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--- wdb:manuals:wdb_metadata [2013-01-24 10:25:46]
michaeloa [Add place Definitions]
+++ wdb:manuals:wdb_metadata [2013-09-11 17:25:50]
michaeloa [Spatial Reference ID]
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                            st_geomfromtext('POINT(10.7464 59.9111)',4030));
-The first parameter in the function is the place name, while the second is the geographical position of the place definition in the default coordinate system of the WDB instance (as a binary geometry). Parameters three and four, define the valid time of the place point definition.
+The first parameter in the function is the place name, while the second is the geographical position of the place definition in the default coordinate system of the WDB instance (as a binary geometry). Note that the SRID provided must be the same as the default PostGIS SRID used to build WDB (by default, this tends to be PostGIS ID 4030).
   select wci.addplaceregulargrid( 'ecmwf 0.5 grid',
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 ==== Spatial Reference ID ====
+All SRIDs should always be defined with +no_defs.
 ==== Setting a Place Name ====