Area Computations - Theory & Concepts

Methods for calculating land areas, including coordinate method, DMD/DPD, and Trapezoidal/Simpson's rule.

Shoelace Method Simulator

Drag the points to change the shape of the polygon. The area is automatically calculated using the Coordinate (Shoelace) Method.

Total Area

0.0 sq units

Point A(2, 2)

Point B(8, 2)

Point C(6, 6)

Point D(4, 5)

Drag vertices to modify the polygon