UTM coordinate system

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coordinate reference system grid-based referencing system map projection system

The UTM coordinate system is a global map projection and grid-based referencing system that divides the Earth into numbered zones to provide precise, metric-based location coordinates.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Universal Transverse Mercator 2
UTM coordinate system canonical 1
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coordinate reference system ⓘ
grid-based referencing system ⓘ
map projection system ⓘ
advantage global consistency across most of the Earth ⓘ
metric-based coordinates simplify distance calculations ⓘ
axis easting ⓘ
northing ⓘ
basisFor MGRS grid coordinates ⓘ
category cartography ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
geographic information systems ⓘ
centralMeridianSpacing 6 degrees apart ⓘ
coordinateFormat zone number, latitude band, easting, northing ⓘ
coordinateReferenceType projected coordinate system ⓘ
coordinateType planar coordinates ⓘ
coordinateUnit meter ⓘ
covers Earth between 80°S and 84°N latitude ⓘ
datum can be defined on NAD83 ⓘ
can be defined on WGS84 ⓘ
can be defined on other Earth datums ⓘ
dividesEarthInto 60 longitudinal zones ⓘ
eastingFalseEasting 500000 meters ⓘ
fullName UTM coordinate system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
introducedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
introductionPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
latitudeBands bands labeled C through X (excluding I and O) ⓘ
limitation distortion increases away from central meridian of each zone ⓘ
not suitable for mapping very large east–west extents in a single zone ⓘ
northingFalseNorthingSouthernHemisphere 10000000 meters ⓘ
primaryUse GIS applications ⓘ
civilian navigation ⓘ
military mapping ⓘ
topographic mapping ⓘ
property conformal projection ⓘ
minimizes distortion within each zone ⓘ
relatedSystem Military Grid Reference System ⓘ
Universal Polar Stereographic system ⓘ
replaces local non-metric grid systems in many countries ⓘ
usedBy GIS professionals ⓘ
Armed Forces of NATO member states ⓘ
surface form: NATO militaries

national mapping agencies ⓘ
surveyors ⓘ
usesProjection Transverse Mercator projection ⓘ
zoneDefinition each zone has its own central meridian ⓘ
zoneIdentification zone number plus latitude band letter ⓘ
zoneNumberRange 1 to 60 ⓘ
zoneOrientation zones numbered eastward from 180°W ⓘ
zoneWidth 6 degrees of longitude ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USGS topographic maps → uses → UTM coordinate system ⓘ
USGS Skanee → projection → UTM coordinate system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Transverse Mercator
USGS East Killingly quadrangle → projection → UTM coordinate system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM coordinate system → fullName → UTM coordinate system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system