Using the Measure tool

The Measure tool lets you either determine distance by drawing a line, or determine area by drawing a polygon, circle or rectangle, or determine position by placing point.

1.	If the Map Tools pane is not expanded, in the map viewer, click the Map Tools button.

2.	On the Map Tools pane, click the More Tools button and then select Measure. The Measure window opens.

3.	In the Distance Unit field, select the unit for measuring distance from the list. By default, meters is selected as the unit for measuring distance.

4.	In the Area Unit field, select the unit for measuring area from the list. By default, square meters is selected as the unit for measuring area. You can click the Maptab Coordinate System link to view information about the coordinate system used by the map.

5.	In the Coordinate System drop-down list, select the coordinate system that is appropriate for the area where you are about to perform a measurement.

•	See your map administrator if in doubt about the coordinate system that will yield accurate measurements for the area where you want to measure.

NOTE:

Whether or not there are coordinate systems to choose from in Coordinate System depends on how the map administrator configured the Measure tool. It may happen that there is only one. Hover over the Coordinates icon in the lower right corner of the map viewer to view the coordinate system used for the map, the measure tool and display coordinates.

6.	Select one of the following tools:

Table 21 

Icons used for measuring on the map

Icon	Name	Description
	Measure Rectangle	Draws a rectangle to measure area and perimeter.
	Measure Circle	Draws a circle to measure area and perimeter.
	Measure Polygon	Draws a polygon to measure area and perimeter.
	Measure Multisegment	Draws multiple connected lines to measure distance.
	Measure Distance	Draws a line on the map to measure distance.
	View Coordinates	Allows you to click a point on the map to view the coordinates.

7.	Using the tool, draw or select an area on the map.

After you draw a shape on the map, the information about the shape is displayed in the Measure dialog box. You can draw multiple shapes on the map and add, remove, or zoom in to these shapes using the Measure dialog box.

Figure 202 

The Measure window shows coordinates, distance or area on a map.

Figure 203 

Measure results displayed in the Measure dialog box

8.

(Optional) Click the Add to map button to add the selected item to the map. After adding these shapes to the map, these shapes are displayed in the Results window. Using the Results window, you can then perform additional actions on these shapes. For more information on using the Results window, see Using the Results window.

Figure 204 

Measure results added to the Results window

9.	(Optional) Click the Clear button to remove the selected items from the map.

10.	(Optional) Click the Zoom To button to zoom in to the selected items on the map.