GeoScaleBar

GeoScaleBar

is an option for GeoGraphics that determines what scale to show on the map.

Details

  • Typical settings for GeoScaleBar include:
  • Nonedo not include a scale
    Automaticinclude an automatic scale
    "Metric","Imperial"include a scale for a unit system
    unitinclude a scale in a particular unit
    {d1,d2,…}include a scale with scale divisions d1, d2, etc.
    {scale1,scale2}include a scale with two sets of divisions
    Placed[scale,pos]position the scale at position pos
  • The possible positions are:
  • {x,y}scaled position in the map
    GeoPosition[lat,lon]specific geographic location
    {pos1,pos2}end points for the scale
  • Scales are most accurate near the middle of the map and become distorted near the edges.
  • By default, scales are not shown if there would be too much distortion for the map.

Examples

Basic Examples  (4)

Show a map of Champaign, IL with a scale in the bottom-left corner:

Show the scale in kilometers:

Show a map of the United Kingdom with a scale in the top-right corner:

Show a scale of 100 kilometers:

Wolfram Research (2014), GeoScaleBar, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), GeoScaleBar, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "GeoScaleBar." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). GeoScaleBar. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_geoscalebar, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GeoScaleBar}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_geoscalebar, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GeoScaleBar}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoScaleBar.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-December-2024 ]}