Measuring distance on google earth or similar

[Flat 10]

Any recommendations? Have used acmeplanimeter following recommendations on here for roughly measuring fields or part of fields but would like to measure some boundaries to start roughly working out margin and hefge lengths for BPS next year. TIA

 

[Kiwi Pete]

I use GPS Fields Area Measure on an android phone and can't really fault it. Even reasonably accurate with the gps turned on driving around but bang on for actual map work.

 

[Boomerang]

Www.oceanicsoft.com gps area measure .
Does area , point to point . Etc

Only for iPhone tho .
But works well .

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I use GPS Fields Area Measure on an android phone and can't really fault it. Even reasonably accurate with the gps turned on driving around but bang on for actual map work.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Www.oceanicsoft.com gps area measure .
Does area , point to point . Etc

Only for iPhone tho .
But works well .

That's the bugger, I knew there was a very similar iPhone one
Very handy for pasture allocation measuring, too, can break fence exactly right every time.

 

[Dairyfarmerswife]

https://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm

There is also an area calculator on that website

 

[TrewithickFarm]

I Find Magic Maps very good http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/MagicMap.aspx

 

[Goweresque]

This is good for anything from a single field to a continent:

https://www.freemaptools.com/measure-distance.htm

 

[Brisel]

Any recommendations? Have used acmeplanimeter following recommendations on here for roughly measuring fields or part of fields but would like to measure some boundaries to start roughly working out margin and hefge lengths for BPS next year. TIA

As above, Magic.gov.uk will do all of this for you and more. It's not that bad to use these days either.

Using Google Earth there is a ruler tool to the right of the planet symbol. Selecting Path means you can go around corners. I haven't found a way of doing areas - you need Google Earth Pro for this now which you pay for.

 

[jack6480]

The Planimeter app on your phone is a lot better than the computer version

 

[Flat 10]

I need to use satellite pictures rather than maps to get field boundaries. Thanks for replies so far....

 

[Farmer Miggins]

right click on humble Google maps and you will get a drop down with the option to measure length

 

[TrewithickFarm]

if you click on the box next to aerial photography on magic maps its just like google maps but with all the measuring features

 

[Flat 10]

if you click on the box next to aerial photography on magic maps its just like google maps but with all the measuring features

Ok. But its measuring to tenths of a mile which is no good

 

[Flat 10]

And you get to see hardly any of the map, the picture takes ages to load up and its sending me mental. Acme planimeter is the best I have found there must be a distance measurer similar surely? Also not apps want to use on lap top.

 

[TrewithickFarm]

I don't understand, you can measure down to the meter or foot??

I use it every year for BPS and so i know how many reels of electric fence i need for sheep....

 

[TrewithickFarm]

 

[Flat 10]

I don't understand, you can measure down to the meter or foot??

I use it every year for BPS and so i know how many reels of electric fence i need for sheep....

Nor do I. Seems completely useless to me. Just tried again.

 

[TrewithickFarm]

Amazing.....

 

[Flat 10]

Amazing.....

What my stupidity?

 

[adam_farming]

Google maps will do areas too, right click at first point and click measure distance, then keep clicking to put corners in, and once you're back to the start click on your first point to complete the shape and area comes up at the bottom in m2, divide by 10,000 to get ha