Field Manual 3-34.331 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYING 16 January 2001
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This appendix complies with current army directives, which state that the metric system will be incorporated into all new publications. Table A-1 is a metric conversion chart and Table A-2 shows conversion factors for temperature, angles, and time.
|
US Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals |
Metric Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals |
|
Length |
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|
Inches |
2.5400 |
Centimeters |
Centimeters |
0.39370 |
Inches |
|
Inches |
25.4001 |
Millimeters |
Millimeters |
0.03937 |
Inches |
|
Feet |
0.3048 |
Meters |
Meters |
3.28080 |
Feet |
|
Yards |
0.9144 |
Meters |
Meters |
1.09360 |
Yards |
|
Miles |
1.6093 |
Kilometers |
Kilometers |
0.62140 |
Miles |
|
Miles, Nautical |
1.8532 |
Kilometers |
Kilometers |
0.53960 |
Miles, Nautical |
|
Area |
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|
Square miles |
2.590 |
Square kilometers |
Square kilometers |
0.38500 |
Square miles |
|
Volume |
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|
Gallons |
3.7854 |
Liters |
Liters |
0.26420 |
Gallons |
|
Mass (Weight) |
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|
Pounds |
0.4536 |
Kilograms |
Kilograms |
2.20460 |
Pounds |
|
Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals |
Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Temperature |
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|
Degrees (F) - 32 |
0.5556 |
Degrees (C) |
Degrees (C) + 17.8 |
1.8000 |
Degrees (F) |
|
Angle |
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|
Degrees (angular) |
17.7778 |
Mils |
Mils |
0.0562 |
Degrees (angular) |
|
Time |
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|
Seconds |
0.001 |
Milliseconds |
Milliseconds |
1,000 |
Seconds |
|
Seconds |
0.000000001 |
Nanoseconds |
Nanoseconds |
1,000,000,000 |
Seconds |