Meters per pixel to zoom level
Type a value in m/px to get it in zoom instantly.
18zoom
That's 2× as detailed as zoom 19 (buildings), while zoom 16 (streets) is 4× coarser. At latitude 45° that is about 0.4221 m per pixel.
Convert the other way: zoom to m/px
What it means
How much ground per pixel?
At the equator, for 256-pixel Web Mercator tiles; multiply by the cosine of the latitude elsewhere. Map scale assumes a 96 dpi screen.
The math
How to convert m/px to zoom
m/px = 156,543.03 ÷ 2^zoom at the equator; zoom = log₂(156,543.03 ÷ m/px).
Example: 0.597 m/px = 18.0004 zoom.
Every unit
That zoom in every unit
Tables
m/px to zoom conversion table
| m/px | zoom |
|---|---|
| 0.0746 m/px | 21.0009 zoom |
| 0.149 m/px | 20.0028 zoom |
| 0.299 m/px | 18.998 zoom |
| 0.597 m/px | 18.0004 zoom |
| 1.19 m/px | 17.0052 zoom |
| 2.39 m/px | 15.9992 zoom |
| 4.78 m/px | 14.9992 zoom |
| 9.55 m/px | 14.0007 zoom |
| 19.1 m/px | 13.0007 zoom |
| 38.2 m/px | 12.0007 zoom |
| 153 m/px | 9.99881 zoom |
| 611 m/px | 8.00117 zoom |
| 2,450 m/px | 5.99763 zoom |
| 9,780 m/px | 4.00058 zoom |
| 39,100 m/px | 2.00132 zoom |
zoom to m/px conversion table
| zoom | m/px |
|---|---|
| 0 zoom | 156,543 m/px |
| 2 zoom | 39,135.8 m/px |
| 4 zoom | 9,783.94 m/px |
| 6 zoom | 2,445.98 m/px |
| 8 zoom | 611.496 m/px |
| 10 zoom | 152.874 m/px |
| 12 zoom | 38.2185 m/px |
| 13 zoom | 19.1093 m/px |
| 14 zoom | 9.55463 m/px |
| 15 zoom | 4.77731 m/px |
| 16 zoom | 2.38866 m/px |
| 17 zoom | 1.19433 m/px |
| 18 zoom | 0.597164 m/px |
| 19 zoom | 0.298582 m/px |
| 20 zoom | 0.149291 m/px |
| 21 zoom | 0.0746455 m/px |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many zoom is 1 m/px?
- 1 m/px is 17.2562 zoom.
- How many zoom is 10 m/px?
- 10 m/px is 13.9343 zoom.
- How many zoom is 0.597 m/px?
- 0.597 m/px is 18.0004 zoom.
The units
About these units
Meters per pixel (m/px)
Ground resolution at the equator.
Zoom level (zoom)
Web Mercator zoom level, 0 (world) to about 22.
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