Re: [Geotools-gt2-users] how to define the projection for shp file (no prj)

[Jody G. <jga...@re...>]

Jesse Eichar wrote:
> 2.4 release is more realistic unless someone else can offer me the 
> patch.  I am far too busy to do anything beyond bug fixes and applying 
> patches at this point.
Here is a patch - HONGSUNG LEE if you create a Jira issue to track this 
problem (and attach this patch to it) we should be doing okay.
>     /**
>      * This method is used to force the creation of a .prj file.
>      * <p>
>      * The internally cached FeatureType will be removed, so the next 
> call to
>      * getSchema() will read in the created file. This method is not 
> thread safe
>      * and will have dire consequences for any other thread making use 
> of the
>      * shapefile.
>      * <p>
>      * @param crs
>      */
>     public void forceSchemaCRS( CoordinateReferenceSystem crs ) throws 
> IOException {
>         if( crs == null ) throw new NullPointerException("CRS required 
> for .prj file");
>         
>         long temp = System.currentTimeMillis();
>         
>         String s = crs.toWKT();        
>         FileWriter out = new FileWriter(getStorageFile(prjURL, temp));
>             
>         try {
>             out.write(s);
>         } finally {
>             out.close();
>         }
>         copyAndDelete(prjURL, temp);
>         schema = null;        
>     }

>
> Jesse
>
> On 4-Oct-06, at 12:29 PM, JONGSUNG LEE wrote:
>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> So, is there any plan to add this functionality in 2.3 release?
>>
>> - Jong
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Jesse Eichar <je...@re...>
>> To: Jody Garnett <jga...@re...>
>> Cc: JONGSUNG LEE <jon...@ya...>; 
>> geo...@li...
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:11:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Geotools-gt2-users] how to define the projection for 
>> shp file (no prj)
>>
>> Currently there isn't a way to do this.  The only thing you could do
>> is generate a .prj file and the re-create the shapefile datastore.
>>
>> Jesse
>>
>> On 3-Oct-06, at 3:33 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>
>>> JONGSUNG LEE wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I load a shapefile which doesn't have a prj file.  But, we know
>>>> that it is in WGS84.  How can I define the projection after I
>>>> loaded the shapfile into a datastore?
>>>>
>>> Not sure you can (you need to ask Jesse here who is the module
>>> maintainer).
>>> I suspect you need to write out a prj file, although I am not sure
>>> if it will just be picked up or if you will need to reload.
>>>
>>> Jody
>>
>>
>>
>>
>