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Map Ruler Specifications |
|
Scale |
Maps |
Front Side |
Back Side |
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Span |
Ruler
Increments
in Minutes |
Ruler
Increments
in Seconds |
Ruler
Increments
in meters |
Ruler
Increments
in Miles or
Nautical Miles |
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1:5,000 |
|
0.5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
5 m |
0.005 nm |
|
1:10,000 |
|
0.5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 nm |
|
1:15,000 |
|
1 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 nm |
|
1:20,000 |
- NOAA Marine charts
- British Columbia TRIM Maps (Terrain Resource Information Management)
|
1 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 nm |
|
1:24,000 |
- USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps
|
2.5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 mi |
|
1:25,000 |
- USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps of Alaska and a few places in the Continental United States
|
2.5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 mi |
|
1:30,000 |
|
2 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
10 m |
0.01 nm |
|
1:40,000 |
|
2.5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
25 m |
0.01 nm |
|
1:50,000 |
- Canadian National Topographic System (NTS) maps
- USGS County series topographic maps
|
5 min |
0.01 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 mi |
|
1:62,500 |
- USGS 15 minute topographic maps
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 mi |
|
1:63,360 |
- USGS 15 minute topographic maps of Alaska
- 1"=1 mile
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 mi |
|
1:65,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 mi |
|
1:69,500 |
- Green Trails Maps of Washington & Oregon
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 mi |
|
1:77,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 nm |
|
1:80,000 |
|
5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 nm |
|
1:80,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
7.5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 nm |
|
1:84,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
7.5 min |
0.05 min |
1 sec |
50 m |
0.05 nm |
|
1:100,000 |
- USGS & BLM 30 X 60 minute topographic maps
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
- Delaware
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
|
10 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
50 m |
0.1 mi |
| 1:100,000 |
|
10 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
50 m |
0.1 nm |
|
1:125,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
7.5 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
50 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:126,720 |
- US Forest Service forest maps
- 1/2"=1 mile maps
|
7.5 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
50 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:150,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
|
15 min |
0.1 min |
5 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:156,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
15 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:160,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
15 min |
0.05 min |
5 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:182,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
|
15 min |
0.1 min |
5 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:190,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
15 min |
0.1 min |
5 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:200,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
|
15 min |
0.1 min |
10 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:250,000 |
- USGS 1 X 2 degree series topographic maps
- Canadian National Topographic System (NTS) maps
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
- Arizona
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- Utah
- Wyoming
|
15 min |
0.1 min |
15 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:300,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
30 min |
0.1 min |
10 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:320,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
30 min |
0.1 min |
10 sec |
100 m |
0.1 mi |
|
1:400,000 |
- Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for:
|
30 min |
0.5 min |
15 sec |
500 m |
0.5 mi |
|
1:500,000 |
- USGS State Base Maps
- NOAA Aeronautical Sectionals
|
30 min |
0.5 min |
30 sec |
500 m |
0.5 mi |
