What is a square dekameter used for?

Square dekameter is used to measure smaller land areas such as agricultural plots, building footprints, and site plans, especially in surveying and engineering contexts.

What does a township represent in land measurement?

A township is a cadastral unit in the U.S. Public Land Survey System equal to a square of 6 miles by 6 miles, covering 36 square miles or about 93.24 square kilometers.

Why are converted township values very small when converting from square dekameter?

Because a township covers a very large area compared to a square dekameter, values converted from the smaller unit result in very small decimal numbers requiring careful handling.

Convert Square Dekameter [dam²] to Township - Online Area Unit Converter

Easily convert area measurements from square dekameter to township using our reliable online converter tool designed for surveying, agriculture, and land planning applications.

Square dekameter [dam^2]

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Square dekameter [dam^2] to Township Conversion Table

Square dekameter [dam^2]	Township

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Square dekameter [dam^2] to Township Conversion Table
Square dekameter [dam^2]	Township

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter helps transform area values from square dekameter, a metric unit commonly used in small plot measurements, to townships, a large cadastral unit used in the U.S. Public Land Survey System. It is useful for integrating metric survey data with cadastral land divisions.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the numerical value in square dekameters you want to convert
Select 'square dekameter [dam²]' as the input unit
Choose 'township' as the target unit
Click convert to see the result expressed in townships

Key Features

Converts square dekameter (dam²) to township units accurately
Supports land area conversions between metric and U.S. Public Land Survey System units
Ideal for agricultural plots, engineering site plans, and cadastral mapping
Browser-based and easy to use without needing additional software

Examples

100 square dekameter converts to approximately 0.0001072506 township
10,000 square dekameter converts to about 0.01072506 township

Common Use Cases

Measuring small agricultural plots and garden areas for farm planning
Expressing building footprints, parking lots, and site plans in civil engineering projects
Legal land descriptions and cadastral mapping in U.S. states using townships
Land administration, resource inventories, and rural development planning

Tips & Best Practices

Use exact input values for small land parcels to maintain conversion precision
Double-check results when integrating metric measurements with PLSS legal descriptions
Be aware that township units cover large areas, so converted values will be very small decimals
Use the converter as a practical bridge between metric and U.S. cadastral land units

Limitations

Townships represent very large areas, making converted decimal values from small square dekameter inputs very small
Differences in surveying standards and rounding may affect accuracy in official land documents
Not suitable for precise engineering design without further verification from official surveying data

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a square dekameter used for?: Square dekameter is used to measure smaller land areas such as agricultural plots, building footprints, and site plans, especially in surveying and engineering contexts.
What does a township represent in land measurement?: A township is a cadastral unit in the U.S. Public Land Survey System equal to a square of 6 miles by 6 miles, covering 36 square miles or about 93.24 square kilometers.
Why are converted township values very small when converting from square dekameter?: Because a township covers a very large area compared to a square dekameter, values converted from the smaller unit result in very small decimal numbers requiring careful handling.

Key Terminology

Square Dekameter [dam²]: An SI-derived unit of area equal to a square 10 meters on each side, used for measuring small land plots and engineering areas.
Township: A cadastral unit in the U.S. Public Land Survey System representing a 6-mile by 6-mile square, used for land subdivision and legal descriptions.
Public Land Survey System (PLSS): A land survey system in the United States that divides land into townships and ranges for legal and cadastral purposes.

Quick Knowledge Check

What area does one square dekameter represent?

Area of a square with 1 meter on each side

Area of a square with 10 meters on each side

Area of a square with 100 meters on each side

How large is one township in the U.S. Public Land Survey System?

36 square miles

6 square miles

100 square meters

For what reason might converted values from square dekameter to township be very small?

Because square dekameter is larger than a township

Because a township covers a much greater area than a square dekameter

Because the units are identical