topic Where on the map is the map scale the most accurate? in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/where-on-the-map-is-the-map-scale-the-most/m-p/72573#M1614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>When I'm zoomed in my world map to 1:25,000,000 the scale on my bottom left shows about 2 inches equals 2000km,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>as I move my map up or down, the scale changes (as it should).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>my question is where on this map is the scale most accurate?&nbsp; the top, the middle, the bottom?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>since the land is stretched out more the closer you get to the poles.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>thanks,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:59:06 GMT stevemclaughlin 2014-04-04T16:59:06Z Where on the map is the map scale the most accurate? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/where-on-the-map-is-the-map-scale-the-most/m-p/72573#M1614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>When I'm zoomed in my world map to 1:25,000,000 the scale on my bottom left shows about 2 inches equals 2000km,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>as I move my map up or down, the scale changes (as it should).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>my question is where on this map is the scale most accurate?&nbsp; the top, the middle, the bottom?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>since the land is stretched out more the closer you get to the poles.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>thanks,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:59:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/where-on-the-map-is-the-map-scale-the-most/m-p/72573#M1614 stevemclaughlin 2014-04-04T16:59:06Z Re: Where on the map is the map scale the most accurate? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/where-on-the-map-is-the-map-scale-the-most/m-p/72574#M1615 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">When I'm zoomed in my world map to 1:25,000,000 the scale on my bottom left shows about 2 inches equals 2000km,<BR />as I move my map up or down, the scale changes (as it should).<BR />my question is where on this map is the scale most accurate?&nbsp; the top, the middle, the bottom?<BR />since the land is stretched out more the closer you get to the poles.<BR />thanks,</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Looks like right in the middle of the map</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:47:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/where-on-the-map-is-the-map-scale-the-most/m-p/72574#M1615 stevemclaughlin 2014-04-07T21:47:14Z