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6414	Add support for geodetic coordinate systems in GeoDjango distance API.	jbronn	jbronn	"Currently the GeoDjango distance API will produce inaccurate results for calculating distances on geodetic coordinate systems.  The PostGIS `distance_sphere` provides such support, however, it only works on points (''see'' [http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/ch06.html#id2914265 PostGIS Reference - Measurement Functions]).

Also [http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/b1e2d68034400987 discussed] on the django-users mailing list. "		closed	GIS	gis		fixed	gis distance geodetic sphere	jbronn@…	Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0