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QgsDistanceArea Class Reference

General purpose distance and area calculator. More...

#include <qgsdistancearea.h>

Public Member Functions

 QgsDistanceArea ()
 Constructor. More...
 
 QgsDistanceArea (const QgsDistanceArea &origDA)
 Copy constructor. More...
 
 ~QgsDistanceArea ()
 Destructor. More...
 
QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit areaUnits () const
 Returns the units of area for areal calculations made by this object. More...
 
double bearing (const QgsPoint &p1, const QgsPoint &p2) const
 compute bearing - in radians More...
 
double convertAreaMeasurement (double area, QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit toUnits) const
 Takes an area measurement calculated by this QgsDistanceArea object and converts it to a different areal unit. More...
 
double convertLengthMeasurement (double length, QGis::UnitType toUnits) const
 Takes a length measurement calculated by this QgsDistanceArea object and converts it to a different distance unit. More...
 
void convertMeasurement (double &measure, QGis::UnitType &measureUnits, QGis::UnitType displayUnits, bool isArea) const
 Helper for conversion between physical units. More...
 
QString ellipsoid () const
 Returns ellipsoid's acronym. More...
 
bool ellipsoidalEnabled () const
 Returns whether ellipsoidal calculations are enabled. More...
 
double ellipsoidInverseFlattening () const
 returns ellipsoid's inverse flattening More...
 
double ellipsoidSemiMajor () const
 returns ellipsoid's semi major axis More...
 
double ellipsoidSemiMinor () const
 returns ellipsoid's semi minor axis More...
 
bool geographic () const
 What sort of coordinate system is being used? More...
 
QGis::UnitType lengthUnits () const
 Returns the units of distance for length calculations made by this object. More...
 
Q_DECL_DEPRECATED double measure (const QgsGeometry *geometry) const
 General measurement (line distance or polygon area) More...
 
double measureArea (const QgsGeometry *geometry) const
 Measures the area of a geometry. More...
 
double measureLength (const QgsGeometry *geometry) const
 Measures the length of a geometry. More...
 
double measureLine (const QList< QgsPoint > &points) const
 Measures the length of a line with multiple segments. More...
 
double measureLine (const QgsPoint &p1, const QgsPoint &p2) const
 Measures length of a line with one segment. More...
 
double measureLine (const QgsPoint &p1, const QgsPoint &p2, QGis::UnitType &units) const
 Measures length of line with one segment and returns units of distance. More...
 
double measurePerimeter (const QgsGeometry *geometry) const
 Measures the perimeter of a polygon geometry. More...
 
double measurePolygon (const QList< QgsPoint > &points) const
 measures polygon area More...
 
QgsDistanceAreaoperator= (const QgsDistanceArea &origDA)
 Assignment operator. More...
 
bool setEllipsoid (const QString &ellipsoid)
 Sets ellipsoid by its acronym. More...
 
bool setEllipsoid (double semiMajor, double semiMinor)
 Sets ellipsoid by supplied radii. More...
 
void setEllipsoidalMode (bool flag)
 Sets whether coordinates must be projected to ellipsoid before measuring. More...
 
void setSourceAuthId (const QString &authid)
 sets source spatial reference system by authid More...
 
void setSourceCrs (long srsid)
 sets source spatial reference system (by QGIS CRS) More...
 
void setSourceCrs (const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem &srcCRS)
 Sets source spatial reference system (by QGIS CRS) More...
 
Q_DECL_DEPRECATED long sourceCrs () const
 returns source spatial reference system More...
 
long sourceCrsId () const
 Returns the QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::srsid() for the CRS used during calculations. More...
 
bool willUseEllipsoid () const
 Returns whether calculations will use the ellipsoid. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static QString formatArea (double area, int decimals, QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit unit, bool keepBaseUnit=false)
 Returns an area formatted as a friendly string. More...
 
static QString textUnit (double value, int decimals, QGis::UnitType u, bool isArea, bool keepBaseUnit=false)
 Returns a measurement formatted as a friendly string. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

void computeAreaInit ()
 precalculates some values (must be called always when changing ellipsoid) More...
 
double computeDistance (const QList< QgsPoint > &points) const
 calculate distance with given coordinates (does not do a transform anymore) More...
 
double computeDistanceBearing (const QgsPoint &p1, const QgsPoint &p2, double *course1=nullptr, double *course2=nullptr) const
 calculates distance from two points on ellipsoid based on inverse Vincenty's formulae More...
 
double computeDistanceFlat (const QgsPoint &p1, const QgsPoint &p2) const
 uses flat / planimetric / Euclidean distance More...
 
double computePolygonArea (const QList< QgsPoint > &points) const
 calculates area of polygon on ellipsoid algorithm has been taken from GRASS: gis/area_poly1.c More...
 
double computePolygonFlatArea (const QList< QgsPoint > &points) const
 
QgsConstWkbPtr measurePolygon (QgsConstWkbPtr feature, double *area, double *perimeter, bool hasZptr=false) const
 measures polygon area and perimeter, vertices are extracted from WKB More...
 

Detailed Description

General purpose distance and area calculator.

