Total Area Output

Instructions

To use the area calculator tool:

• Zoom and pan the map to find the area of interest
• Click on the map to place a vertices for the polyline
• Click as many time as necessary to define the polyline

The area enclosed will them be output in square meters and square kilometers

You can click the [Delete Last Point] button if you make a mistake or click [Clear All] points to remove all points from the map and start again.

You can also reposition the markers after they have been placed on the map by dragging and dropping them.

To draw a new area click the [Start a New Area] button or press Alt+n

Information

The area calculator tool allows you to find out the area that is enclosed inside a closed polyline overlaid on a map.

Benchmarks

A measurement of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. Lough Neagh is reported to have a surface area of 388 km² [1] , so the reading of 380 823 442m² isn't far off.

Future Uses and Ideas

• Allow the user to change the colour of the polylines and area shading (including transparent)
• Allow the area to be saved for later use
• Export to KML option

Version History

• 17th June 2015 - Markers now show their lat/lng when you hover over them
• 18th December 2014 - Total area is now calculated
• 23rd March 2014 - Added Hectares output
• 6th August 2013 - Issue with perimeter output fixed
• 21st February 2013 - Added square feet output
• 8th January 2012 - Upgraded to Google Maps API V3 and some new features
• 20th July 2010 - Added crosshairs and option to switch on/off crosshairs
• 17th June 2010 - Added upload KML option (beta)
• 2nd June 2010 - Moved the scale control to the top of map to stop conflict with Google Search bar
• 2nd February 2010 - Added perimeter output in meters and kilometers
• 25th March 2008 - Draggable markers, ability to click inside polygon and output in acres added
• 26th June 2007 - Basic area calculation added
• 24th June 2007 - Page created

Mere plot ki dimension Front 12. 9 inch Deapth 37feet Dusri deapth 33 feet Please caluculate total area in sqft
By Sanjeev on 16th February 2021

Very nice but point to point in-between measurement not display please do it well den.
By Asraf ali on 8th February 2021

6mtr. Lengths, 2mtr.height 1mtr. Squares
By Jose Gangmei on 31st January 2021

Télécharger Map stool
By Allali abdeslam on 16th January 2021

Hi Victor, it should be working as normal.
By Free Map Tools on 5th January 2021

por que no funciona hoy?
By victor on 5th January 2021

Very Helpfull and easy to use - thank you for making it.
By Sunny on 2nd January 2021

Great tool, beats Google's. Please add the differentiated colour in due course.
By Phrank P. on 30th November 2020

Best
By Dhanesh on 22nd November 2020

Very helpful, THANKS!
By Jeppe Bundsgaard on 17th November 2020

@Fernando Cuenca tu archivo KML no tiene los datos necesarios para realizar los cálculos. vuelve a generar el polígono y exporta el archivo KML. puedes editar los archivos con un editor de textos plano para que observes la diferencia entre ambos.
By escaiguacher on 14th November 2020

Hola todos... estoy tratando de calcular el areas de la isla ocosuyo del lgo titicaca, siguiendo todos los pasos del tutorial, pero no hay resultado ..!! splo indica cargado...pero no hay mas opciones o ventanas para ver el resultado. alguien me puede decir a que se debe? se los agradeceria mucho
By Fernando Cuenca on 2nd November 2020

Thank you!
By Adrian on 24th October 2020

very useful
By myintmyat han on 19th September 2020

Fantastic tool :) let's me know how big is an area I'm in. Easy and intuitive use. A biiiiiig ""Thank you"" !
By bekawe on 16th August 2020

Brilliant tool, thank you
By Dave on 15th August 2020

nice one
By Nasir Hussain on 13th August 2020

Amazing tool - thank you.
By Johanna Headley on 30th July 2020

Very good tool
By Ted on 23rd July 2020

This is a great tool thanks
On 15th July 2020

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