IARMap.MapScale Property

The scale of the map as a representative fraction.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property MapScale As Double

[C#]
public double MapScale {get; set;}

Product Availability

Description

• 1:10,000 - large scale street level mapping
• 1:25,000 - large scale for topographical and leisure mapping
• 1:50,000 - large scale for topographical and leisure mapping
• 1:63,360 1 inch = 1 mile
• 1:500,000 - small scale state level mapping
• 1:2,000,000 - small scale national level mapping

Errors Returned

2114 800A0842:  Invalid map scale - the scale must be greater than zero 

2118 800A0846: The spatial reference is unknown so this operation cannot be completed

Remarks

The MapScale property will return an error if the MapUnits are unknown or if passed a value of 0. 

See Also

IARMap Interface | IARMap.SpatialReferenceName Property | IARMap.ReferenceScale Property | IARMap.DistanceUnits Property | IARMap.MapUnits Property