fix(data): a bound system says when its grid transformation isn't applied (#1678) by bearinmindcat · Pull Request #1736 · opengeos/RustGIS

bearinmindcat · 2026-11-10T15:53:59Z

Summary

raster::wkt::bound reads a WKT2 BOUNDCRS as its source system plus a TOWGS84 built from the ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION's Helmert parameters. It had two early returns that gave the source system alone:

a transformation without Helmert translations (a grid, NTv2 or NADCON with a PARAMETERFILE, or another method such as Geographic2D offsets);
no transformation at all.

Nothing said the transformation was dropped. For the issue's case, NAD 27 bound to WGS 84 by an NTv2 grid as PROJ 9.8.1 writes it, it was worse than silent: the reader said "the datum North American Datum 1927 has no conversion to WGS 84 in the file, so positions may be off by up to a few hundred metres", which the file contradicts.

Now:

A transformation bound can't apply is left on the source's datum as an EXTENSION (UNAPPLIED), named with its method, its target and its grid files. read_wkt says it, however the system is then read (by its EPSG code, by a UTM name, or from its parameters): the file's NTv2 transformation to WGS 84 (ntv2_0.gsb) isn't applied, so positions may be off by as much as that shift. datum_note gives way to it, so the "no conversion in the file" sentence no longer contradicts the file. The system read is the same as the source read alone.
GDAL's WKT1 form of the same system (EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","ntv2_0.gsb"] on the datum, which PROJ 9.8.1's WKT1_GDAL writes for it) was dropped silently in the same way. It is said the same way: the file's grid shift to WGS 84 (ntv2_0.gsb) isn't applied, …. @null, which old GDAL Web Mercator files carry and which means no shift, says nothing.
A BOUNDCRS without a transformation is refused ("the bound coordinate system has no transformation"). ISO 19162 requires one, and PROJ 9.8.1 refuses it too ("not enough children in ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION node"), as PawelKra suggested in the issue.

Why read rather than refuse a grid transformation: PROJ 9.8.1 refuses one when it doesn't have the grid file ("hgridshift (File not found or invalid)"), and RustGIS has no grids. But a refused .prj is read as longitude/latitude, which for a projected system (NAD 27 / UTM 17N with conus, also tested) places everything far off. Reading the source with a notice keeps it where the source alone puts it, which is how RustGIS already treats a shift it has to set aside ("the file's own shift to WGS 84 is set aside, …, so positions may be off by as much as that shift").

On the issue comment's point about checking the target before either return: when the transformation isn't applied, the target plays no part in where the data is read, so refusing an unknown target there would refuse a file for a shift that isn't used. The notice names the target instead. A Helmert transformation to another datum is checked as before.

The data guide's list of what a .prj or other WKT says has the grid case.

Testing

Reproduced first, on main's wkt.rs with the new tests added: both fail. The NTv2 system gives only "the datum North American Datum 1927 has no conversion to WGS 84 in the file …", and the Shapefile .prj read gives the same, with nothing about the grid. A BOUNDCRS without a transformation is read as its source, by the early return Ok(crs) in bound.
raster::wkt::tests::a_bound_system_says_when_its_transformation_isnt_applied, with PROJ 9.8.1's WKT2 for +proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +nadgrids=ntv2_0.gsb and for UTM zone 17N on NAD 27 with +nadgrids=conus:
- each is read as the same system as its source read alone, which alone says the datum has no conversion in the file;
- bound, each says exactly that its NTv2 transformation (with its file) isn't applied;
- a Geographic2D offsets transformation is named without a file;
- GDAL's WKT1 with PROJ4_GRIDS reads as the WKT1 without it, with the grid notice; with @null it reads exactly as without it;
- a BOUNDCRS without a transformation is refused;
- a Helmert BOUNDCRS (OSGB 36's three parameters) says nothing of the kind.
raster::wkt::tests::a_prj_bound_by_a_grid_says_it_isnt_applied: the issue's steps. A Shapefile with the NAD 27 + NTv2 system as its .prj gives "the .prj file: the file's NTv2 transformation to WGS 84 (ntv2_0.gsb) isn't applied, …" when read, and not the "no conversion in the file" sentence.
The WKT texts and PROJ's behaviour came from pyproj 3.8.0 (PROJ 9.8.1, network off). GDAL itself wasn't run.
On Windows 11 x64, based on 7cc9bb6: cargo fmt --all --check, cargo clippy -p rustgis-data --all-targets -- -D warnings, cargo test -p rustgis-data (916 lib tests passed, 0 failed, 11 ignored, among them the other raster::wkt tests and the bound-system ones, plus the integration tests) and the engine's coordinate-system tests (define_projection, geojson_crs, planetary_export, portable_projects: 62 passed) all pass.
Not run: the whole of cargo xtask ci, the wasm build, GDAL itself, and Linux or macOS.

UI evidence

No visible UI change.

