kartiometreillä
Kartiometreillä is a Finnish term that translates to "map meters" or "cartographic meters." It refers to a specialized unit of measurement used in cartography and surveying for determining distances on maps. While standard units like meters or kilometers are used for real-world distances, kartiometreillä accounts for the scale and projection of a map, allowing for accurate measurement of distances as depicted on the map surface.
The concept of kartiometreillä is crucial because maps are representations of a three-dimensional Earth projected onto
In practice, using kartiometreillä involves understanding the map's scale bar or numerical scale. A scale bar