-' to disable them
list-crs-filter is a comma separated combination of: allow_deprecated,geodetic,geocentric,
geographic,geographic_2d,geographic_3d,vertical,projected,compound
{object_definition} might be a PROJ string, a WKT string, a AUTHORITY:CODE, or urn:ogc:def:OBJECT_TYPE:AUTHORITY::CODE
Options (27)
| Option | Description | Source |
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-o formats | formats is a comma separated combination of: all, default, PROJ, WKT_ALL, WKT2:2015, WKT2:2019, WKT1:GDAL, WKT1:ESRI, PROJJSON, SQL. | man |
-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. | man |
--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. | man |
-q | Turn on quiet mode. | man |
--area name_or_code | Specify an area of interest to restrict the results when researching coordinate operations between 2 CRS. | man |
--bbox west_long | Specify an area of interest to restrict the results when researching coordinate operations between 2 CRS. | man |
--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… | man |
--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. | man |
--grid-check | 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. | man |
--show-superseded | When enabled, coordinate operations that are superseded by others will be listed. | man |
--hide-ballpark | Added in version 7.1. | man |
--accuracy accuracy | Added in version 8.0. | man |
--allow-ellipsoidal-height-as-vertical-crs | Added in version 8.0. | man |
--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… | man |
--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. | man |
--main-db-path path | Specify the name and path of the database to be used by projinfo. | man |
--aux-db-path path | Specify the name and path of auxiliary databases, that are to be combined with the main database. | man |
--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. | man |
--dump-db-structure | Added in version 8.1. | man |
--3d | Added in version 6.3. | man |
--output-id AUTH:NAME | Added in version 8.1. | man |
--c-ify | For developers only. | man |
--single-line | Output PROJ, WKT or PROJJSON strings on a single line, instead of multiple indented lines by default. | man |
--searchpaths | Added in version 7.0. | man |
--remote-data | Added in version 7.0. | man |
--s_epoch | Added in version 9.4. | man |
--t_epoch | Added in version 9.4. | man |
Examples (14) from the manual page, untested
projinfo EPSG:4326
Query the CRS object corresponding to EPSG:4326PROJ.4 string:
Output:projinfo -s NAD27 -t EPSG:4269 --area "USA - Missouri"
List the coordinate operations between NAD27 (designed with its CRS name) and NAD83 (designed with its EPSG code 4269) within an area of interestDERIVED_FROM(EPSG):1241, NAD27 to NAD83 (1), 0.15 m, USA - CONUS including EEZ
Output:projinfo GDA94 -o PROJJSON -q
Export an object as a PROJJSON string{
Output:Get the SQL statements for a custom CRS
Exporting the SQL statements to insert a new CRS in an auxiliary database.Create an auxiliary database with the definition of a custom CRS.
or more simply:INSERT INTO geodetic_crs VALUES('HOBU','GEODETIC_CRS_MY_CRS','unknown','','geographic 2D','EPSG','6424','EPSG','6326',NULL,0);
Output:PROJ.4 string:projinfo -o WKT1:GDAL --single-line EPSG:25832
Get the WKT representation of EPSG:25832 in the WKT1:GDAL output format and on a single lineWKT1:GDAL string:
Output:projinfo --list-crs --area Taiwan
List CRS in an areaEPSG:3825 "TWD97 / TM2 zone 119"
Output:
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