[GRASS-user] Feet-to-Meter Conversion

[Stuart Edwards]

> On Mon, 18 Jun 2012, Markus Metz wrote:
> 
>> Are you sure?
> 
> Markus,
> 
>   Nope. I recently read that somewhere (don't recall just where) and thought
> it strange, but accepted it.
> 
>> I thought 1 US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m, appr. 0.3048006 m, or
>> the other way around 1 meter = 3.280833333 U.S. Survey Feet [0].
> 
>   That's what I always thought, too.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rich


According to the all-knowing wikipedia:

The United States survey foot is defined as exactly 1200⁄3937 meter, approximately 0.3048006096 m

0.36 would be a 16% difference ..... need to find that reference, Rich - it just isn't right.  If you have an old paper quad sheet it specifies the 0.3048 conversion.

Stu
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