Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system

GPTKB entity

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