Definition at line 38 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QgsDistanceArea::QgsDistanceArea ( )

Constructor.

Definition at line 47 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

QgsDistanceArea::~QgsDistanceArea ( )

Destructor.

Definition at line 64 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

QgsDistanceArea::QgsDistanceArea ( const QgsDistanceArea origDA)

Copy constructor.

Definition at line 58 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit QgsDistanceArea::areaUnits ( ) const

Returns the units of area for areal calculations made by this object.

Note
added in QGIS 2.14
See also
lengthUnits()

Definition at line 541 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::bearing ( const QgsPoint p1,
const QgsPoint p2 
) const

compute bearing - in radians

Definition at line 683 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::computeAreaInit ( )
protected

precalculates some values (must be called always when changing ellipsoid)

Definition at line 856 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::computeDistance ( const QList< QgsPoint > &  points) const
protected

calculate distance with given coordinates (does not do a transform anymore)

Definition at line 790 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::computeDistanceBearing ( const QgsPoint p1,
const QgsPoint p2,
double *  course1 = nullptr,
double *  course2 = nullptr 
) const
protected

calculates distance from two points on ellipsoid based on inverse Vincenty's formulae

Points p1 and p2 are expected to be in degrees and in currently used ellipsoid

Note
if course1 is not NULL, bearing (in radians) from first point is calculated (the same for course2)
Returns
distance in meters

Definition at line 708 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::computeDistanceFlat ( const QgsPoint p1,
const QgsPoint p2 
) const
protected

uses flat / planimetric / Euclidean distance

Definition at line 785 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::computePolygonArea ( const QList< QgsPoint > &  points) const
protected

calculates area of polygon on ellipsoid algorithm has been taken from GRASS: gis/area_poly1.c

Definition at line 891 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::computePolygonFlatArea ( const QList< QgsPoint > &  points) const
protected

Definition at line 948 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::convertAreaMeasurement ( double  area,
QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit  toUnits 
) const

Takes an area measurement calculated by this QgsDistanceArea object and converts it to a different areal unit.

Parameters
areaarea value calculated by this class to convert. It is assumed that the area was calculated by this class, ie that its unit of area is equal to areaUnits().
toUnitsarea unit to convert measurement to
Returns
converted area
See also
convertLengthMeasurement()
Note
added in QGIS 2.14

Definition at line 1279 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::convertLengthMeasurement ( double  length,
QGis::UnitType  toUnits 
) const

Takes a length measurement calculated by this QgsDistanceArea object and converts it to a different distance unit.

Parameters
lengthlength value calculated by this class to convert. It is assumed that the length was calculated by this class, ie that its unit of length is equal to lengthUnits().
toUnitsdistance unit to convert measurement to
Returns
converted distance
See also
convertAreaMeasurement()
Note
added in QGIS 2.14

Definition at line 1265 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::convertMeasurement ( double &  measure,
QGis::UnitType measureUnits,
QGis::UnitType  displayUnits,
bool  isArea 
) const

Helper for conversion between physical units.

Definition at line 1234 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

QString QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoid ( ) const
inline

Returns ellipsoid's acronym.

Calculations will only use the ellipsoid if ellipsoidalEnabled() is true and an ellipsoid has been set.

See also
setEllipsoid()
ellipsoidalEnabled()
willUseEllipsoid()

Definition at line 126 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

bool QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidalEnabled ( ) const
inline

Returns whether ellipsoidal calculations are enabled.

See also
willUseEllipsoid()
setEllipsoidalMode()

Definition at line 65 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

double QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidInverseFlattening ( ) const
inline

returns ellipsoid's inverse flattening

Definition at line 133 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

double QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMajor ( ) const
inline

returns ellipsoid's semi major axis

Definition at line 129 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

double QgsDistanceArea::ellipsoidSemiMinor ( ) const
inline

returns ellipsoid's semi minor axis

Definition at line 131 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

QString QgsDistanceArea::formatArea ( double  area,
int  decimals,
QgsUnitTypes::AreaUnit  unit,
bool  keepBaseUnit = false 
)
static

Returns an area formatted as a friendly string.

Parameters
areaarea to format
decimalsnumber of decimal places to show
unitunit of area
keepBaseUnitset to false to allow conversion of large areas to more suitable units, eg square meters to square kilometers
Returns
formatted area string
Note
added in QGIS 2.14
See also
textUnit()

Definition at line 1099 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

bool QgsDistanceArea::geographic ( ) const
inline

What sort of coordinate system is being used?

Definition at line 99 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

QGis::UnitType QgsDistanceArea::lengthUnits ( ) const

Returns the units of distance for length calculations made by this object.

Note
added in QGIS 2.14
See also
areaUnits()

Definition at line 536 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measure ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

General measurement (line distance or polygon area)

Deprecated:
use measureArea() or measureLength() methods instead, as this method is unpredictable for geometry collections

Definition at line 352 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measureArea ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Measures the area of a geometry.

Parameters
geometrygeometry to measure
Returns
area of geometry. For geometry collections, non surface geometries will be ignored. The units for the returned area can be retrieved by calling areaUnits().
Note
added in QGIS 2.12
See also
measureLength()
measurePerimeter()
areaUnits()

Definition at line 361 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measureLength ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Measures the length of a geometry.

