UTM
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UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) is a global map coordinate system that divides the Earth into a series of zones using a transverse Mercator projection to provide consistent, metric-based location referencing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UTM canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10378030 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UTM Context triple: [North American Datum of 1983, supportsProjection, UTM]
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A.
UTM
UTM is the University of Toronto Mississauga, a suburban campus of the University of Toronto located in Mississauga, Ontario.
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B.
UTM
UTM is a public university in Martin, Tennessee, known for its undergraduate-focused education and role within the University of Tennessee system.
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C.
GTM
GTM was a former name of Vinci, the major French concessions and construction company involved in large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide.
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D.
GTM
GTM is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Guatemala.
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E.
UMI
UMI is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Kingman Reef, an uninhabited U.S. territory in the central Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UTM Target entity description: UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) is a global map coordinate system that divides the Earth into a series of zones using a transverse Mercator projection to provide consistent, metric-based location referencing.
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A.
UTM
UTM is the University of Toronto Mississauga, a suburban campus of the University of Toronto located in Mississauga, Ontario.
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B.
UTM
UTM is a public university in Martin, Tennessee, known for its undergraduate-focused education and role within the University of Tennessee system.
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C.
GTM
GTM was a former name of Vinci, the major French concessions and construction company involved in large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide.
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D.
GTM
GTM is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Guatemala.
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E.
UMI
UMI is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Kingman Reef, an uninhabited U.S. territory in the central Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Universal Transverse Mercator system
ⓘ
map coordinate system ⓘ projected coordinate reference system ⓘ |
| advantage |
global coverage by standardized zones
ⓘ
low distortion within each zone ⓘ metric-based location referencing ⓘ |
| category |
conformal map projection system
ⓘ
global coordinate system ⓘ |
| centralMeridianScaleFactor | 0.9996 ⓘ |
| coordinateComponents |
easting
ⓘ
hemisphere designation ⓘ northing ⓘ zone number ⓘ |
| coordinateOrder | easting then northing ⓘ |
| coordinateType | planar coordinates ⓘ |
| coordinateUnits | meters ⓘ |
| covers | most of Earth ⓘ |
| datumCompatibility |
NAD83
ⓘ
WGS84 ⓘ various local datums ⓘ |
| distortionCharacteristic |
increasing toward zone edges
ⓘ
minimal near central meridian ⓘ |
| eastingFalseOrigin | 500000 meters ⓘ |
| excludes | polar regions ⓘ |
| fullName |
Universal Transverse Mercator
ⓘ
linked to:
UTM coordinate system
|
| hemisphereNotation |
N for northern hemisphere
ⓘ
S for southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| introducedFor | standardizing large-scale mapping ⓘ |
| northingFalseOriginNorthernHemisphere | 0 meters ⓘ |
| northingFalseOriginSouthernHemisphere | 10000000 meters ⓘ |
| numberOfZones | 60 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
GIS applications
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engineering surveying ⓘ military mapping ⓘ topographic mapping ⓘ |
| projectionSurface | cylinder tangent to a central meridian ⓘ |
| relatedSystem |
MGRS
ⓘ
linked to:
UTM coordinate system
UPS ⓘ |
| standardReference | defined by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO militaries
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linked to:
Armed Forces of NATO member states
civilian GIS users ⓘ national mapping agencies ⓘ |
| usesProjection | transverse Mercator projection ⓘ |
| zoneExtentLatitude | between 80°S and 84°N approximately ⓘ |
| zoneIdentification | zone number plus hemisphere ⓘ |
| zoneOrientation | longitudinal zones ⓘ |
| zoneWidth | 6 degrees of longitude ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: UTM Description of subject: UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) is a global map coordinate system that divides the Earth into a series of zones using a transverse Mercator projection to provide consistent, metric-based location referencing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.