[Qgis-user] Area Measuring Tool enhancements

Andreas Neumann a.neumann at carto.net
Sun Dec 20 04:17:19 PST 2009


it would even be nicer if the tool would offer a combobox with a unit 
choice. Because you may want to have the result in square meters, even 
if the result is a higher number.

Andreas

Fred LaPlante wrote:
> When the preferred measuring units are set to Feet, the area measuring 
> tool has a limitation for users with parcel sizes we have here in my 
> town.  Currently areas of less than 0.01 square miles are shown in 
> square feet and above that switch to square miles with 2 decimal 
> places shown.
>
> I would like to recommend that area measurements stay in square feet 
> until reaching one acre (43,500sq. ft) and then show acres with one 
> decimal place until reaching 640 acres then switch to square miles 
> with one decimal place.
>
> Fred LaPlante
>
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