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Provide more info for "planimetric measurement" option
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docs/user_manual/introduction/qgis_configuration.rst

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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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