[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #3244: AddGeometry- faulty units and precision

[Quantum GIS]

#3244: AddGeometry- faulty units and precision
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        Reporter:  muscatelle                        |         Owner:  nobody                      
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  closed                      
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.7.0               
       Component:  Build/Install                     |       Version:  1.5.0                       
      Resolution:  invalid                           |      Keywords:  ADD Geometry units precision
Platform_version:  Ubuntu 10.04                      |      Platform:  Debian                      
        Must_fix:  No                                |   Status_info:  0                           
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Changes (by cfarmer):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 The attached shapefile is not in a projected coordinate system, so
 measuring area and perimeter does not really make sense. As mentioned in
 the forum thread linked to this ticket, you will need to reproject your
 data to a projected coordinate system that supports measuring areas. This
 tool does not use the project CRS, and for good reason: it outputs the
 area and perimeter as attributes of a layer, so while the project
 properties may vary from project to project, the layer itself does not.

 I am going to close this as 'invalid'. If you feel that this should not be
 the case, please feel free to reopen the ticket.

 Carson

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/3244#comment:1>
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