[gdal-dev] Length method for geometries in bindings

[Frank Warmerdam]

Ari Jolma wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I added a Length() method for geometries into bindings. The method 
> re-dos a simple euclidean distance as the get_Length of OGR proper is 
> not exposed.

Ari,

I'm not clear on why you reimplemented it for the bindings instead of
just exposing it from the core, and adding a binding around it.

> I hope this is ok. Length is in OGC SF with that name. However, the 
> standard specifies that the length should be in its associated spatial 
> reference and that's not the case here.

I don't understand this statement.  In what way is the length not being
returned in the linear measure of the spatial referenced associated with
the geometry?  It seems to be - it seems to me something special would
need to be done to make that not-true.

Best regards,
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