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of meter/submeter level are potentially very dangerous or expensive!
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|unchecked | :guilabel: `Planimetric measurements `: sets the default for the
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- " planimetric measurements" property for newly created projects.
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+ :ref: ` planimetric measurements < measurements_ellipsoid >` property for newly created projects.
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.. index :: CRS, Datum transformation, Reprojection
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set of attribute table configurations for your requirements, and re-setting up
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these attribute tables is a hassle.
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+ .. _measurements_ellipsoid :
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Calculating areas and distances is a common need in GIS. However, these values
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are really tied to the underlying projection settings. The :guilabel: `Measurements `
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frame lets you control these parameters. You can indeed choose:
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- * the :guilabel: `Ellipsoid `, on which distance and area calculations are entirely
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- based; it can be:
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+ * the :guilabel: `Ellipsoid `, on which distance and area calculations are entirely based;
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+ it can be:
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* **None/Planimetric **: returned values are in this case cartesian measurements.
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+ This option can be set as default for new projects from the :menuselection: `Settings --> `
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+ |options | :menuselection: `Options --> ` |crs | :menuselection: `CRS Handling ` menu
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* a **Custom ** one: you'll need to set values of the semi-major and semi-minor axes.
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* or an existing one from a predefined list (Clarke 1866, Clarke 1880 IGN,
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New International 1967, WGS 84...).
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