/// <summary>
        /// Reads and parses a WKT-formatted projection string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="wkt">String containing WKT.</param>
        /// <returns>Object representation of the WKT.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">If a token is not recognised.</exception>
        public static IInfo Parse(string wkt)
        {
            IInfo returnObject = null;
            StringReader reader = new StringReader(wkt);
            WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer = new WktStreamTokenizer(reader);
            tokenizer.NextToken();
            string objectName = tokenizer.GetStringValue();
            switch (objectName)
            {
                case "UNIT":
                    returnObject = ReadUnit(tokenizer);
                    break;
                //case "VERT_DATUM":
                //    IVerticalDatum verticalDatum = ReadVerticalDatum(tokenizer);
                //    returnObject = verticalDatum;
                //    break;
                case "SPHEROID":
                    returnObject = ReadEllipsoid(tokenizer);
                    break;
                case "DATUM":
                    returnObject = ReadHorizontalDatum(tokenizer); ;
                    break;
                case "PRIMEM":
                    returnObject = ReadPrimeMeridian(tokenizer);
                    break;
                case "VERT_CS":
                case "GEOGCS":
                case "PROJCS":
                case "COMPD_CS":
                case "GEOCCS":
                case "FITTED_CS":
                case "LOCAL_CS":
                    returnObject = ReadCoordinateSystem(wkt, tokenizer);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("'{0'} is not recongnized.", objectName));

            }
            reader.Close();
            return returnObject;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static IProjectedCoordinateSystem ReadProjectedCoordinateSystem(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            /*PROJCS[
                "OSGB 1936 / British National Grid",
                GEOGCS[
                    "OSGB 1936",
                    DATUM[...]
                    PRIMEM[...]
                    AXIS["Geodetic latitude","NORTH"]
                    AXIS["Geodetic longitude","EAST"]
                    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]
                ],
                PROJECTION["Transverse Mercator"],
                PARAMETER["latitude_of_natural_origin",49],
                PARAMETER["longitude_of_natural_origin",-2],
                PARAMETER["scale_factor_at_natural_origin",0.999601272],
                PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],
                PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],
                AXIS["Easting","EAST"],
                AXIS["Northing","NORTH"],
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]
            ]
            */
            tokenizer.ReadToken("[");
            string name = tokenizer.ReadDoubleQuotedWord();
            tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
            tokenizer.ReadToken("GEOGCS");
            IGeographicCoordinateSystem geographicCS = ReadGeographicCoordinateSystem(tokenizer);
            tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
            IProjection projection = ReadProjection(tokenizer);
            IUnit unit = ReadLinearUnit(tokenizer);

            string authority = String.Empty;
            long authorityCode = -1;
            tokenizer.NextToken();
            List<AxisInfo> axes = new List<AxisInfo>(2);
            if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == ",")
            {
                tokenizer.NextToken();
                while (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == "AXIS")
                {
                    axes.Add(ReadAxis(tokenizer));
                    tokenizer.NextToken();
                }
                if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == "AUTHORITY")
                {
                    tokenizer.ReadAuthority(ref authority, ref authorityCode);
                    tokenizer.ReadToken("]");
                }
            }
            //This is default axis values if not specified.
            if (axes.Count == 0)
            {
                axes.Add(new AxisInfo("X", AxisOrientationEnum.East));
                axes.Add(new AxisInfo("Y", AxisOrientationEnum.North));
            }
            IProjectedCoordinateSystem projectedCS = new ProjectedCoordinateSystem(geographicCS.HorizontalDatum, geographicCS, unit as LinearUnit, projection, axes, name, authority, authorityCode, String.Empty, String.Empty, String.Empty);
            return projectedCS;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="GeometryCollection"/> using the next token in the stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer"> Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next tokens must form a GeometryCollection Text.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// A <see cref="GeometryCollection"/> specified by the next token in the stream.</returns>
        private static GeometryCollection ReadGeometryCollectionText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            var arrgeometries = new List<IGeometry>();

            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken.Equals("EMPTY"))
                return new GeometryCollection(arrgeometries.ToArray());

            arrgeometries.Add(ReadGeometryTaggedText(tokenizer));
            nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            while (nextToken.Equals(","))
            {
                arrgeometries.Add(ReadGeometryTaggedText(tokenizer));
                nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            }

