Universal Transverse Mercator projection

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Universal_Transverse_Mercator_projection
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf map projection
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UTM
gptkbp:application gptkb:GIS
topographic maps
military navigation
gptkbp:category conformal map projection
gptkbp:central_meridian_per_zone zone number × 6° – 183°
gptkbp:compatibleWith polar regions
gptkbp:coordinate_system_type planar coordinate system
gptkbp:coordinate_units meters
gptkbp:datum_commonly_used NAD83
WGS84
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:distorts gptkb:region
gptkbp:divides_Earth_into_zones 60
gptkbp:false_easting 500000
gptkbp:false_northing_(northern_hemisphere) 0
gptkbp:false_northing_(southern_hemisphere) 10000000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Universal Transverse Mercator projection
gptkbp:introduced 1940s
gptkbp:latitude_coverage 84°N to 80°S
gptkbp:preserves angles
gptkbp:projection_surface cylinder tangent to a meridian
gptkbp:projection_type gptkb:transverse_Mercator_projection
gptkbp:scale_factor_at_central_meridian 0.9996
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:NATO
civilian mapping agencies
gptkbp:usedFor large-scale mapping
gptkbp:zone_numbering 1 to 60
gptkbp:zone_orientation north-south
gptkbp:zone_width_(degrees) 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transverse_Mercator_projection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7