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authorEven Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>2021-11-20 11:26:32 +0100
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Merge pull request #2951 from OSGeo/backport-2922-to-8.2
[Backport 8.2] Docs: Add new Ellipsoids page to explain ellipsoidal parameters.
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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/options/R.rst b/docs/source/operations/options/R.rst
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--- a/docs/source/operations/options/R.rst
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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
.. option:: +R=<value>
- Radius of the sphere given in meters. If used in conjunction with ``+ellps``,
- ``+R`` takes precedence.
+ Radius of the sphere, given in meters. If used in conjunction with
+ ``+ellps``, :option:`+R` takes precedence.
+
+ See :ref:`ellipsoid_size_parameters` for more information.
diff --git a/docs/source/operations/options/ellps.rst b/docs/source/operations/options/ellps.rst
index b754f741..9fda547f 100644
--- a/docs/source/operations/options/ellps.rst
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@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
.. option:: +ellps=<value>
- See :option:`proj -le` for a list of available ellipsoids.
+ The name of a built-in ellipsoid definition.
+
+ See :ref:`ellipsoids` for more information, or execute
+ :option:`proj -le` for a list of built-in ellipsoid names.
*Defaults to "GRS80".*