Convert foot (US survey) to dekameter
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to dekameter [dam], or Convert dekameter to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Dekameter
1 ft (US) = 0.03048006096 dam
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to dam:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 0.03048006096 dam = 0.4572009144 dam
Foot (Us Survey) to Dekameter Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Dekameter
A dekameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "deka-" from the Greek "deka" meaning ten, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The dekameter is rarely used in practice. It is sometimes used in meteorology to measure altitude.