topic How to interpret getScale() result in ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38535#M318 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A fraction representation of scale (e.g. 1:500000) on a paper map can be interpreted as: 1cm on the paper represents 500000cm (5km) in reality. Given that the measurement unit of Android (or any digital screen) is pixel, the interpretation 1 pixel on the screen represents 500000 pixels in reality doesn't make much sense obviously. <BR />So my question is, does this method take pixel the density of the device's screen into account and therefore converts it into valid distance measurements? Or how is this method implemented?</P><P></P><P>Thank you very much for your help!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 02 Jul 2016 15:36:12 GMT JuliaAltenbuchner 2016-07-02T15:36:12Z How to interpret getScale() result https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38535#M318 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A fraction representation of scale (e.g. 1:500000) on a paper map can be interpreted as: 1cm on the paper represents 500000cm (5km) in reality. Given that the measurement unit of Android (or any digital screen) is pixel, the interpretation 1 pixel on the screen represents 500000 pixels in reality doesn't make much sense obviously. <BR />So my question is, does this method take pixel the density of the device's screen into account and therefore converts it into valid distance measurements? Or how is this method implemented?</P><P></P><P>Thank you very much for your help!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 02 Jul 2016 15:36:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38535#M318 JuliaAltenbuchner 2016-07-02T15:36:12Z Re: How to interpret getScale() result https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38536#M319 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I believe that from this blog by Shawn Kendrot (I assume their geonet id is: <A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/3853">Shawn Kendrot</A>​), and in the blog he explains that the scale is the same as real world inches to inches and is based off of the device reporting the screen DPI.</P><P></P><P>A copy of that blog can be found here:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.visuallylocated.com/post/2014/03/24/Working-with-the-MapView-control-in-the-ArcGIS-Runtime.aspx" title="http://www.visuallylocated.com/post/2014/03/24/Working-with-the-MapView-control-in-the-ArcGIS-Runtime.aspx">Visually Located | Working with the MapView control in the ArcGIS Runtime</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:04:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38536#M319 AlexanderNohe1 2016-07-07T14:04:35Z Re: How to interpret getScale() result https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38537#M320 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That's a good find. I assume the same holds true for Android then. Thank you! </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:19:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/how-to-interpret-getscale-result/m-p/38537#M320 JuliaAltenbuchner 2016-07-07T17:19:58Z