            GeometryCollection geometries = new GeometryCollection(arrgeometries.ToArray());
            return geometries;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="MultiLineString"/> using the next token in the stream. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text format. The next tokens must form a MultiLineString Text</param>
        /// <returns>a <see cref="MultiLineString"/> specified by the next token in the stream</returns>
        private static MultiLineString ReadMultiLineStringText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            var arrlines = new List<ILineString>();

            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken == "EMPTY")
                return new MultiLineString(arrlines.ToArray());

            arrlines.Add(ReadLineStringText(tokenizer));
            nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            while (nextToken == ",")
            {
                arrlines.Add(ReadLineStringText(tokenizer));
                nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            }

            MultiLineString lines = new MultiLineString(arrlines.ToArray());
            return lines;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a Point using the next token in the stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next tokens must form a &lt;Point Text&gt;.</param>
        /// <returns>Returns a Point specified by the next token in
        /// the stream.</returns>
        /// <remarks>
        /// ParseException is thrown if an unexpected token is encountered.
        /// </remarks>
        private static Point ReadPointText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken == "EMPTY")
                return new Point(0,0);
            var X = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);
            var Y = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);

            Point p = new Point(X,Y);
            GetNextCloser(tokenizer);
            return p;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="MultiPolygon"/> using the next token in the stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next tokens must form a MultiPolygon.</param>
        /// <returns>a <code>MultiPolygon</code> specified by the next token in the 
        /// stream, or if if the coordinates used to create the <see cref="Polygon"/>
        /// shells and holes do not form closed linestrings.</returns>
        private static MultiPolygon ReadMultiPolygonText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            var arrpolys = new List<IPolygon>();
            
            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken == "EMPTY")
                return new MultiPolygon(arrpolys.ToArray());

            Polygon polygon = ReadPolygonText(tokenizer);
            arrpolys.Add(polygon);
            nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            while (nextToken == ",")
            {
                polygon = ReadPolygonText(tokenizer);
                arrpolys.Add(polygon);
                nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            }

            MultiPolygon polygons = new MultiPolygon(arrpolys.ToArray());
            return polygons;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the next word in the stream as uppercase text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next token must be a word.</param>
        /// <returns>Returns the next word in the stream as uppercase text.</returns>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Exception is thrown if the next token is not a word.
        /// </remarks>
        private static string GetNextWord(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            TokenType type = tokenizer.NextToken();
            string token = tokenizer.GetStringValue();
            if (type == TokenType.Number)
                throw new Exception("Expected a number but got " + token);
            else if (type == TokenType.Word)
                return token.ToUpper();
            else if (token == "(")
                return "(";
            else if (token == ")")
                return ")";
            else if (token == ",")
                return ",";

            throw new Exception("Not a valid symbol in WKT format.");
        }

 /// <summary>
 /// Returns the next ")" or "," in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
 /// format. The next token must be ")" or ",".</param>
 /// <returns>Returns the next ")" or "," in the stream.</returns>
 /// <remarks>
 /// ParseException is thrown if the next token is not ")" or ",".
 /// </remarks>
 private static string GetNextCloserOrComma(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     tokenizer.NextToken();
     string nextWord = tokenizer.GetStringValue();
     if (nextWord == "," || nextWord == ")")
     {
         return nextWord;
     }
     throw new Exception("Expected ')' or ',' but encountered '" + nextWord + "'");
 }

 /// <summary>
 /// Creates a <see cref="GeometryCollection"/> using the next token in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer"> Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
 /// format. The next tokens must form a GeometryCollection Text.</param>
 /// <returns>
 /// A <see cref="GeometryCollection"/> specified by the next token in the stream.</returns>
 private static GeometryCollection ReadGeometryCollectionText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     GeometryCollection geometries = new GeometryCollection();
     string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
     if (nextToken.Equals("EMPTY"))
         return geometries;
     geometries.Collection.Add(ReadGeometryTaggedText(tokenizer));
     nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
     while (nextToken.Equals(","))
     {
         geometries.Collection.Add(ReadGeometryTaggedText(tokenizer));
         nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
     }
     return geometries;
 }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the next array of Coordinates in the stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text format.  The
        /// next element returned by the stream should be "(" (the beginning of "(x1 y1, x2 y2, ..., xn yn)" or
        /// "EMPTY".</param>
        /// <returns>The next array of Coordinates in the stream, or an empty array of "EMPTY" is the
        /// next element returned by the stream.</returns>
        private static List<SharpMap.Geometries.Point> GetCoordinates(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            List<SharpMap.Geometries.Point> coordinates = new List<SharpMap.Geometries.Point>();
            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken=="EMPTY")
                return coordinates;