Related issue

Closes #1678

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes
- WKT imports now report when datum shifts or grid-based transformations cannot be applied, including the transformation method and available grid file details.
- Imports preserve the source coordinate reference system when a transformation cannot be applied, rather than reporting a generic missing-datum conversion.
- A BOUNDCRS without a transformation is now rejected.
Documentation
- Updated the CRS guide to explain how unsupported transformations are handled and reported.

@null

…lied (opengeos#1678) raster::wkt::bound read a WKT2 BOUNDCRS whose transformation has no Helmert translations (a grid: NTv2, NADCON) as its source system alone, and one without a transformation the same way. For NAD 27 bound by an NTv2 grid, the reader then said "the datum has no conversion to WGS 84 in the file", which the file contradicts, and nothing of the grid. Such a transformation is now left on the source's datum, named with its method, target and grid files, and read_wkt says it isn't applied, however the system is read (by its code, a UTM name, its parameters); the datum note gives way to it. GDAL's WKT1 form of a grid (EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS",...], but @null) is said the same way. A BOUNDCRS without a transformation, which ISO 19162 requires and PROJ refuses, is refused.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-10T15:54:27Z

Walkthrough

The WKT reader now reports bound transformations and grid shifts that it does not apply. It rejects a BOUNDCRS without a transformation. Tests cover WKT and Shapefile notices, grid entries, and Helmert transformations.

Changes: WKT shift reporting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Handle bound transformations `crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs`	A `BOUNDCRS` without a transformation now returns an error. When the transformation lacks usable Helmert translations, the reader stores its method, target, and parameter files in an `UNAPPLIED` extension on the source datum.
Detect and report unapplied shifts `crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs`, `docs/user-guide/data.md`	The reader detects `UNAPPLIED` extensions and non-null `PROJ4_GRIDS` entries, then includes a notice in the CRS note. Tests cover these notices, `@null` entries, missing transformations, Helmert transformations, and Shapefile `.prj` data. The guide describes the behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

Issue 1486 covers a BOUNDCRS case involving unsupported transformations. This change reports unsupported bound transformations but does not address target handling for transformations RustGIS can apply.

Possibly related PRs

opengeos/RustGIS#1668: It implements WKT2 BOUNDCRS handling for Helmert transformations; this change handles transformations without usable Helmert translations and missing transformations.

Suggested reviewers: giswqs

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to edd69

Unsupported grid transformations are now reported when WKT is read directly, but some import paths (GeoPackage with a known EPSG code, Define Projection, CSV import) can still use the source system without warning. Positions may be off by the grid shift. Propagate the notice on those paths before merging, or accept the gap explicitly.

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Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: reporting when a bound system’s grid transformation is not applied.
Linked Issues check		Issue [`#1678`] requires RustGIS to report or refuse an unapplied BOUNDCRS transformation and requires tests for a grid transformation and a missing transformation. `bound` retains unsupported transform…
Out of Scope Changes check		The WKT1 `PROJ4_GRIDS` notice, `@null` handling, and data-guide update support the same issue objective: do not silently omit a declared grid shift. The other changes are implementation details or reg…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
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Issue [#1678] requires RustGIS to report or refuse an unapplied BOUNDCRS transformation and requires tests for a grid transformation and a missing transformation. bound retains unsupported transformations as an UNAPPLIED datum extension, and read_wkt reports the method, target, grid files, and possible positional error. It refuses a BOUNDCRS without a transformation. The added tests cover the NTv2 grid case, the missing-transformation case, and the .prj reproduction. They also check that Helmert transformations remain applied.

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The WKT1 PROJ4_GRIDS notice, @null handling, and data-guide update support the same issue objective: do not silently omit a declared grid shift. The other changes are implementation details or regression tests for that behavior. No unrelated change is evident in the reviewed diff.

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github-actions · 2026-11-10T15:56:30Z

    }
    let mut crs = wkt1(source.ok_or("the bound coordinate system has no source")?, depth + 1)?;
-    let Some(t) = transformation.as_ref() else { return Ok(crs) };
+    let t = transformation.as_ref().ok_or("the bound coordinate system has no transformation")?;


Quality / judgment (medium confidence): refusing a BOUNDCRS with no transformation is inconsistent with the grid case in this same PR. The PR's own reasoning for reading a grid transformation is that a refused .prj is read as longitude/latitude, which places projected data far off. That applies here too: shapefile_crs / shp_reproject fall back to lon/lat for this file, so a file that read as its source before this change now lands its coordinates far away, with only a notice. Consider reading the source with a notice here as well, instead of erroring. Confidence: medium; the refusal does match PROJ and ISO 19162, so this may be a deliberate trade-off that the PR should state.

github-actions · 2026-11-10T15:56:33Z

+        if e.title().eq_ignore_ascii_case(UNAPPLIED) {
+            return Some(value.clone());
+        }
+        let grids: Vec<&str> =


Nit, hostile input (low confidence): the grid names here, and the method, target and PARAMETERFILE names built into the notice at wkt.rs:764-772, come straight from the .prj and have no length limit. AGENTS.md asks for sizes to be clamped. A hostile .prj can therefore put a very long string in the UI notice. Consider truncating each name to a fixed length, such as 128 characters, when building the text.

