Universal Transverse Mercator

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Photographer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USGS_Mount_Foraker_Quadrangle
gptkb:USGS_Mount_Lindsey_Quadrangle
gptkb:USGS_Granite_Peak_Quadrangle
gptkb:USGS_Mount_Ritter_Quadrangle
gptkb:USGS_Mount_Eddy_Quadrangle
gptkbp:based_on Transverse Mercator projection
gptkbp:coordinates geographic coordinate system
easting and northing
gptkbp:covered_by entire Earth
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:US_Army
gptkbp:filmography conformal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Universal Transverse Mercator
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1940
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:various_countries
gptkbp:is_divided_into zones
gptkbp:is_maintained_by gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:is_often_used_in topographic mapping
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:is_used_for military mapping
gptkbp:origin Equator and central meridian of each zone
gptkbp:performance high in small areas
gptkbp:provides uniform grid system
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Lambert_Conformal_Conic_projection
gptkbp:replaced_by Old State Plane Coordinate System
gptkbp:right_ascension used to avoid negative coordinates
gptkbp:scales 1 at the central meridian
gptkbp:sound increases away from the central meridian
gptkbp:supports map scaling
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:hospital
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Company
gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:metropolitan_area
agriculture
wildlife management
satellite imagery
geology
infrastructure development
land use planning
climate studies
disaster management
environmental studies
land surveying
resource management
emergency response
transportation planning
forestry
geographic information systems
gptkbp:uses cylindrical projection
gptkbp:wintering_range used to avoid negative coordinates
gptkbp:zone 1 to 60
6 degrees
varies by zone
UTM Zone 33 N