idea Always return geodesic distance (the real distance) in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/always-return-geodesic-distance-the-real-distance/idi-p/929077 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I read the blog about calculation geodesic distance: <A href="http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/geoprocessing/archive/2011/07/21/Calculating_5F00_Geodesic.aspx" target="_blank">http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/geoprocessing/archive/2011/07/21/Calculating_5F00_Geodesic.aspx</A><BR />where it seems that the projected distance is always returned.<BR /><BR />Why would anybody want that? Shouldn't it be the other way around. Always return the "real" distance on the ground and if you want something special, return a distance in a selected projected system.<BR /><BR />(I can see in the blog that you might be working in that direction so keep up the good work.)<BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 08730000000brTg --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:40:45 GMT Tim_StærkFendrich2 2011-08-30T09:40:45Z Always return geodesic distance (the real distance) https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/always-return-geodesic-distance-the-real-distance/idi-p/929077 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I read the blog about calculation geodesic distance: <A href="http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/geoprocessing/archive/2011/07/21/Calculating_5F00_Geodesic.aspx" target="_blank">http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/geoprocessing/archive/2011/07/21/Calculating_5F00_Geodesic.aspx</A><BR />where it seems that the projected distance is always returned.<BR /><BR />Why would anybody want that? Shouldn't it be the other way around. Always return the "real" distance on the ground and if you want something special, return a distance in a selected projected system.<BR /><BR />(I can see in the blog that you might be working in that direction so keep up the good work.)<BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 08730000000brTg --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:40:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/always-return-geodesic-distance-the-real-distance/idi-p/929077 Tim_StærkFendrich2 2011-08-30T09:40:45Z Re: Always return geodesic distance (the real distance) https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/always-return-geodesic-distance-the-real-distance/idc-p/929078#M2381 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I've been wanting this for YEARS.&nbsp; <!-- content transformation source ID: 00a3000000BdP9j --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:27:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/always-return-geodesic-distance-the-real-distance/idc-p/929078#M2381 DavidWheelock 2011-08-30T17:27:04Z