text: """
    The Spatial Reference class, represensents OGR Spatial Reference objects.
  
    Example:
    >>> from django.contrib.gis.gdal import SpatialReference
    >>> srs = SpatialReference('WGS84')
    >>> print srs
    GEOGCS["WGS 84",
        DATUM["WGS_1984",
            SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.01745329251994328,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]
    >>> print srs.proj
    +proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
    >>> print srs.ellipsoid
    (6378137.0, 6356752.3142451793, 298.25722356300003)
    >>> print srs.projected, srs.geographic
    False True
    >>> srs.import_epsg(32140)
    >>> print srs.name
    NAD83 / Texas South Central
  """
  import re
  from ctypes import byref, c_char_p, c_int, c_void_p
  
  # Getting the error checking routine and exceptions
  from django.contrib.gis.gdal.base import GDALBase
  from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import OGRException, SRSException
  from django.contrib.gis.gdal.prototypes import srs as capi
  
  #### Spatial Reference class. ####
  class SpatialReference(GDALBase):
      """
      A wrapper for the OGRSpatialReference object.  According to the GDAL Web site,
      the SpatialReference object "provide[s] services to represent coordinate 
      systems (projections and datums) and to transform between them."
      """
  
      #### Python 'magic' routines ####
      def __init__(self, srs_input=''):
          """
          Creates a GDAL OSR Spatial Reference object from the given input.
          The input may be string of OGC Well Known Text (WKT), an integer 
          EPSG code, a PROJ.4 string, and/or a projection "well known" shorthand 
          string (one of 'WGS84', 'WGS72', 'NAD27', 'NAD83').
          """
          buf = c_char_p('')
          srs_type = 'user'
  
          if isinstance(srs_input, basestring):
              # Encoding to ASCII if unicode passed in.
              if isinstance(srs_input, unicode):
                  srs_input = srs_input.encode('ascii')
              try:
                  # If SRID is a string, e.g., '4326', then make acceptable
                  # as user input.
                  srid = int(srs_input)
                  srs_input = 'EPSG:%d' % srid
              except ValueError:
                  pass
          elif isinstance(srs_input, (int, long)):
              # EPSG integer code was input.
              srs_type = 'epsg'
          elif isinstance(srs_input, self.ptr_type):
              srs = srs_input
              srs_type = 'ogr'
          else:
              raise TypeError('Invalid SRS type "%s"' % srs_type)
  
          if srs_type == 'ogr':
              # Input is already an SRS pointer.
              srs = srs_input
          else:
              # Creating a new SRS pointer, using the string buffer.
              srs = capi.new_srs(buf)
  
          # If the pointer is NULL, throw an exception.
          if not srs:
              raise SRSException('Could not create spatial reference from: %s' % srs_input)
          else:
              self.ptr = srs
  
          # Importing from either the user input string or an integer SRID.
          if srs_type == 'user':
              self.import_user_input(srs_input)
          elif srs_type == 'epsg':
              self.import_epsg(srs_input)
  
      def __del__(self):
          "Destroys this spatial reference."
          if self._ptr: capi.release_srs(self._ptr)
  
      def __getitem__(self, target):
          """
          Returns the value of the given string attribute node, None if the node 
          doesn't exist.  Can also take a tuple as a parameter, (target, child), 
          where child is the index of the attribute in the WKT.  For example:
  
          >>> wkt = 'GEOGCS["WGS 84", DATUM["WGS_1984, ... AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]')
          >>> srs = SpatialReference(wkt) # could also use 'WGS84', or 4326
          >>> print srs['GEOGCS']
          WGS 84
          >>> print srs['DATUM']
          WGS_1984
          >>> print srs['AUTHORITY']
          EPSG
          >>> print srs['AUTHORITY', 1] # The authority value
          4326
          >>> print srs['TOWGS84', 4] # the fourth value in this wkt
          0
          >>> print srs['UNIT|AUTHORITY'] # For the units authority, have to use the pipe symbole.
          EPSG
          >>> print srs['UNIT|AUTHORITY', 1] # The authority value for the untis
          9122
          """
          if isinstance(target, tuple):
              return self.attr_value(*target)
          else:
              return self.attr_value(target)
  
      def __str__(self):
          "The string representation uses 'pretty' WKT."
          return self.pretty_wkt
  
      #### SpatialReference Methods ####
      def attr_value(self, target, index=0):
          """
          The attribute value for the given target node (e.g. 'PROJCS'). The index
          keyword specifies an index of the child node to return.
          """
          if not isinstance(target, basestring) or not isinstance(index, int):
              raise TypeError
          return capi.get_attr_value(self.ptr, target, index)
  
      def auth_name(self, target):
          "Returns the authority name for the given string target node."
          return capi.get_auth_name(self.ptr, target)
      
      def auth_code(self, target):
          "Returns the authority code for the given string target node."
          return capi.get_auth_code(self.ptr, target)
  
      def clone(self):
          "Returns a clone of this SpatialReference object."
          return SpatialReference(capi.clone_srs(self.ptr))
  
      def from_esri(self):
          "Morphs this SpatialReference from ESRI's format to EPSG."
          capi.morph_from_esri(self.ptr)
  
      def identify_epsg(self):
          """
          This method inspects the WKT of this SpatialReference, and will
          add EPSG authority nodes where an EPSG identifier is applicable.
          """
          capi.identify_epsg(self.ptr)
  
      def to_esri(self):
          "Morphs this SpatialReference to ESRI's format."
          capi.morph_to_esri(self.ptr)
  
      def validate(self):
          "Checks to see if the given spatial reference is valid."
          capi.srs_validate(self.ptr)
      
