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Problem

QGIS 3.10 only partly reads projection information from raster file however QGIS 3.4 correctly reads information from same raster file.

I thought I had an issue creating the raster – I may still have but thought I should check my project was correctly set up in QGIS and discovered different behaviours between 3.4, 3.10.6 and 3.12.

Is my raster file set up correctly or have I missed something in QGIS?

Have set up QGIS by loading OSTN15 NTV2 but QGIS 3.10 fails to load the raster file as documented below. 3.4 loads same file successfully. Neither versions had the grid files installed. Information on OSTN15 installation below.

Running Raster Layer Unique Values

QGIS 3.4 – Projection: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)

QGIS 3.10 & 3.12 – Raster Layer Unique Values - Projection: Unknown CRS: BOUNDCRS[SOURCECRS[PROJCRS["OSGB 1936 / British Na�

QGIS project steps

  1. Create new project
  2. Set project CRS to epsg:27700 – British National Grid
  3. Load map layer (OS Master map section)
  4. Load raster file
  5. QGIS 3.4 loads immediately but in QGIS 3.10.6.0 I am faced with the window below. Note it states the source CS is unknown 3.4 recognises the source CS.
  6. Multiple operations are possible for converting co-ordinates between these two coordinate reference systems. / Source CRS Unknown CRS
  7. I can select cancel and my image is still drawn in the correct location and correct size. The transformation is not processed as the same error exists when I check the raster layer properties.

QGIS |Error

Raster Creation Code

src_filename = "000249.png"
dst_filename = "raster249.tif"
fileformat = "GTiff"
driver = gdal.GetDriverByName(fileformat)
dst_ds = driver.Create(dst_filename, xsize=1152, ysize=1152,
                    bands=1, eType=gdal.GDT_Byte)
raster = cv2.imread('000249.png',0)
dst_ds.SetGeoTransform([324643.6636, .017, 0, 673776.9037, 0, -.017])
srs = osr.SpatialReference()
srs.ImportFromEPSG(27700)
dest_wkt = srs.ExportToWkt()
dst_ds.SetProjection(dest_wkt)
dst_ds.GetRasterBand(1).WriteArray(raster)
dst_ds = None

Raster Format

Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF

Size is 1152 x 1152 x 1

Projection is PROJCS["OSGB 1936 / British National Grid",GEOGCS["OSGB 1936",DATUM["OSGB_1936",SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],TOWGS84[446.448,-125.157,542.06,0.15,0.247,0.842,-20.489],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6277"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996012717],PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]]

Origin = (324643.6636, 673776.9037)

Pixel Size = (0.017, -0.017)

Band Type=Byte

Min=0.000, Max=155.000

The raster code was initially obtained from the gdal tutorial but updated from the following stackoverflow questions.

https://gdal.org/tutorials/raster_api_tut.html

Georeferencing raster using GDAL and Python?

ogr: how to use epsg database for RD New projection?

how to set the geotransform using GDAL in python

Loading OSTN15 NTv2 in QGIS

@Ian Turton suggested checking that I have the grid files for epsg:27700 BNG installed which I had not. Here are the steps I followed.

Download zip file from Ordnance Survey
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/os-net/for-developers

I unzipped and copied the files to C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.10\share\proj, there are other .gsb files there. Reading the posts the srs.db file that is released with QGIS should be set up correctly and only the OS files were required.
http://blog.sourcepole.ch/2014/02/18/ntv2-transformations-with-qgis/

https://www.xyht.com/gnsslocation-tech/using-ostn15-qgis

CRS project settings

CRS project settings

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  • It may be solved by setting the projection options. Open Setting/Options from the menu and choose CRS tab. In the "CSR for layers" group select "Use project CRS" and uncheck "Ask for datum transformation if several are available".
    – Zoltan
    Jun 17, 2020 at 6:06
  • @zoltan, That was a good suggestion but it did not solve my problem. 3.4 is set to prompt but it reads the raster CRS correctly. I have now set 3.10 to 'Use project CRS' but it still prompts me to select the transform. It looks like the problem is 3.10 actually reading the CRS data.
    – Roo
    Jun 17, 2020 at 6:48
  • You need to tell QGIS what transform you want to use and check the box to make it the default transform - But make sure you have the transform installed, the log file will tell you if it is missing
    – Ian Turton ♦
    Jun 17, 2020 at 7:24
  • @Ian Turton I have pasted an image of my settings. I have new projects and layers defaulting to epsg:27700. Is that the setting you mean? As QGIS does not recognise the raster coordinate system my transform would be from 27700 to 27700 for the raster.
    – Roo
    Jun 17, 2020 at 7:55
  • set your CRS to epsg:27700 and then look at the project properties to see the listed transforms - again look in the log file to see if there are any errors
    – Ian Turton ♦
    Jun 17, 2020 at 13:16

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If I'm not mistaken, it's an issue with the way QGIS (since 3.10) report CRS info taken from GDAL 3.0.4. This issue on GitHub explains everything. What you can do is use this python script written by rouault to update the metadata of your GeoTIFF (it removes the TOWGS84 string that cause the problem). The bug has been patched in GDAL 3.1.0 and when QGIS will start using this version instead of GDAL 3.0.4, your original file should be recognized correctly.

I had the same problem with other CRS (EPSG 2945 to 2952) and using the script did the trick.

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  • Bourdon you are correct this is the problem I have. I decided to stay on QGIS 3.4 but was concerned incase I had something fundamentally wrong with my calculations. It looked like it was an incompatability between software versions as my supervisor did not see the problem. I did not dare risk any updates until my project was submitted. I am relieved to know the cause, you have made my day :-)
    – Roo
    Jul 9, 2020 at 7:19
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This is not a full answer but may help someone with the same issue. I suceeded in testing my raster file on a different installation and the file loads successfully.

Problem appears to be something wrong with my installations of 3.10 and 3.12.

As I have a working version 3.4, I will not risk fixing the problem at the moment. The update to OSTN15NTv2 did not solve the issue but it was a useful suggestion as it would have given me different issues later.

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