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+// Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)
+// QuickBook Example
+
+// Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
+
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
+// Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//[area_with_strategy
+//` Calculate the area of a polygon
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <boost/geometry.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/geometries/polygon.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/io/wkt/wkt.hpp>
+
+namespace bg = boost::geometry; /*< Convenient namespace alias >*/
+
+int main()
+{
+    // Calculate the area of a cartesian polygon
+    bg::model::polygon<bg::model::d2::point_xy<double> > poly;
+    bg::read_wkt("POLYGON((0 0,0 7,4 2,2 0,0 0))", poly);
+    double area = bg::area(poly);
+    std::cout << "Area: " << area << std::endl;
+
+    // Calculate the area of a spherical polygon (for latitude: 0 at equator)
+    bg::model::polygon<bg::model::point<float, 2, bg::cs::spherical_equatorial<bg::degree> > > sph_poly;
+    bg::read_wkt("POLYGON((0 0,0 45,45 0,0 0))", sph_poly);
+    area = bg::area(sph_poly);
+    std::cout << "Area: " << area << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+//]
+
+
+//[area_with_strategy_output
+/*`
+Output:
+[pre
+Area: 16
+Area: 0.339837
+]
+*/
+//]