[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #1373: Derived area values from identify tool differ from calculated PostGIS area

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#1373: Derived area values from identify tool differ from calculated PostGIS area
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   Reporter:  hdus                              |              Owner:  nobody       
       Type:  bug                               |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:  Version 1.0.0
  Component:  Build/Install                     |            Version:  HEAD         
   Keywords:                                    |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  RedHat                            |           Must_fix:  Yes          
Status_info:  0                                 |  
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 When I identify a polygon with the identify tool, the derived area differs
 from the calculated area with postgis area(the_geom) function. The
 difference is small but existing:

 QGIS: 15.516 km2

 PostGIS: 15.525 km2

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1373>
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