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To convert from US Survey Foot (ft-us) to Yard (yd), use the following formula:
Let's convert 5 US Survey Foot (ft-us) to Yard (yd).
Using the formula:
Therefore, 5 US Survey Foot (ft-us) is equal to Yard (yd).
Here are some quick reference conversions from US Survey Foot (ft-us) to Yard (yd):
| US Survey Feet | Yards |
|---|---|
| 0.000001 ft-us | yd |
| 0.001 ft-us | yd |
| 0.1 ft-us | yd |
| 1 ft-us | yd |
| 2 ft-us | yd |
| 3 ft-us | yd |
| 4 ft-us | yd |
| 5 ft-us | yd |
| 6 ft-us | yd |
| 7 ft-us | yd |
| 8 ft-us | yd |
| 9 ft-us | yd |
| 10 ft-us | yd |
| 20 ft-us | yd |
| 30 ft-us | yd |
| 40 ft-us | yd |
| 50 ft-us | yd |
| 100 ft-us | yd |
| 1000 ft-us | yd |
| 10000 ft-us | yd |
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The US Survey Foot is a unit of length historically used for land surveying in the United States.
It is very close in length to the international foot, equaling approximately 1.000002 international feet (ft). The plural form is US Survey Feet.
The origin of the US Survey Foot dates back to the Mendenhall Order of 1893. This order defined the relationship between the meter and US customary units.
It established that 1 meter is precisely equal to 39.37 inches. From this relationship, the US Survey Foot was derived, defined as 1200/3937 meters.
This definition differs slightly from the international foot, which was established in 1959 and is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters.
To simplify measurements and prevent confusion, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) made a critical change.
They officially retired the U.S. Survey Foot on December 31, 2022.
Surveying and mapping applications in the United States will now use the international foot. This critical change helps unify the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and prevents costly errors in large-scale projects.
While the difference between a US Survey Foot and an international foot is minuscule—only about two parts per million—it becomes significant over large distances.
For every mile, the discrepancy adds up to approximately 1/8 inch.
This minor error may not be significant for a backyard fence. However, for massive construction projects and infrastructure development, such as bridges that cross state lines, the accumulated error can lead to severe misalignments and costly mistakes.
A yard (yd) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
A yard is equal to 3 feet (ft) or 36 inches.
The history of the yard is traditionally linked to English monarchs. According to folklore, King Henry I of England (reigned 1100-1135) decreed that a yard should be the distance from the tip of his nose to the end of his outstretched thumb.
While this story is popular, the unit's origins likely date back to the Anglo-Saxons and were later standardized by various royal decrees and physical "yardsticks."
In 1959, an international agreement defined the yard as precisely 0.9144 meters.
This global standardization of the unit ensures consistent conversions between the imperial and metric systems.
To summarize the key yard conversions:
Although most of the world uses the metric system, the yard remains essential in some places—especially the United States and the United Kingdom.
It's the standard unit in American and Canadian football, commonly used in the textile industry to sell fabric, and often used to measure distances on golf courses.