      #### Name & SRID properties ####
      @property
      def name(self):
          "Returns the name of this Spatial Reference."
          if self.projected: return self.attr_value('PROJCS')
          elif self.geographic: return self.attr_value('GEOGCS')
          elif self.local: return self.attr_value('LOCAL_CS')
          else: return None
  
      @property
      def srid(self):
          "Returns the SRID of top-level authority, or None if undefined."
          try:
              return int(self.attr_value('AUTHORITY', 1))
          except (TypeError, ValueError):
              return None
          
      #### Unit Properties ####
      @property
      def linear_name(self):
          "Returns the name of the linear units."
          units, name = capi.linear_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          return name
  
      @property
      def linear_units(self):
          "Returns the value of the linear units."
          units, name = capi.linear_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          return units
  
      @property
      def angular_name(self):
          "Returns the name of the angular units."
          units, name = capi.angular_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          return name
  
      @property
      def angular_units(self):
          "Returns the value of the angular units."
          units, name = capi.angular_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          return units
  
      @property
      def units(self):
          """
          Returns a 2-tuple of the units value and the units name, 
          and will automatically determines whether to return the linear
          or angular units.
          """
          if self.projected or self.local:
              return capi.linear_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          elif self.geographic:
              return capi.angular_units(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
          else:
              return (None, None)
  
      #### Spheroid/Ellipsoid Properties ####
      @property
      def ellipsoid(self):
          """
          Returns a tuple of the ellipsoid parameters:
           (semimajor axis, semiminor axis, and inverse flattening)
          """
          return (self.semi_major, self.semi_minor, self.inverse_flattening)
  
      @property
      def semi_major(self):
          "Returns the Semi Major Axis for this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.semi_major(self.ptr, byref(c_int()))
  
      @property
      def semi_minor(self):
          "Returns the Semi Minor Axis for this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.semi_minor(self.ptr, byref(c_int()))
  
      @property
      def inverse_flattening(self):
          "Returns the Inverse Flattening for this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.invflattening(self.ptr, byref(c_int()))
  
      #### Boolean Properties ####
      @property
      def geographic(self):
          """
          Returns True if this SpatialReference is geographic 
           (root node is GEOGCS).
          """
          return bool(capi.isgeographic(self.ptr))
  
      @property
      def local(self):
          "Returns True if this SpatialReference is local (root node is LOCAL_CS)."
          return bool(capi.islocal(self.ptr))
  
      @property
      def projected(self):
          """
          Returns True if this SpatialReference is a projected coordinate system 
           (root node is PROJCS).
          """
          return bool(capi.isprojected(self.ptr))
  
      #### Import Routines #####
      def import_epsg(self, epsg):
          "Imports the Spatial Reference from the EPSG code (an integer)."
          capi.from_epsg(self.ptr, epsg)
  
      def import_proj(self, proj):
          "Imports the Spatial Reference from a PROJ.4 string."
          capi.from_proj(self.ptr, proj)
  
      def import_user_input(self, user_input):
          "Imports the Spatial Reference from the given user input string."
          capi.from_user_input(self.ptr, user_input)
  
      def import_wkt(self, wkt):
          "Imports the Spatial Reference from OGC WKT (string)"
          capi.from_wkt(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p(wkt)))
  
      def import_xml(self, xml):
          "Imports the Spatial Reference from an XML string."
          capi.from_xml(self.ptr, xml)
  
      #### Export Properties ####
      @property
      def wkt(self):
          "Returns the WKT representation of this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.to_wkt(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
  
      @property
      def pretty_wkt(self, simplify=0):
          "Returns the 'pretty' representation of the WKT."
          return capi.to_pretty_wkt(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()), simplify)
  
      @property
      def proj(self):
          "Returns the PROJ.4 representation for this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.to_proj(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()))
  
      @property
      def proj4(self):
          "Alias for proj()."
          return self.proj
  
      @property
      def xml(self, dialect=''):
          "Returns the XML representation of this Spatial Reference."
          return capi.to_xml(self.ptr, byref(c_char_p()), dialect)
  
  class CoordTransform(GDALBase):
      "The coordinate system transformation object."
  
      def __init__(self, source, target):
          "Initializes on a source and target SpatialReference objects."
          if not isinstance(source, SpatialReference) or not isinstance(target, SpatialReference):
              raise TypeError('source and target must be of type SpatialReference')
          self.ptr = capi.new_ct(source._ptr, target._ptr)
          self._srs1_name = source.name
          self._srs2_name = target.name
  
      def __del__(self):
          "Deletes this Coordinate Transformation object."
          if self._ptr: capi.destroy_ct(self._ptr)
  
      def __str__(self):
          return 'Transform from "%s" to "%s"' % (self._srs1_name, self._srs2_name)
  