Square Metre (m²)
Description: Square meter is the base area unit in the International System of Units. It is taken as the area of a square whose sides measure one meter long.
Conversion Factor: 1 (Base Unit)
Common Uses: Across the globe, in all countries, wherever construction, real estate, and agriculture measure rooms, plots, and land.
Square Kilometer (km²):
Description: Kilometer square refers to the area unit, which applies to 1,000,000 square meters. It tends to be generally used in measuring expansive areas like cities, countries, and land masses.
Conversion Factor: 1,000,000
Most commonly used for: Geography, cartography, and planimetry.
Square Centimeter (cm²):
Description: The square centimeter is an area unit that represents the area of a square whose sides are one centimeter long. It is a smaller unit of area and is found in science and everyday measurements.
Conversion Factor: 0.0001
Common Applications: Small models, architectural drawings, and engineering layouts.
Square Millimetre (mm²):
Description A square millimeter is a unit of area given by the area of a square whose sides have one millimeter each. It is used to measure very small areas.
Convertion factor: 0.000001
Common Applications: Engineering, manufacturing, and material science.
Square Micrometer (µm²)
Description: It is applied in measuring microscopic areas, like cells or surface roughness. It can be referred to as micron squared.
Conversion Factor: 0.000000001
Major Application : Microbiology, material sciences, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Hectare (ha):
Description The hectare is a metric measure of area equal to 10,000 square meters. It is used for the measurement of large areas such as those measured for land in agriculture and forestry.
Conversion Factor: 10,000
Agricultural, forestry, and land use applications.
Square Mile (mi²):
Description: A square mile is a unit of area, typically applied for measuring extensive land areas, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom, by counties and cities.
Conversion Factor: 2,590,000
Common Applications: Measurement of land area and geographical area, mainly in the US and UK.
Acre (ac):
Description The area unit is known as an acre, commonly used in the US and UK. The acre equals 4,046.85642 square meters, often applied to agricultural fields.
Conversion Factor: 4,046.85642
Common Uses: Agriculture, real estate, and land measurement.
Square Yard (yd²):
Description: It is equivalent to nine square feet, that is, square yard. It is mostly used in the US and the UK to measure small plots of land, carpets, and fabrics.
Conversion Factor: 0.836127
Normal Uses: Gardening, building, and rebuilding.
Square Foot (ft²):
Description: The unit of area is used the least, specifically in square foot, mainly within the US and UK. It is applied mostly in measuring rooms, apartments, and the likes.
Conversion Factor: 0.092903 Common Applications: Real estate, architecture, and measurements of houses.
Square Inch (in²):
A square inch is a unit of area that is used to measure very small surfaces, particularly in manufacturing, design, or on a technical drawing.
Conversion Factor: 0.000645 Common Applications: Electronics, engineering, and product design. Square Rod (rd²): Description: The square rod is also referred to as perch or pole. It is the old English unit of area, and it is still being used by some regions for land measurement. Conversion Factor: 25.2929 Common Uses: Historical land measurements and some agricultural uses. Rood (rood): Description: The rood is an old measure of area equivalent to a quarter of an acre or 1,011.714 square meters used in medieval England and other parts of Europe. Conversion Factor: 1,011.714106 Common Uses: Historical land division and measurement of property.
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