-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: map scale question...ps Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:57:42 -0500 From: Grabach, Kenneth A. Mr. <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & GIS Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> Pole, rod, and perch are different terms for the same unit. I didn't mention perches before because I've not seen maps with that term. I have seen poles and rods used. And pole even appears in names of features, such as Four Pole Creek (in NW West Virginia, near Huntington). Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]> Maps Librarian Phone: 513-529-1726 Miami University Libraries Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & GIS Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: map scale question...ps -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: map scale question...ps Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:14:10 -0500 From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & GIS Forum <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] References: <[log in to unmask]> Could it be "perches"??? Paige At 09:54 AM 12/17/2009, Angie Cope wrote: >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: Re: map scale question...ps >Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:50:33 -0500 >From: Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]> >To: Air Photo & GIS Forum Maps <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> > > > >I have seen instances of "ps" refering to "poles" (16 feet) on 18th >century land surveys - not 20th. > >Ed > > > >>>>Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:39 AM >>> >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: map scale question...ps >Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:39:24 -0500 >From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]> >To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> > > > >I recently saw an early 20th century land survey blueprint with a scale >listed as 1 inch = 200 ps. I am unclear about the "ps," since it could >be "photo scale," yet no conversion details were given. I was wondering >about "paces," but could not find another example. Various attempts at >disambiguation online have not yet yielded any other results. Thanks for >any information you can provide. > > Joel Kovarsky