This topic comes back often, and in various situations I find me in a tight
spot when coming to explain the intricacies of the relationships between
these concepts.
Can we try to make the point on this, trying at least to layout a clean
"intersection matrix" between the various situations?
The concepts/tools involved in measurements and length/area calculations
are:
- OTFR
- Project CRS (GRS/PRS)
- Measure Ellispoid
(- Unit of measure)
We could try to write the various combinations:
1) Project with GSR + OTFR off
-> Ellispoid is Planar (and cannot be changed)
-> Measurements are wrong
2) Project with GSR + OTFR on
-> Ellispoid is set, e.g. WGS84 (and can be changed). This is set to
the last selcted layer's CRS.
-> Measurements are right (given the correct ellipsoid is set)
etc.
If you have a better way to discuss the topic, great ;)
I think it's an important point, because most users are not aware of such
complexities underlying this tools...
giovanni
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