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<DIV><SPAN class=395035521-28092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>How 
does one compute areas in km^2? I was thinking something like 
area2d(transform(the_geom,<someEPSG>)). </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=395035521-28092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>How do 
others do this?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=395035521-28092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=395035521-28092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>-e</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>