Timeline for Accuracy of ruler in Google Earth Pro?
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| Feb 8, 2017 at 20:39 | comment | added | Chris W | I'll also add that title deeds are notoriously inaccurate in terms of stated areas, especially if they're older than the last couple of decades (and that's assuming that a newer one is actually using a new survey and not just restating the same description and area that's been passed down the chain for decades). This is why most of them say 'be it/there more or less'. There are other issues involved with metes and bounds descriptions as well that can affect areas. | |
| May 17, 2016 at 17:56 | comment | added | Mike | You have assessed the variance in the precision of the value. This is only related to accuracy. The details of how the "Measure" tool in GE is not known to me, but I assume it is using some on the fly projection process. If you use data projected in Web Mercator to calculate distances and areas in ArcGIS the numbers are pretty much meaningless. This topic is constantly revisited as it is a readily available tool to share and discuss spatial data. If you really require accurate areas use an area preserving projection designed for your area of interest, not Google Earth. | |
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| Mar 26, 2016 at 11:23 | history | answered | Dan ZA | CC BY-SA 3.0 |