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Predefined Units

The following table lists the predefined units available to measure coordinates.

For the Latitude/Longitude pseudo-projection, angular measurement units are used to measure the coordinates.

FME Unit Name

Full Name

Unit Length in Meters

BENOITCHAIN

Benoit chain

20.11678249438

BenoitLink

Benoit link

0.2011678249438

Brealey

Brealey units

375.0

CAGRID

Canadian grid unit

0.999738

CAPEFOOT

Cape foot

0.3047972615

CENTIMETER

centimeter

0.01

CLARKECHAIN

Clarke chain

20.1166194976

CLARKEFOOT

Clarke foot

0.3047972651151

CLARKELINK

Clarke link

0.201166194976

FOOT

US survey foot

0.30480060960121920243

GOLD_COAST_FOOT

Gold Coast foot

0.30479971

GERMANMETER

German meter

1.0000135965

GERMAN_LEGAL_ME

German legal me

1.000013597

GUNTERCHAIN

Gunter chain

20.11684023368047

GUNTERLINK

Gunter link

0.2011684023368047

IFOOT

international foot

0.3048

IINCH

international inch

0.0254

IMILE

international mile

1609.344

INCH

inch

0.0254000508001016002

INDIAN_YARD

Indian yard

0.91439523

IYARD

international yard

0.9144

KILOMETER

kilometer

1000

METER

meter

1.0

MILE

mile

1609.34721869443738887477

MILLIMETER

millimeter

0.001

NAUTM

nautical mile

1852.0

ROD

rod

5.02921005842012

ROOD

South African rood

3.778266898

SEARSCHAIN

Sears chain

20.11676512155

SEARSLINK

Sears link

0.2011676512155

SEARSYARD

Sears yard

0.914398414616029

YARD

yard

0.91440182880365760731