Bug report #947
Meter - Feet Conversion Broken
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Low | ||
| Assignee: |  nobody - | ||
| Category: | Map Legend | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | Regression?: | No | |
| Operating System: | Debian | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | Resolution: | invalid | |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | Copied to github as #: | 11006 |
Description
When changing a project's Map Units from Meters to Feet (or vice versa), the value displayed in the scalebar, and the values given by the distance (ruler) tool are wildly wrong.
1. Create new project with a single layer. Set correct project Projection and Map Units (eg. UTM NAD83).
2. Scale bar read eg. 50 km
3. Measure distance between two points, eg "Segments (in meters)" 88,711.91, total 88.71 km
4. Change Map Units in project Properties to Feet. Hit refresh.
5. Scalebar is same size, now says 9.4697 miles (WRONG: should be ~31 miles)
6. Measure same distance, eg "Segments (in feet)" 89,177.93, total 16.89 mile (WRONG: the displayed number of segments are really meters, the "total" count converts feet to miles, should be converting meters to miles or should be counting feet instead of meters)
History
#1
Updated by Magnus Homann over 16 years ago
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from Open to Closed
This is the intended behaviour. It is not meant to perform conversion, but to specify that one unit of the map represent a foot, meter or degree. Mostly used when no projection is appropriate (such as drawing a plan of your house).
#2 Updated by Anonymous about 15 years ago
Milestone Version 0.9.2 deleted