UTM

UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator. .A map projection system for global mapping. UTM divides the world into 60 zones each of 6 degrees longitude wide, extending from 80 degrees latitude south to 84 degrees latitude North.

For more information see:

• http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html - Fact sheet on UTM.
• www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/FieldMethods/UTMSystem.htm - Article covering Transverse Mercator projections in general and UTM in detail.
• www.ngs.noaa.gov/TOOLS/utm.html - General information about UTM and some utilities for converting between UTM and latitude/longitude.
• www.dmap.co.uk/utmworld.htm - Map of the world with UTM zones.