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Roede (or roe) was both an area measurement as well as a linear measurement. The exact size of a roede depended on the length of the local roede, which varied from place to place. The most common roede used in the Netherlands was the Rijnland rod. one Rijnland rod (Rijnlandse roede) was 14.19 m 2; one Amsterdam rod (Amsterdamse roede) was 13.52 m 2
The word "Rijnland" is also used in several historical Dutch units of measurement: units of length called the "Rijnlandse roede" (Rijnland rod) and "Rijnlandse voet" (Rijnland foot); units of surface area called the "Rijnlandse Roede" (Rijnland square rod) and the "Rijnlandse voet" (Rijnland square foot).
This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited use in various regions. For units of measurement that are unusual but not necessarily obsolete, see List of unusual units of measurement .
The Rhynland rood (Rijnlandse roede) was a standard Dutch measurement. It was changed in 1859 to the "Cape Foot" due to a drift in standards. 1 Rhynland foot (Rijnlandse voet) = 12 Rhynland inches (Rijnlandse duim) = 1.030 English feet. 1 Rhynland rood = 12 Rhynland feet = 12.36 (≈12.4) English feet.
stång – 16 fot, for land measurement; ref – 160 fot, for land measurement, was 100 fot after 1855. stenkast – Stone's throw, approx 50 m, used to this day as an approximate measure. fjärdingsväg – 1 ⁄ 4 mil; skogsmil – Also rast, distance between rests in the woods, approx 5 km. nymil – New mile from 1889, 10 km exactly.
The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, equal to exactly 1 ⁄ 320 of a mile, or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.
The Dutch RD coordinate system (Rijksdriehoeksmeting) is also in common use. [3] For transformation to and from geographical coordinates there is an official procedure RDNAPTRANS™ [4] and approximate as well as precise [5] tools available. The west–east coordinate is between 0 and 280 km, and the south–north coordinate between 300 and 620 km.
The bar dates from c. 2650 BC. and Unger claimed it was used as a measurement standard. This irregularly formed and irregularly marked graduated rule supposedly defined the Sumerian cubit as about 518.5 mm (20.4 in), although this does not agree with other evidence from the statues of Gudea from the same region, five centuries later.