Below are conversion tables used for measurements within the forest products industry:
| Metric system | Factor of conversion(multiply by) | Imperial system |
| cubic meters | 0.415 | cord |
| cubic meters | 0.424 | MBF (Thousand Board Feet) |
| cubic meters | 35.318 | cubic feet |
| hectares | 2.471 | acres |
| centimeters | 0.394 | inches |
| meters | 39.37 | inches |
| meters | 3.281 | feet |
| meters | 1.0936 | yards |
| meters | 0.0497 | chains |
| kilometers | 0.621 | miles |
| square centimeters | 0.155 | square inches |
| square meters | 10.764 | square feet |
| square meters | 1.196 | square yards |
| square kilometers | 0.386 | square miles |
| cubic centimeters | 0.061 | cubic inches |
| cubic meters | 35.3147 | cubic feet |
| liters | 1.0547 | quarts |
| liters | 0.22 | gallons |
| cubic meters/hectare | 14.913 | cubic feet/acre |
| metric tons | 1.102 | tons |
| grams | 0.0357 | ounce |
| kilograms | 2.204 | pounds |
| tons | 0.98421 | metric tons |
Conversion Factors for Forest Products
| Products | Imperial System | Metric system |
| Pulp and Fire wood | 1 cord | 2.5 m3 3.77 m3 (stacked) |
| Lumber | 1000 fbm | 5.66 m3 8.55 m3 (stacked) |
| ROUND TIMBER | ||
| large base from: 7 po 9 po 12 po 12+ po |
15 ft.3/100 ft. linear 30 ft.2/100 ft. linear 60 ft.2/100 ft. linear 100 ft.2/100 ft. linéar |
0.42 m3/30.5 m linear 0.85 m3/30.5 m linear 1.70 m3/30.5 m linear 2.83 m3/30.5 m linear |
Others
| Celsius to Fahrenheit | Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32 |
| Diamètre of a circle | Multiply the circonference by 0.31831 |
| Air of a circle | Multipliy the square of the diameter by 0.7854 |
