Thread: Changing Pixel quanty to hectares on a 1:10000 map

Hey,

I just had a question regarding changing a pixel quantity to a unit of measurement.
Previously, on 1:50000 maps, to change the number of pixels to hectares I multiplied the value of pixels by 0.25, because one pixel was 0.25 hectares. The data I was using was a 50m Digital terrain model, 50*50=2500 which = 0.25 hectares

Now on a 1:10000 map, Im unsure of what to times the pixel value by to get a value in hectares. The model is a 10m, so 10*10=100, so i should times my answer by 0.01 right? but that doesnt give the value I want, is that correct though?

Thanks

Now on a 1:10000 map, Im unsure of what to times the pixel value by to get a value in hectares. The model is a 10m, so 10*10=100, so i should times my answer by 0.01 right?

That seems correct.

but that doesnt give the value I want

What value do you want?

When you were using 1:50000 maps, you say that 1 pixel on the screen corresponded to 50 m on the terrain. Since 50 m = 50 000 mm, this means that 1 pixel on your screen takes 1 mm, which is too much. A typical screen resolution is 96 pixels/inch, which is about 3.8 pixels/mm.

Could it be that you are using different zooms to show maps on your screen?

actually, ive just realised what i was doing was already right and i was just overcomplicating it. thanks for your help