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MapInfo Pro Help

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2023
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MapInfo Pro
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MapInfo Pro Help
First publish date
1985
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2023-09-12
Last publish date
2023-09-12T16:39:16.995549

The units indicate the measurement that the projection uses to keep track of space.

The following table lists the available coordinate units and the number used to identify the unit in the MAPINFOW.PRJ file:

Number Units

6

Centimeters

31

Chains

3

Feet (also called International Feet)1

2

Inches

1

Kilometers

30

Links

7

Meters

0

Miles

5

Millimeters

9

Nautical Miles2

32

Rods

8

US Survey Feet (used for 1927 State Plane)3

4

Yards

1One International Foot equals exactly 30.48 cm.

2One Nautical Mile equals exactly 1852 meters.

3One US Survey Foot equals exactly 12/39.37 meters, or approximately 30.48006 cm.