Answer to Question #290906 in Geomatics for Mucky

Question

If the map scale is 1:300 000 and the distance on the map is 40 mm whatthe real world distance in kilometers be ?

Answer 1

40 mm is 4 cm. On the map, 1 cm is 300 000 cm. 300 000 cm is 300 m. Therefore, multiplied by 4, it gives 1200 m (1.2 km).