Measurement

Measurement section has two options; units and measurement method.

There are four systems of units, that user can choose from

  • International (SI)

    • aka. metric system, which is being used as a default

  • United States customary

  • United States survey

  • British Imperial

For measurement method there are two options

  • Euclidean

    • Used as a default, very accurate on smaller scales, but becomes less accurate when further away

  • Spherical

    • Mean radius of the Earth is used for the calculation, making it more accurate when measuring long distances, but less accurate on the local levels

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