 | G. H. C. Dale - Map reading - 1921 - 232 pages
...hour. Construct a scale to read 6000 yds. tt O V) Before you can construct any scale, you must know a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. The distance on the map is by measurement -£§ in. The distance on the ground can be calculated from... | |
 | Colette M. Girard, Michel-Claude Girard - Technology & Engineering - 2003 - 518 pages
...opposite meanings. We prefer to use the term scale only in its cartographic sense, ie, as the ratio between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. The main categories of scales used in analog (paper) maps are given in Table 15.1. Moreover, the concept... | |
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We prefer to use the term scale only in its cartographic sense, ie, as the ratio between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. 