            SharpMap.Geometries.Point externalCoordinate = new SharpMap.Geometries.Point();
            SharpMap.Geometries.Point internalCoordinate = new SharpMap.Geometries.Point();
            externalCoordinate.X = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);
            externalCoordinate.Y = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);
            coordinates.Add(externalCoordinate);
            nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            while (nextToken==",")
            {
                internalCoordinate = new SharpMap.Geometries.Point();
                internalCoordinate.X = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);
                internalCoordinate.Y = GetNextNumber(tokenizer);
                coordinates.Add(internalCoordinate);
                nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            }
            return coordinates;
        }

 /// <summary>
 /// Creates a LineString using the next token in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text format.  The next
 /// tokens must form a LineString Text.</param>
 /// <returns>Returns a LineString specified by the next token in the stream.</returns>
 /// <remarks>
 /// ParseException is thrown if an unexpected token is encountered.
 /// </remarks>
 private static LineString ReadLineStringText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     return new LineString(GetCoordinates(tokenizer));
 }

        /// <summary>
        /// Reads either 3, 6 or 7 parameter Bursa-Wolf values from TOWGS84 token
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static Wgs84ConversionInfo ReadWGS84ConversionInfo(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            //TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
            tokenizer.ReadToken("[");
            Wgs84ConversionInfo info = new Wgs84ConversionInfo();
            tokenizer.NextToken();
            info.Dx = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
            tokenizer.ReadToken(",");

            tokenizer.NextToken();
            info.Dy = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
            tokenizer.ReadToken(",");

            tokenizer.NextToken();
            info.Dz = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
            tokenizer.NextToken();
            if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == ",")
            {
                tokenizer.NextToken();
                info.Ex = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();

                tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
                tokenizer.NextToken();
                info.Ey = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();

                tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
                tokenizer.NextToken();
                info.Ez = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();

                tokenizer.NextToken();
                if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == ",")
                {
                    tokenizer.NextToken();
                    info.Ppm = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
                }
            }
            if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() != "]")
                tokenizer.ReadToken("]");
            return info;
        }

 /// <summary>
 /// Returns a IUnit given a piece of WKT.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">WktStreamTokenizer that has the WKT.</param>
 /// <returns>An object that implements the IUnit interface.</returns>
 private static IUnit ReadUnit(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     tokenizer.ReadToken("[");
     string unitName = tokenizer.ReadDoubleQuotedWord();
     tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
     tokenizer.NextToken();
     double unitsPerUnit = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
     string authority = String.Empty;
     long authorityCode = -1;
     tokenizer.NextToken();
     if (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == ",")
     {
         tokenizer.ReadAuthority(ref authority, ref authorityCode);
         tokenizer.ReadToken("]");
     }
     return new Unit(unitsPerUnit, unitName, authority, authorityCode, String.Empty, String.Empty, String.Empty);
 }

 /// <summary>
 /// 
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer"></param>
 /// <returns></returns>
 private static IProjection ReadProjection(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     //tokenizer.NextToken();// PROJECTION
     tokenizer.ReadToken("PROJECTION");
     tokenizer.ReadToken("[");//[
     string projectionName = tokenizer.ReadDoubleQuotedWord();
     tokenizer.ReadToken("]");//]
     tokenizer.ReadToken(",");//,
     tokenizer.ReadToken("PARAMETER");
     List<ProjectionParameter> paramList = new List<ProjectionParameter>();
     while (tokenizer.GetStringValue() == "PARAMETER")
     {
         tokenizer.ReadToken("[");
         string paramName = tokenizer.ReadDoubleQuotedWord();
         tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
         tokenizer.NextToken();
         double paramValue = tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
         tokenizer.ReadToken("]");
         tokenizer.ReadToken(",");
         paramList.Add(new ProjectionParameter(paramName, paramValue));
         tokenizer.NextToken();
     }
     string authority = String.Empty;
     long authorityCode = -1;
     IProjection projection = new Projection(projectionName, paramList, projectionName, authority, authorityCode, String.Empty, String.Empty, string.Empty);
     return projection;
 }

