>From years of dealing with land data (on maps), the figure 43,560 (square feet) is stuck in my brain. :)
I just visualize that's it a square, 208+ feet on each side (square root of 43,560). . ______________ ____ | | RICH KIM, GIS Database Administrator \ | | | Washington State Department of Ecology, GIS | // | P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington USA 98504 | * Olympia | Phone: (360) 407-6121; Fax: (360) 407-6493 \ _____| E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] `---------' http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/index.html -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 05:16 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39191] RE: Pure SI for area in UK? I believe it's 22 x 220 yds. As you approach the UK from the air you can see land carved up into multiple of acres - I guess from older times when it was linked to how much you could plough in a day! >From: "Michael Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Michael Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "U.S. Metric Association" ><[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [USMA:39155] RE: Pure SI for area in UK? >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:57:46 +0000 > >I've found that most people have no idea what an acre is either. Turns out >it's an area for which no one has any idea of the size. > >Mike Payne >----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, 23 July 2007 09:25 >Subject: [USMA:39155] RE: Pure SI for area in UK? > > >> >>I don't think that many people will know what a hectare is in the UK as >>output usually talks of acres. Similarly estate agents talk about area in >>terms of acres although I have seen bracketed ha quoted after sometimes to >>a ridiculous acuracy (as if someone got the calculator out). This BBC >>page is odd that it uses only ha (they usually quote the two systems) >> >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>>Subject: [USMA:39149] Pure SI for area in UK? >>>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:54:58 +0000 >>> >>>I noticed in this BBC News science article that only the hectare is used >>>for area. >>>It looks like non-SI units for area are either a vanishing breed or gone >>>altogether: >>> >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6909249.stm >>> >>>Perhaps UK readers can confirm. >>> >>>Ezra >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk >> > _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk
