[GRASS-CVS] hamish: grass6/scripts/v.report description.html, 1.3, 1.4

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Author: hamish

Update of /grassrepository/grass6/scripts/v.report
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv2511/grass6/scripts/v.report

Modified Files:
	description.html 
Log Message:
note that the International Foot is always used for distances and acres


Index: description.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/grass6/scripts/v.report/description.html,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -d -r1.3 -r1.4
--- description.html	16 May 2007 08:06:18 -0000	1.3
+++ description.html	19 Nov 2007 01:01:10 -0000	1.4
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 <H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
 
-generates a table showing the area present in each of the categories
-of a user-selected data layer.  Area is	given in hectares, square meters,
-and square kilometers.  If the units option is used, area is given in acres,
-square feet, and square miles.  <EM>v.report</EM> works on the full map data;
-therefore, the current region is ignored. If statistics shall be spatially limited,
-a map subset has to be created with <EM>v.in.region</EM> and 
-<EM>v.overlay</EM> and then <EM>v.report</EM> is run on the new map.
+<em>v.report</em> generates a table showing the area present in 
+each of the categories of a user-selected data layer.
+<P>
+Area is given in hectares, square meters, and square kilometers.
+If the units option is used, area is given in acres, square feet,
+and square miles.
+<P>
+Feet and acre units are always reported in their common versions
+(i.e. the International Foot, exactly 5280 feet in a mile), even
+when the location's standard map unit is the US Survey foot.
+<P>
+<EM>v.report</EM> works on the full map data; therefore, the current
+region is ignored. If you wish to spatially limit the statistics,
+a map subset must be created with <EM>v.in.region</EM> and 
+<EM>v.overlay</EM>, and then run <EM>v.report</EM> on the new map.
+
 
 <h2>EXAMPLE</h2>
 
@@ -15,10 +24,12 @@
 v.report fields option=area units=hectares
 </pre></div>
 
+
 <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
 
 <em>
 <a HREF="v.in.region.html">v.in.region</a>,
+<a HREF="v.to.db.html">v.to.db</a>,
 <a HREF="v.overlay.html">v.overlay</a>
 </em>
 
@@ -27,4 +38,5 @@
 
 Markus Neteler, GDF Hannover
 
-<p><i>Last changed: $Date$</i>
+<p>
+<i>Last changed: $Date$</i>