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Subject: GISList: Scale conversion formula or chart
Date:  11/15/2001 10:08:25 AM
From:  Jason Lampitt



I'm fairly new to the world of GIS so please bear with
me if I get my vocabulary a bit mixed up.

Is there some conversion formula or chart that enables
someone to see how a file such as a 30-meter DEM file
translates into scale (1:24,000)?

When I seen something like "30-meter DEM" does that
mean 30 meters per pixel?

I use a GPS application that has a scale bar which
expresses the scale in standard US terms (200 ft, .25
mi, etc) which corresponds to so many meters per
pixel. So, as an example, 200 ft on the scale bar
represents 2 meters/pixel, 250 ft = 4 meters/pixel,
etc.

I export images from this application into Adobe
Photoshop for further enhancement and I'm trying to
get my mind wrapped around building an accurate scale
for the map and how I can combine different GIS
resource files accurately.

Thanks in advance.

Jason L.

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