Slide 19 of 23Coordinate Systems Continued
Universal Transverse Mercator - UTM
- Coordinate origin for each zone, Eastings
- False origin established beyond westerly limit if zone such that the central meridian of the zone has an easting of 500,000 meters.
- All eastings have a positive values for the zone
- Eastings range from 100,000 -900,000 meters
- The 6 Degree zone ranges from 166,667 to 833,333 m, leaving about a 1/2 Degree overlap at
each end of the zone.
- This allows for overlaps and matching between zones.
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