Landscaping Calc

Measure the area

Four ways to size a zone: draw it, walk it, type its dimensions, or reuse a measurement.

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A mulch bed drawn on the satellite view, with its area

Draw it on the satellite view

Draw on the satellite view: tap the corners of the bed, drag them under a magnifier, Undo a step. Hole takes out a pond or a patio inside. Validate gives the zone its area. The other zones of the project show on the map in the color of their material, and the imagery date is shown: pick an older year when trees hide the edge.

Type the dimensions

Enter the dimensions, then Add a shape: Rectangle, Circle, Triangle (Base × height or Three sides) or Tree ring. The shapes add up; Subtract this shape takes one out, like a patio inside a bed. Feet and inches are typed as you measure them: 12' 6". A wall or edging takes lengths: Add up several lengths.

A zone entered as shapes: rectangles and a tree ring

Walk around it

Under trees, Walk around it follows the outline by GPS, or Corner by corner averages your position at each corner. The result carries a ± figure: a good estimate for buying materials, not a survey. Use a saved measurement brings back an area measured before.

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