Measuring area, distance, and location

When working with a web map, you can measure the area of a polygon, the length of a line, or find the coordinates of a point on the map. Before or after performing each measurement, you can set or change the units of measurement.

Setting the units of the result

Steps:

1. Open a web map in the map viewer.
2. Click the Measure button to display the Measure toolbar.
3. Choose the unit of measurement from the drop-down list. If you change units after making a measurement, the current result will be converted to the newly selected unit.

Making a measurement

Steps:

1. Open a web map in the map viewer.
2. Click the Measure button to display the Measure window.
3. Click the Area button to measure an area on the map.
   1. Click on the map once for every vertex of the area you want to measure.
   2. Double-click to complete the area. The result appears in the bottom of the Measure window.
4. Click the Distance button to measure a line on the map.
   1. Click on the map once for every vertex of the line you want to measure.
   2. Double-click to complete the area. The result appears in the bottom of the Measure window.
5. Click the Location button to get coordinates for a point on the map.
   1. Click on the map at the location for which you want to get coordinates. The result appears in the bottom of the Measure window.

Moving the map while measuring

You may find that what you want to measure is not completely contained within the current extent of the map; for example, a street or parcel may extend beyond what is visible. In order to move the map as you're measuring, while still maintaining the cumulative total distance or area, you can hold down the left mouse button and pan the map in the direction you want. Once you're at the location you want to be, resume measuring by clicking the map with the left mouse button.