Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
coordinate system
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| 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) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
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| 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
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| gptkbp:zoneWidth |
6 degrees longitude
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Zone_33
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|