[GRASS-SVN] r29588 - grass/trunk/vector/v.distance

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Author: neteler
Date: 2008-01-07 04:51:03 -0500 (Mon, 07 Jan 2008)
New Revision: 29588

Modified:
   grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/description.html
Log:
moved NOTES up; added hint on geodesic distances

Modified: grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/description.html
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--- grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/description.html	2008-01-07 09:47:22 UTC (rev 29587)
+++ grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/description.html	2008-01-07 09:51:03 UTC (rev 29588)
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 'stdout'.  A new vector map may be created where lines connecting
 nearest points on features are written.
 
+<H2>NOTES</H2>
+
+If a nearest feature does not have a category, column is updated
+to <B>null</B>.  This is true also for areas, which means for example,
+that if point is in island (area WITHOUT
+category), <EM>v.distance</EM> does not search for nearest area WITH
+category, island is identified as nearest and category updated to
+null.
+<p>
+The upload <B>column</B>(s) must already exist. Create one with <em>v.db.addcol</em>.
+<p>
+In lat-long location <em>v.distance</em> gives distances (<b>dist</b>
+and <b>to_along</b>) in meters not in degrees calculated as geodesic
+distances on a sphere.
+
 <h2>EXAMPLES</H2>
 
 <H3>Find nearest lines</H3>
@@ -113,20 +128,6 @@
 Note: Matrix-like output is enabled only for flag <EM>-a</EM> and one
 given upload option.
 
-<H2>NOTES</H2>
-
-If a nearest feature does not have a category, column is updated
-to <B>null</B>.  This is true also for areas, which means for example,
-that if point is in island (area WITHOUT
-category), <EM>v.distance</EM> does not search for nearest area WITH
-category, island is identified as nearest and category updated to
-null.
-<p>
-The upload <B>column</B>(s) must already exist. Create one with <em>v.db.addcol</em>.
-<p>
-In lat-long location <em>v.distance</em> gives distances (<b>dist</b>
-and <b>to_along</b>) in meters not in degrees.
-
 <H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
 
 <EM>