rdblue commented on code in PR #15834: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15834#discussion_r3139010010
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -242,10 +242,12 @@ For `geometry` type, the CRS does not affect geometric calculations, which are a The default CRS value `OGC:CRS84` means that the objects must be stored in longitude, latitude based on the WGS84 datum. -Custom CRS values can be specified by a string of the format `type:identifier`, where `type` is one of the following values: - -* `srid`: [Spatial reference identifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_reference_system#Identifier), `identifier` is the SRID itself. -* `projjson`: [PROJJSON](https://proj.org/en/stable/specifications/projjson.html), `identifier` is the name of a table property where the projjson string is stored. +Non-default CRS values are specified by any string that uniquely identifies a coordinate reference system associated with this type. +To maximize interoperability, suggested formats for CRS include, but are not limited to: +* `<projjson>` - A complete CRS definition embedded directly using the [PROJJSON](https://proj.org/en/stable/specifications/projjson.html) specification. Example for `OGC:CRS83`: `{"$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json","type": "GeographicCRS","name": "NAD83 (CRS83)","datum": {"type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame"...` Review Comment: -1 to having this in Iceberg. Embedding a raw JSON string in the type was allowed in Parquet because some implementations can't access key-value metadata properties first. But that isn't the case in Iceberg so custom JSON can and should be stored in a table property and referenced here. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
