[Proj] Any access to geodetic[sic] functions ??
Clifford J Mugnier
cjmce at lsu.edu
Thu Nov 13 09:07:28 EST 2008
The point about secrecy is that some NGA source code is not open and all NOAA source code is public domain - except the (very rare) contract stuff done for NGA ...
C. Mugnier
LSU
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From: proj-bounces at lists.maptools.org on behalf of Christopher Barker
Sent: Thu 13-Nov-08 00:36
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Subject: Re: [Proj] Any access to geodetic[sic] functions ??
Clifford J Mugnier wrote:
> NGS no longer presents a "competitive" presence in software. The NGS is
> an agency of NOAA, and now considers its software as public domain.
> Everything is open and free to the public. NGS only deals with civilian
> applications of geodesy and they do nothing of a classified nature. NGS
> is not a secret organization like NGA must be for the U.S. Military.
I don't think anyone was suggesting there was anything secretive about
it -- after all I work for NOAA too!
I just didn't see the code on a quick glance at the page. And in any
case, old FORTRAN code for a few command line utilities doesn't quite
satisfy the need for a library -- though I'm sure it's worth looking at
and testing against.
Anyway, this all started because people ask about it a lot, and while
pointing them to that page will answer the questions, it won't be as
easy for folks as a C lib with a clean API -- it's not that big a deal,
only a handful of functions, really.
-Chris
--
Christopher Barker, Ph.D.
Oceanographer
Emergency Response Division
NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice
7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax
Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception
Chris.Barker at noaa.gov
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