Add a CITATION file (fixes #309)

OSGeo · Apr 7, 2018 · b3617e6 · b3617e6
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diff --git a/CITATION b/CITATION
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+To cite PROJ in publications use:
+
+  PROJ contributors (2018). PROJ coordinate transformation software
+  library. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. URL http://proj4.org/.
+
+A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
+
+  @Manual{,
+    title = {{PROJ} coordinate transformation software library},
+    author = {{PROJ contributors}},
+    organization = {Open Source Geospatial Foundation},
+    year = {2018},
+    url = {http://proj4.org/},
+  }
diff --git a/HOWTO-RELEASE b/HOWTO-RELEASE
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 
 7) Update NEWS file with summary of release changes.
 
+   Update the year in CITATION
+
 8) Update the proj.spec file for the new version:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION
     - Source0

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS	=	src man nad jniwrap cmake test
 
-EXTRA_DIST = makefile.vc nmake.opt CMakeLists.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = makefile.vc nmake.opt CMakeLists.txt CITATION
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = proj.pc

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -144,3 +144,7 @@ where PROJ will find them after installation. The default location of
 `PROJ_LIB` on UNIX-based systems is `/usr/local/share/proj` but it may
 be changed to a different directory. On Windows you have to define
 `PROJ_LIB` yourself.
+
+### Citing PROJ in publications
+
+See [CITATION](CITATION)