[Qgis-user] calculating areas in lon/lat projection

[Borys Jurgiel]

Friday 06 of June 2008 09:01:03 maning sambale napisał(a):
> Using the calculate geometry plugin in lon/lat WGS 84.  What area unit
> does the area column produce?

They should be square degrees, regardless of the user-declared map unit. If 
you receive suspiciously high values and they seem to be square meters, it 
may be a problem with the reprojection on the fly. Just try to compare with 
the area measurement tool.