How to Measure a Distance


This tutorial will overview how to measure a distance, or calculate an area.


Step 1:


Navigate to the 'Create' tab at the top left hand area of the map.
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Step 2:


You will see a button titled 'Line'. Click on the dropdown arrow within the button. You will see multiple options for how to measure land. Click the option that best suites your measurement needs.
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Step 3:


In the below example, I have selected the Line measurement for measuring a strait distance. If you wish to enable snapping (make it so the measurement draws itself directly over a layer, for example, a property line), you can click the `Enable Snapping` button.
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Step 4:


Click once at your starting location. Click once on a second point, and continue adding points around the location you are retrieving measurements from. Once you are finished, double click and the map will display your measurement(s)
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Complete!


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