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Foot (US Survey)


The US survey foot is a unit of length used historically in the United States for land surveying and mapping. It is defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters, which is approximately 0.3048006096 meters. This makes it very slightly longer than the international foot, which is exactly 0.3048 meters.


The US survey foot was established to maintain consistency with earlier land surveys and legal descriptions in the U.S. It was used extensively in the Public Land Survey System and other cadastral surveys.


Key points:



  • 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 meters β‰ˆ 0.3048006096 meters



  • Slightly longer than the international foot by about 0.0006 millimeters



  • Used primarily in land surveying and legal documents



  • As of recent years, the US has been phasing out the US survey foot in favor of the international foot for standardization.



Though nearly identical to the international foot, the US survey foot remains important for understanding older land records and measurements.


Vara de Tarea


The vara de tarea is a traditional Spanish and Latin American unit of area used especially in land measurement and agriculture. It combines the vara, a unit of length, with the tarea, a unit of area.



  • The vara is roughly 33 inches (about 0.84 meters), though it varies by region.



  • A tarea typically refers to an area equal to 100 square varas, but this can differ locally.



  • Therefore, a vara de tarea is often used to express land area based on square varas.



This unit remains in use in some rural parts of Latin America for land deeds and agricultural measurements, reflecting historical Spanish colonial measurement systems.


Summary:



  • Vara β‰ˆ 0.84 meters



  • Tarea β‰ˆ 100 square varas (area)



  • Vara de tarea = unit combining length and area for land measurement



  • Common in Spanish-speaking countries’ historical land records





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