Bug report #17919
Desktop app: Distance tool does not work
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Unknown | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 2.18.15 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Windows 10 64bit | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | end of life |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 25815 |
Description
When I use the Distance Tool to measure a distance that I know is 10km on a map, the distance tool give me a value of 3,000 km to 16,000km Moving the cursor just a little causes the value to fluctuate wildly.
I am using QGIS 2.18 on Windows 64. The same issue exists in version 2.14
I have loaded a singe layer with OpenStreetMAp from the OpenLAyer plugin. The layer loads with CRS= WGS/Pseudo Mercator EPSG 3857 and is left unchanged.
I set "on the fly CRS transformation" and set the project/display CRS to UTM-18.
I zoom into an area I know,
The scale dialog says 1:100,000 and this appears correct. also when I move the cursor a distance that I know is 10km the coordinates change by 10,000m as expected.
The Distance Tool and likely other features get the wrong distance (enclosed is a screen shot, The area I'm zoomed in is near 45N 75W )
Sylvain
History
#1
Updated by Nyall Dawson over 6 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Closed
- Resolution set to invalid
The OpenLayers plugin is very buggy, and causes numerous issues like this - please use the more stable QuickMapServices plugin instead.
#2
Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 6 years ago
- Subject changed from Desltop app: Distance tool does not work to Desktop app: Distance tool does not work
#3
Updated by Sylvain DE MARGERIE over 6 years ago
- Status changed from Closed to Reopened
The issue is exactly the same with the QuickMApServices plugin. The issue further propagates to the heatmap plugin which makes it impossible to properly set the radius according to any predictable units.
#4
Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 5 years ago
- Status changed from Reopened to Feedback
Please test with QGIS 3.4 - QGIS 2.18 reached it's end of life.
#5
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 5 years ago
- Resolution changed from invalid to end of life
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
End of life notice: QGIS 2.18 LTR
Source:
http://blog.qgis.org/2019/03/09/end-of-life-notice-qgis-2-18-ltr/
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