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Output with roman numerals in cs2cs for lat-lon

Open jjimenezshaw opened this issue 1 year ago • 6 comments

After this post https://mapstodon.space/@jjimenezshaw/113017850151676527 we could have this "Easter egg". It is totally fine if it is not added.

It is only intended to work in output (not parsing input) for lat-lon.

I have not documented it in docs/source/cs2cs.rst. If you consider it should be in the documentation, let me know.

  • [x] Tests added
  • [x] Added clear title that can be used to generate release notes
  • [ ] Fully documented, including updating docs/source/*.rst for new API

jjimenezshaw avatar Sep 02 '24 09:09 jjimenezshaw

While this is fun I am -1 on this. It's just extra clutter in the code without any real benefit.

kbevers avatar Sep 02 '24 09:09 kbevers

I'm +1 to this. How else is someone going to be able to translate ancient roman coordinates? 😛

I would be -1 on roman coordinate locale support however 😉

hobu avatar Sep 02 '24 14:09 hobu

Unless the Roman Empire is going to step up and commit to funding the ongoing maintenance of this feature, I'd be wary of adding support for this proprietary notation that lacks an official publicly available specification. Also, in my experience, the Empire is really bad about returning e-mails or responding to questions. I'm not even sure if they are fully staffed anymore.

kgjenkins avatar Sep 03 '24 22:09 kgjenkins

What have the Romans ever done for us?

skandalfo avatar Sep 05 '24 18:09 skandalfo

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the freshwater system, and public health… what have the Romans ever done for us?

jjimenezshaw avatar Sep 11 '24 22:09 jjimenezshaw

I'm -1 on this too (sorry!). It's awkwardly jimmying an obsolete counting system (no zero, no negative numbers, no fractions) into a modern application. I fear it would also invite other silly PRs.

While I'm on the subject, does PROJ support centesimal degrees? This was (still is?) used for surveying in some parts of Europe.

cffk avatar Oct 10 '24 13:10 cffk

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