[GRASS5] [bug #3601] (grass) v.to.db: wrong units names

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Subject: v.to.db: wrong units names

Platform: GNU/Linux/i386
grass obtained from: CVS
grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources
GRASS Version: cvs 23.08.05

According to well known and accepted convention v.to.db is using wrong unit names. "me" should be "m", "k" -> "km", "h" -> "ha", "f" -> "ft". I don't know about acres. Definitely not "a" though, "a" is for are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are.

Although I suppose current short unit names in v.to.db were not intended to be interpreted as official unit names, but I also believe any GIS should follow an official naming convention for area and lenght units. "me" for meters, "k" for kilometers etc. is confusing and not intuitive.

Maciek

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