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  1. Spatial Information Systems
  2. SIS-9

Allow for multiple spatial reference systems

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      We should really support the ability to move between multiple spatial reference systems. Right now, we are implicitly assuming WGS84, but there are plenty of others, e.g., North American Datum of 1983 for one. As part of this, we should support conversion between different geoids, the ability to parse and read existing files and determine their reference system (maybe this should be an issue in itself), and conversion functions to take SIS data and go back and forth. Of course, this has large implications on distance functions, existing geometric operators and spatial comparators.

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          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. SIS-212 Coordinate operation methods to implement

          • Major - Major loss of function.
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          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. SIS-131 Database backend for CRS definitions

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
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              desruisseaux Martin Desruisseaux
              chrismattmann Chris A. Mattmann
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