Question

What is the LocalCoordSysDefs.fme file?

Answer

LocalCoordSysDefs.fme is a file that contains overrides to the standard coordinate systems (and related parameters) defined by FME.


The built-in definitions for any coordinate system/datum/ellipsoid may be overridden if by a text defintion in the Reproject/LocalCoordSysDefs.fme file. FME ships with a number of overrides (and supplemental) systems in this file.


The structure of LocalCoordSysDefs.fme is the same as the custom coordinate system file MyCoordSysDefs.fme(Article#: 000001329), and its contents can be used as a template for new custom coordinate systems.


NB: It is recommended that users should NOT put custom coordinate systems in LocalCoordSysDefs.fme, because each time FME is installed, it will overwrite this file with whatever is current for that FME. Only use this for overriding existing coordsys.