Distance measuring App.

[agrostar]

Hi just wondering if anybody knows of any distance measuring app that can be downloaded onto a an iPhone. Most apps seem to be mapped based where you select where you open a map and select two points to determine distance but I want to be able to measure between two points 100-200m apart approx in a field where a tape or wheel can’t be used as there are buildings in the way ect to determine the corners of the site.
Thanks

 

[JohnBoy]

how accurate do you need to be? Iphone will only be accurate to a few metres.

 

[Paw]

iPhone is 3m at best with very good signal, could be worse than 10m if signal is poor.

 

[AYF]

If your only after an estimation then Google Earth has a measuring tool.
If you conect the lines round it also gives area.

As the others said, measurments could be dubious.

 

[TAFKAT]

If you want accuracy I'd just do it the old fashioned way with a tape or wheel and a bit of trigonometry. Either that or measure off a scale map with a ruler and transfer the measurements to the ground. It's not that complicated.

 

[Funkeyfarmer]

I use the field area measure app on the phone find it pretty good

 

[agrostar]

Thanks for the replies lads I should of explained better. I know the distances to two points st one side of the site that I have to be from and two other points at the other side there is a slope on the site and buildings in the way of a sight line between. I can’t get hold of the engineer to mark with the station just thought I might be able to get an app that might be relatively accurate to mark our until he can visit site for sure.