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Posted on December 26, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
How can I get my Qgis area calculations in metres rather than degrees? My shapefiles are projected using WGS 1984 UTM fuseau 35 Sud
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Posted on December 26, 2022 (Updated on July 21, 2025)
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NumPy ValueError: operands could not be broadcast together with shapes (1,2) > (1678,2218)
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