[Qgis-user] Measurement tool

[Martin Weis]

Am 02.11.18 um 13:36 schrieb Josh Hull:
> inaccurate measurement when I am measuring both area and straight line 

> and its using WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator. I primarily use the software for 
> maps in north central United States.

Pseudo-mercator might be your issue here, it might have large
distortions, since your region is far away from equator.
Consider using UTM for metric units and measurements.

And have a look for the CRS of your project,according to:
https://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/user_manual/introduction/general_tools.html#measuring