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How can we calculate any flield's area in google earth ?

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Question added by siddiq kathat , QUANTITY SURVEYOR (حاسب كميات و رسام الطرق) , AL ROSAN COMPANY FOR CONTRACTING
Date Posted: 2016/10/25
Muhammad Rauf Uddin
by Muhammad Rauf Uddin , Quality Manager , Saudi Pan Kingdom Company

Take a measurement
  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Navigate to a spot on the globe.
  3. In the menu bar, click Tools>Ruler. A box will appear.
  4. In the bottom left corner of the Ruler box, make sure that Mouse Navigation is checked.
  5. Click the tab for what you want to measure:
    • In Google Earth, you can measure:
      • Line: the distance between two points on the map
      • Path: the distance between multiple points on the ground
    • In Google Earth Pro, you can also measure:
      • Polygon: the distance or area of a geometric shape on the ground
      • Circle: measure the circumference of a circle on the ground
      • 3D path: the distance between a building and various places on the ground
      • 3D polygon: the height, width, and area of 3D buildings
  6. On the map, click a starting point for your measurement.
  7. Click an end point.
  8. You’ll see a line or shape on the globe that shows what you’re measuring. The measurements will show up in the “Ruler” box.

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