[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2691: Support for exact area calculation on CURVEPOLYGON geometries

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#2691: Support for exact area calculation on CURVEPOLYGON geometries
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 Reporter:  strk         |       Owner:  pramsey       
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  medium       |   Milestone:  PostGIS Future
Component:  postgis      |     Version:  2.1.x         
 Keywords:  curves       |  
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Changes (by pramsey):

  * milestone:  PostGIS 2.1.4 => PostGIS Future


Comment:

 Spent some time thinking about this and couldn't figure out a good basis
 to calculate area under curved geometries, particularly when you look at
 shapes including curve segments that are nearly full circles (legal, but
 annoying).

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