Map projection scale correction calculator

Calculate combined grid/ground factor and ground horizontal distance with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Grid horizontal distance (m)
1000
Grid scale factor
0.9996
Elevation reduction factor
0.9999
Combined grid/ground factor
0.9995
Ground horizontal distance (m)
1,000.50021

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Grid horizontal distance (m)
1100
Grid scale factor
0.9996
Elevation reduction factor
0.9999
Combined grid/ground factor
0.9995
Ground horizontal distance (m)
1,100.550231
Calculation method

Calculation method

Combined grid/ground factor

Combined factor=grid scale×elevation factor; ground=grid/combined.

Ground horizontal distance (m)

Combined factor=grid scale×elevation factor; ground=grid/combined.

Symbols and units
a
Grid horizontal distance (m)
b
Grid scale factor
c
Elevation reduction factor

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User supplied factors for the applicable projection/location; no automatic geodetic lookup. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. User supplied factors for the applicable projection/location; no automatic geodetic lookup.
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