github-actions · 2026-11-10T15:56:38Z

+/// whichever way the system is read: by its code, by a UTM name or from its parameters.
 pub fn read_wkt(text: &str) -> Result<(Crs, Option<String>), String> {
    let root = wkt1(parse(text)?, 0)?;
+    let dropped = unapplied(geogcs(&root).and_then(|g| g.child("DATUM")))


Bug, never-silent rule (medium-high confidence): the new notice only reaches read_wkt callers. crs_from_wkt (line 239, outside this diff hunk) discards the note with .map(|(crs, _)| crs). That function is used by Crs::parse for WKT text (raster/crs.rs:274) and by LAS VLR WKT (lidar.rs:150). A bound system with a grid, given through those paths, is still read silently. The PR's claim that read_wkt says it "however the system is then read" holds only for read_wkt callers. Existing notes already have this gap, so it is not a regression, but this PR adds a notice in the same path. Either route the note through these callers, or state the limit in the PR and the data guide.

github-actions · 2026-11-10T15:56:44Z

Code review

Bugs

Notice dropped on the crs_from_wkt path (medium-high confidence). crs_from_wkt discards the note, so a grid BOUNDCRS given as WKT text, or in a LAS VLR, is still read silently. The PR's claim that read_wkt says it "however the system is then read" holds only for read_wkt callers. This gap already exists for other notes, so it is not a regression. Inline comment posted at crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs:257.

Security

None found. The new code has no unwrap, expect or panic in non-test code, and no unsafe. The UNAPPLIED marker is only read, never written back out.

Performance

None found. The added work is a few string scans per file read.

Quality

Refusing a BOUNDCRS with no transformation is inconsistent with the grid case (medium confidence). The PR argues that a refused .prj falls back to longitude/latitude and places projected data far off, which is why grids are read rather than refused. That argument applies equally here, since the Shapefile reader falls back to lon/lat for this file. The refusal does match PROJ and ISO 19162, so the PR should state the trade-off. Inline comment posted at crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs:721.
Nit (low confidence): the grid names and the method, target and PARAMETERFILE names are copied into notices with no length limit, although the input is hostile. AGENTS.md asks for sizes to be clamped. Inline comment posted at crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs:1430.
Minor: the note-merging in read_wkt repeats the pattern in with_projection_note. This can wait for the release quality pass.

AGENTS.md

Compliant on the points I checked. Each new notice has a clean-input test and a lossy-input test, the notices go through read_wkt into report.messages, the bug fix has regression tests, and the new test is gated for wasm.
The no-transformation refusal above is the one choice I'd want the PR to justify.

I left no earlier concerns alone: prior-reviews.json lists no threads.

One of my inline comments first failed to post. I anchored it on line 239, which is outside the diff hunk, so I re-posted it on line 257. The 1430 and 721 comments posted on the first try.

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Major · Report ignored grids when the GeoPackage uses an EPSG code · mod.rs:837-846

crates/data/src/source/mod.rs:837-846
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Report ignored grids when the GeoPackage uses an EPSG code

When a GeoPackage SRS row names a known EPSG code, gpkg_reproject skips read_wkt, so it does not report a grid transformation in the WKT. For example, a NAD27 / UTM zone 17N row with an NTv2-bound definition can be read without the grid notice. Positions may be off by the grid shift.

Report the unapplied transformation while retaining the existing EPSG precedence.
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Review comment at @crates/data/src/source/mod.rs around lines 837 - 846:
Update the EPSG branch in gpkg_reproject to inspect the available WKT for an
unapplied grid transformation and add the appropriate notice to notes, while
continuing to construct the reprojection from the EPSG CRS. Preserve the
existing WKT selection and EPSG precedence.

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Review comments at @crates/data/src/raster/wkt.rs:
- Around line 257-264: Update the Define Projection and CSV import callers of
read_wkt to propagate its unapplied-shift notice instead of discarding it, while
preserving and combining their existing compatibility warnings. Ensure typed WKT
with an unsupported grid transformation warns that positions may be wrong.

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Review comments at @crates/data/src/source/mod.rs:
- Around line 837-846: Update the EPSG branch in gpkg_reproject to inspect the
available WKT for an unapplied grid transformation and add the appropriate
notice to notes, while continuing to construct the reprojection from the EPSG
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coderabbitai · 2026-11-10T16:04:01Z

+    let dropped = unapplied(geogcs(&root).and_then(|g| g.child("DATUM")))
+        .map(|what| format!("the file's {what} isn't applied, so positions may be off by as much as that shift"));
+    let (crs, note) = read_root(&root)?;
+    let note = match (note, dropped) {
+        (Some(note), Some(dropped)) => Some(format!("{note}; {dropped}")),
+        (note, dropped) => note.or(dropped),
+    };
+    Ok((crs, note))


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Supported by static analysis

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Report unapplied shifts in typed WKT.

Define Projection and CSV import discard the notice from read_wkt. If typed WKT contains an unsupported grid transformation, these paths can use the source CRS without warning that positions may be wrong. Propagate the unapplied-shift notice to these callers while preserving their existing compatibility warnings.

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