title: On fresh Conda installation of PyProj: pyproj unable to set database path. _pyproj_global_context_initialize()
body: <p>I want to use <code>PyProj</code>. I follow the <a href="https://pyproj4.github.io/pyproj/stable/installation.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">installation instructions given in the documentation</a></p>
  <pre><code>conda config --prepend channels conda-forge
  conda config --set channel_priority strict
  conda install pyproj
  </code></pre>
  <p>When I run</p>
  <pre><code>from pyproj import CRS
  </code></pre>
  <p>I am getting</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>C:\Users...\Miniconda3\envs\geopandas\lib\site-packages\pyproj_<em>init</em>_.py:89: UserWarning: pyproj unable to set database path.
  _pyproj_global_context_initialize()</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p><strong>Some information on Python and my system</strong></p>
  <p>Python version
  -&gt; 3.9.7 | packaged by conda-forge | (default, Sep 29 2021, 19:15:42) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]</p>
  <p>Operation System Information
  -&gt; Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0</p>