Measuring areas of polygons in shapefile in the terrain

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How can I measure the actual areas of polygons in a shapefile in the terrain. Some of the polygons in the file is in flat terrain and some in steeper places. Is there an easy way to do this?

What is "actual area" mean to you? – bugmenot123 Sep 17 '18 at 09:43 — bugmenot123, Sep 17 '18 at 09:43
What GIS software are you using? – BERA Sep 17 '18 at 09:47 — BERA, Sep 17 '18 at 09:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '18 at 09:49

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Please have a look at this tool in case you use ArcGIS, and to this tool in case you use QGIS.

answered Sep 17 '18 at 09:49

Roberto Zeeland

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Measuring areas of polygons in shapefile in the terrain

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