 /// <summary>
 /// Returns the next number in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known text format.  The next token
 /// must be a number.</param>
 /// <returns>Returns the next number in the stream.</returns>
 /// <remarks>
 /// ParseException is thrown if the next token is not a number.
 /// </remarks>
 private static double GetNextNumber(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     tokenizer.NextToken();
     return tokenizer.GetNumericValue();
 }

 /// <summary>
 /// Creates a LineString using the next token in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text format.  The next
 /// tokens must form a LineString Text.</param>
 /// <returns>Returns a LineString specified by the next token in the stream.</returns>
 /// <remarks>
 /// ParseException is thrown if an unexpected token is encountered.
 /// </remarks>
 private static LineString ReadLineStringText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     return new SharpMap.Geometries.LineString(GetCoordinates(tokenizer));
 }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the next "EMPTY" or "(" in the stream as uppercase text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next token must be "EMPTY" or "(".</param>
        /// <returns>the next "EMPTY" or "(" in the stream as uppercase
        /// text.</returns>
        /// <remarks>
        /// ParseException is thrown if the next token is not "EMPTY" or "(".
        /// </remarks>
        private static string GetNextEmptyOrOpener(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            tokenizer.NextToken();
            string nextWord = tokenizer.GetStringValue();
            if (nextWord == "EMPTY" || nextWord == "(")
                return nextWord;

            throw new Exception("Expected 'EMPTY' or '(' but encountered '" + nextWord + "'");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="MultiLineString"/> using the next token in the stream. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text format. The next tokens must form a MultiLineString Text</param>
        /// <returns>a <see cref="MultiLineString"/> specified by the next token in the stream</returns>
        private static MultiLineString ReadMultiLineStringText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            MultiLineString lines = new MultiLineString();
            string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
            if (nextToken == "EMPTY")
                return lines;

            lines.LineStrings.Add(ReadLineStringText(tokenizer));
            nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            while (nextToken == ",")
            {
                lines.LineStrings.Add(ReadLineStringText(tokenizer));
                nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
            }
            return lines;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the next ")" in the stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
        /// format. The next token must be ")".</param>
        /// <returns>Returns the next ")" in the stream.</returns>
        /// <remarks>
        /// ParseException is thrown if the next token is not ")".
        /// </remarks>
        private static string GetNextCloser(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
        {
            string nextWord = GetNextWord(tokenizer);
            if (nextWord == ")")
                return nextWord;

            throw new Exception("Expected ')' but encountered '" + nextWord + "'");
        }

 /// <summary>
 /// Creates a Point using the next token in the stream.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="tokenizer">Tokenizer over a stream of text in Well-known Text
 /// format. The next tokens must form a &lt;Point Text&gt;.</param>
 /// <returns>Returns a Point specified by the next token in
 /// the stream.</returns>
 /// <remarks>
 /// ParseException is thrown if an unexpected token is encountered.
 /// </remarks>
 private static MultiPoint ReadMultiPointText(WktStreamTokenizer tokenizer)
 {
     SharpMap.Geometries.MultiPoint mp = new MultiPoint();
     string nextToken = GetNextEmptyOrOpener(tokenizer);
     if (nextToken == "EMPTY")
         return mp;
     mp.Points.Add(new SharpMap.Geometries.Point(GetNextNumber(tokenizer),GetNextNumber(tokenizer)));
     nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
     while (nextToken == ",")
     {
         mp.Points.Add(new SharpMap.Geometries.Point(GetNextNumber(tokenizer), GetNextNumber(tokenizer)));
         nextToken = GetNextCloserOrComma(tokenizer);
     }
     return mp;
 }