vector length

[Ronald Thomas]

I agree that v.report does a good job, but what is really needed is a 
program that gives "on-the-ground" distance measurements; that is, takes in
to account rises and falls of elevation, so that we get TRUE distance 
measurements, not just the distance along the smooth surface of an ellipsoid.

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   Ronald Thomas                         ^  ront at meeker.cfnr.colostate.edu
    Natural Resources Spec. (GIS)        ^  
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