Parameters
geometrygeometry to measure
Returns
length of geometry. For geometry collections, non curve geometries will be ignored. The units for the returned distance can be retrieved by calling lengthUnits().
Note
added in QGIS 2.12
See also
lengthUnits()
measureArea()
measurePerimeter()

Definition at line 370 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measureLine ( const QList< QgsPoint > &  points) const

Measures the length of a line with multiple segments.

Parameters
pointslist of points in line
Returns
length of line. The units for the returned length can be retrieved by calling lengthUnits().
See also
lengthUnits()

Definition at line 451 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measureLine ( const QgsPoint p1,
const QgsPoint p2 
) const

Measures length of a line with one segment.

Parameters
p1start of line
p2end of line
Returns
distance between points. The units for the returned distance can be retrieved by calling lengthUnits().
See also
lengthUnits()

Definition at line 493 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measureLine ( const QgsPoint p1,
const QgsPoint p2,
QGis::UnitType units 
) const

Measures length of line with one segment and returns units of distance.

Parameters
p1start of line
p2end of line
unitswill be set to units of measure
Returns
calculated distance between points. Distance units are stored in units parameter.
Note
added in QGIS 2.12

Definition at line 499 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measurePerimeter ( const QgsGeometry geometry) const

Measures the perimeter of a polygon geometry.

Parameters
geometrygeometry to measure
Returns
perimeter of geometry. For geometry collections, any non-polygon geometries will be ignored. The units for the returned perimeter can be retrieved by calling lengthUnits().
Note
added in QGIS 2.12
See also
lengthUnits()
measureArea()
measurePerimeter()

Definition at line 379 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

double QgsDistanceArea::measurePolygon ( const QList< QgsPoint > &  points) const

measures polygon area

Definition at line 656 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

QgsConstWkbPtr QgsDistanceArea::measurePolygon ( QgsConstWkbPtr  feature,
double *  area,
double *  perimeter,
bool  hasZptr = false 
) const
protected

measures polygon area and perimeter, vertices are extracted from WKB

Definition at line 547 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

QgsDistanceArea & QgsDistanceArea::operator= ( const QgsDistanceArea origDA)

Assignment operator.

Definition at line 70 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

bool QgsDistanceArea::setEllipsoid ( const QString ellipsoid)

Sets ellipsoid by its acronym.

Calculations will only use the ellipsoid if both the ellipsoid has been set and ellipsoidalEnabled() is true.

Returns
true if ellipsoid was successfully set
See also
ellipsoid()
setEllipsoidalMode()
willUseEllipsoid()

Definition at line 125 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

bool QgsDistanceArea::setEllipsoid ( double  semiMajor,
double  semiMinor 
)

Sets ellipsoid by supplied radii.

Calculations will only use the ellipsoid if both the ellipsoid has been set and ellipsoidalEnabled() is true.

Returns
true if ellipsoid was successfully set
See also
ellipsoid()
setEllipsoidalMode()
willUseEllipsoid()

Definition at line 259 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::setEllipsoidalMode ( bool  flag)

Sets whether coordinates must be projected to ellipsoid before measuring.

Note
for calculations to use the ellipsoid, both the ellipsoid mode must be true and an ellipse must be set
See also
setEllipsoid()
willUseEllipsoid()

Definition at line 96 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::setSourceAuthId ( const QString authid)

sets source spatial reference system by authid

Definition at line 118 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::setSourceCrs ( long  srsid)

sets source spatial reference system (by QGIS CRS)

Definition at line 106 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

void QgsDistanceArea::setSourceCrs ( const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem srcCRS)

Sets source spatial reference system (by QGIS CRS)

Note
: missing in Python bindings in QGIS < 2.2

Definition at line 113 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

Q_DECL_DEPRECATED long QgsDistanceArea::sourceCrs ( ) const
inline

returns source spatial reference system

Deprecated:
use sourceCrsId() instead

Definition at line 90 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

long QgsDistanceArea::sourceCrsId ( ) const
inline

Returns the QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::srsid() for the CRS used during calculations.

See also
setSourceCrs()
Note
added in QGIS 2.14

Definition at line 96 of file qgsdistancearea.h.

QString QgsDistanceArea::textUnit ( double  value,
int  decimals,
QGis::UnitType  u,
bool  isArea,
bool  keepBaseUnit = false 
)
static

Returns a measurement formatted as a friendly string.

Parameters
valuevalue of measurement
decimalsnumber of decimal places to show
uunit of measurement
isAreaset to true if measurement is an area measurement
keepBaseUnitset to false to allow conversion of large distances to more suitable units, eg meters to kilometers
Returns
formatted measurement string
See also
formatArea()

Definition at line 969 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.

bool QgsDistanceArea::willUseEllipsoid ( ) const

Returns whether calculations will use the ellipsoid.

Calculations will only use the ellipsoid if ellipsoidalEnabled() is true and an ellipsoid has been set.

Note
added in QGIS 2.14
See also
ellipsoidalEnabled()
ellipsoid()

Definition at line 101 of file qgsdistancearea.cpp.


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