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ERROR 4: Unable to open EPSG support file gcs.csv. Try setting the GDAL_DATA environment variable to point to the directory containing EPSG csv files.
If you're using GDAL software installed by a package management system like apt
or yum, or Homebrew, you don't need to set the GDAL_DATA environment variable.
or yum, or Homebrew, or if you've built and installed it using ``configure;
make; make install``, you don't need to set the GDAL_DATA environment variable.
That software has the right directory path built in. If you see this error,
it's likely a sign that GDAL_DATA is set to a bogus value. Unset GDAL_DATA if
it exists and see if that eliminates the error condition and the message.
If you're installing GDAL into a Conda environment or into a Python virtual
environment by running `pip install rasterio` (remember that the Rasterio
wheels on the Python Package Index include a GDAL library and its data files)
the situation is different. The proper data directory path is not built in and
GDAL_DATA must be set. Rasterio 1.0.18, whether from PyPI or Conda, will set
the GDAL_DATA environment variable to the correct location when it is imported.
environment (remember that the Rasterio wheels on the Python Package Index
include a GDAL library and its data files) the situation is different. The
proper data directory path is not built in and GDAL_DATA must be set.
Rasterio 1.0.18, whether from PyPI or Conda, will set the GDAL_DATA environment
variable to the correct location when it is imported, but only if it has not
already been set. Previous versions of Rasterio tried to avoid patching the
environment of the process, but there's really no better option.
Get the latest version of Rasterio, 1.0.18, and use it without setting
GDAL_DATA. You shouldn't experience the error condition or the message about
it.