Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Universal_Transverse_Mercator_coordinate_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:coordinate_system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UTM
gptkbp:compatibleWith polar regions
gptkbp:coordinateUnits meters
gptkbp:covers Earth between 80°S and 84°N
gptkbp:date gptkb:NAD27
NAD83
WGS84
gptkbp:dividesEarthInto 60 zones
gptkbp:falseEasting 500,000 meters
gptkbp:falseNorthing 10,000,000 meters (southern hemisphere)
0 meters (northern hemisphere)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:transverse_Mercator_projection
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Military_Grid_Reference_System
gptkb:Universal_Polar_Stereographic_coordinate_system
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:military
surveyors
cartographers
GIS professionals
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
mapping
gptkbp:zoneNumbering 1 to 60
gptkbp:zoneOrientation north-south
gptkbp:zoneWidth 6 degrees longitude
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gauss–Krüger_coordinate_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system