[postgis-users] Re: srid / area

[Patrick]

Hi Christo,

Maybe a silly question, but are you sure that your data are in decimal 
degree and not in kilometer? That would exactly explain the order of 
magnitude difference you indicated.

Regards,
Patrick

"Christo Du Preez" <christo at mecola.com> wrote in message 
news:4469996A.7080009 at mecola.com...
>
> select area(the_geom) AS ar
> from cdsmriverareaview
> order by ar
>
> 6.70955000170448e-08
>
> the expected result is roughly 670 sq meters.