Calculation of distances on the map from the satellite. Measuring distance on Yandex.Maps

Yandex.Maps is one of the popular online services of the Yandex company, which provides all the necessary information about places, roads, the location of various objects, and more. Its functionality includes not only displaying the most basic information, it allows you to plot a route and measure the distance from one point to another, independently setting the trajectory of movement. It is about measuring the distance that will be discussed in our today's material.

The Yandex.Maps service is available for use both on the website, as a full computer version, and through a mobile application, where there are many of its features and differences. Let's take a look at these two options one by one, so that all users no longer have questions on this topic and everyone can cope with the task at hand.

Method 1: Full version of the site

Next, you will see for what function the full version of the site should be used, since this tool is simply not available in the mobile application. Read the entire guide below to fully explore the feature discussed so that you can take full advantage of it.

  1. Open the main page of the Yandex website by following the link indicated above. There go to the section "Cards".
  2. Here you can immediately find the place you want to measure the distance to by entering the data in the search bar.
  3. If the distance will be calculated only on the basis of two points, it is easier to simply create a route by choosing one of the transportation methods. Read more about this in our other material at the following link.
  4. Now let's go directly to the tool that we mentioned above. It is called "Ruler" and allows you to draw absolutely any route with any number of points. Activate it by clicking on the corresponding button.
  5. Then left-click on one of the places to create the first point. It will be highlighted with a characteristic circle.
  6. Create unlimited points to your destination using different lines for turns and other details. If you have created one large line and you need to change it by adding a point, just click on the necessary part of the fragment and move it to the required place.
  7. As you can see in the screenshot, the length of the line is limited only by the map itself, and the distance in kilometers or meters is always displayed at the end point.

Now you know how to measure distance in the full version of the service in question. Next, let's discuss performing similar actions in a mobile app.

Method 2: Mobile application

Unfortunately, the Yandex.Maps mobile app lacks the function "Ruler", which causes some difficulty when trying to calculate the distance. This can only be done as shown in the next instruction.

As you can see, the functionality of the Yandex.Maps mobile application is rather scarce in terms of measuring distance, so it is best to do this using the full version of the site. Above, you were familiar with the step-by-step implementation of this operation, so there should be no difficulties with it.

Google maps for many Internet users have become a universal tool for exploring the planet, getting directions, and viewing streets. But with all this, some users do not know about all the capabilities of this service. Today we will focus on a simple, but at the same time useful function - measuring distance on Google Maps.

There is nothing complicated about this - first, we open the Google Maps service on the Internet. maps.google.com... Next, we change the scale so that both points, the distance between which we will measure, are visible on the map. Right-click on the first point and select "Measure distance" from the drop-down menu:

After that, the mark of the first point will appear on the map:

You do not have to stop at this, but add other waypoints, and the total distance will be indicated next to the last point:

Measurement of distance on Google maps is performed in a straight line, but since a map is a two-dimensional representation of the globe, then when measuring long distances, the line will be displayed curved, while this will be the shortest distance between points:

Search for a map of a city, village, region or country

Ruler. Yandex map.

Allows you to: change the scale; measure distances; switch display modes - diagram, satellite view, hybrid. The mechanism of Yandex maps is used, it contains: districts, street names, house numbers, etc. objects of cities and large villages, allows you to perform search by address(square, avenue, street + house number, etc.), for example: "Lenin street 3", "Lineyka hotel", etc.

If you didn't find something, try the section Google Satellite Map: Ruler or a vector map from OpenStreetMap: Ruler .

Link to the object of your choice on the map can be sent by e-mail, icq, sms or posted on the site. For example, to show the meeting point, delivery address, the location of the store, cinema, station, etc.: align the object with the marker in the center of the map, copy the link on the left above the map and send it to the addressee - using the marker in the center, he will determine the place you specified ...

Ruler - online map with satellite view: streets, houses, districts and other objects.

To change the scale, use the "mouse" scroll wheel, the "+ -" slider on the left, or the "Zoom in" button in the upper left corner of the map; to see a satellite view or a national map - select the corresponding menu item in the upper right corner; to measure the distance - click the ruler at the bottom right and draw points on the map.

Nizhny Novgorod region - Ruler: interactive map from Yandex. Vector diagram and satellite photos - with streets and houses, roads, address search and routing, measuring distances, the ability to get a link to a selected object on the map - to send it to the addressee or place it on the website.

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