irregular shape calculation?

Question

i have a piece of land, it's irregular shape, is there any software of any formula can help me count the square feet of my land?

Answer 1

the area of the land should always be on the certificate of land... try to look at it...

or if you want to be sure try jack a's answer...

or do it by double meridian distance or double parallel distance...

Answer 2

You need to be able to plot its boundary proportionally onto an x-y coordinate plane. Monte Carlo simulation software can then do a good estimation. The idea is although the software can't tell what the area is but it can say yes or no when an x-y coordinate point is inside or outside your land. By trying a very very large count of random samples that uniformly spreading throughout within a regularly shaped area that fully covers your land, the proportional of the yes vs. no answers gives the ratio of your land's area over the covering shape's area.

No analytical formulas. But alternatively you can draw your land's shape and then overlaying it with a square grid. Counting the squares with estimations for the edges' fractions can give you an estimate of the area.

Answer 3

First I assume you have an accurate scale drawing of the site. (Like a survey plat!) The most expedient way is to break the thing up into triangles and rectangles (right triangles will be easiest) then calculate the area of each triangle and rectangle using the equations available in any high-school geometry book. Make sure you keep all your dimensions to the correct scale factor!