PaleoTax / Measure is an external tool to measure fossils (or what ever) which are available in two dimensions (in cuts, slabs, thin sections). The object must be available as a JPG or BMP file.

The image is loaded as an background picture and the user may mark points, polygons, and lines. Vector data are separated stored, can be reloaded and modified. Both vector data and the bitmap can be exported as WMF or BMP file. Two point lines can be statistically evaluated and exported as text files (polygons in preparation).

Users may create their own names for the different types of measurements and assign properties (such as a colour, line thickness etc.).