[Qgis-user] wg84 projection problem

[Otto Dassau]

Hi Markus,

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:16 +0700
Markus Nater <mark.nater at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi List
> 
> I have some polygons in qgis with wgs84 projection. But when I try to 
> measure distance in meters, it gives me back 1cm for 0.1 degrees, which 
> is of course totally wrong.
> how can I fix this, so I will have the correct measurements in meters?

you have to define:

a) settings => project properties => general => layer units (select meters) 
b) settings => options => map tools => ellipsoid for distance calculation 

to fit the ellipsoid used in your CRS.

> cheers
> markus

Regards,
 Otto