Convert square foot (US survey) to square hectometer
Please provide values below to convert square foot (US survey) [ft^2 (US)] to square hectometer [hm^2], or Convert square hectometer to square foot (US survey).
How to Convert Square Foot (Us Survey) to Square Hectometer
1 ft^2 (US) = 9.29034116e-06 hm^2
Example: convert 15 ft^2 (US) to hm^2:
15 ft^2 (US) = 15 × 9.29034116e-06 hm^2 = 0.0001393551174 hm^2
Square Foot (Us Survey) to Square Hectometer Conversion Table
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Square Foot (Us Survey)
A square foot (US survey) is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides measuring one foot, primarily used in land measurement and real estate in the United States.
History/Origin
The square foot originated from the foot as a unit of length, which has been used since ancient times. Its application as an area measurement became standardized in the United States for land and property measurements in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Current Use
Today, the square foot (US survey) is widely used in real estate, construction, and land surveying within the United States to measure property sizes, building areas, and land plots.
Square Hectometer
A square hectometer (hm^2) is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides of one hectometer (100 meters).
History/Origin
The square hectometer originated from the metric system's adoption, where 'hecto' denotes a factor of 100. It has been used primarily in scientific and geographical contexts to measure large areas.
Current Use
The square hectometer is rarely used in everyday measurements but is occasionally employed in scientific, environmental, and geographical studies to express large land or area measurements.