Google Maps Tile Scales

I found this buried deep in an appendix of the Mapnik XML Schema Reference, and I thought it so useful I am reposting it here:

Zoom level Scale denominator

0

559,082,264

1

279,541,132

2

139,770,566

3

69,885,283

4

34,942,642

5

17,471,321

6

8,735,660

7

4,367,830

8

2,183,915

9

1,091,958

10

545,979

11

272,989

12

136,495

13

68,247

14

34,124

15

17,062

16

8,531

17

4,265

18

2,133

19

1,066

20

533

These are used not only by Google Maps, but also by Bing Maps, OSM, CloudMade and many others, and in fact just about any Google Mercator tile source.

Matthew Wigginton Conway
Matthew Wigginton Conway
PhD Candidate in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University

I am PhD Candidate in Geography at Arizona State University, where I research how zoning codes influence transport outcomes.