Go to overhead view on Google or Microsoft, zoom in, right click and measure. Only time it’s a problem is if it’s heavily wooded and overhead was shot when leaves on tree. There are also apps you can use if just using phone. On a computer I can usually get within 50 sq. ft of actual size, usually less.
I personally like to use Google Earth, but, if it’s a newer area, I often times will have to go back to Google Maps. I do both through my iPhone.
On YouTube there will be plenty of videos of how to measure the area of a driveway using Google Maps / Earth.
I just learned how to do this on mobile for Google Maps.
- Hold your finger down on a point on the map to place a marker.
- When a white box pops up with information about the point on the bottom of the screen, scroll down to “measure distance.”
- Drops points by moving the screen around.
- ???
- Profit!
Google earth on your phone is super easy. It has a measuring tape on the top, hit it and then there is a button for adding points. You can just do the length and width and multiply, or box the whole area in and it gives you the area in whatever you units you want.
