Keith JenkinsSep 15, 2024
Is there a way to customize the #QGIS measuring tool to report values in chains? (1 survey chain = 66 ft)
Show threadNyall DawsonSep 15, 2024
@kgjenkins no. Is there still a real use case for this, or just for play?
Show threadJosh CarlsonSep 16, 2024
@nyalld @kgjenkins I'd use the feature if it were there. We get chains in legal descriptions at least a couple times a month.
Show threadNyall DawsonSep 16, 2024
@jcarlson @kgjenkins https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/58758
Complete EPSG distance unit mapping by adding historic distance units by nyalldawson · Pull Request #58758 · qgis/QGIS

Ensures we don't perform a lossy conversion of units from the EPSG CRS database to QGIS units

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Show threadKeith JenkinsSep 16, 2024
@nyalld @jcarlson Wow, less than 8 hours from my post to your PR! Looking forward to trying this out!
gistinkerOct 13
Show threadKeith Jenkins

Thanks again to @nyalld for adding "chains" as a distance unit in #QGIS

Today I'm using it to find and fix errors in the survey journal for the town of Ulysses that dates from 1790...

Oct 12 at 8:00pmWeb