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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID [2 records]

Record 1 2010-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

[...] a plane grid of rectangular coordinates overprinted on maps to assist defining location. It covers the entire globe in 60 meridional zones with a width of 6 degrees longitude each, these zones being numbered 1 - 60 from the International Data Line eastwards.

Key term(s)
  • Universal Transverse Mercator grid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Système de projection conforme normalisé représentant la Terre en 72° Nord et 72° Sud au moyen de 60 projections de Mercator transverse dont les méridiens centraux sont espacés de 6°.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A grid coordinate system based on the transverse Mercator projection, applied to maps of the earth's surface extending to 84 N and 80 S latitudes.

OBS

universal transverse Mercator grid: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Grille basée sur la projection de Mercator transverse et utilisée pour la représentation des zones terrestres situées au-delà de 84 de latitude nord et 80 de latitude sud.

OBS

grille de Mercator transverse universelle : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

Cuadriculado basado en la proyección transversa Mercator, aplicado a mapas de la superficie de la Tierra, comprendidos entre los 84° latitud Norte y los 80° latitud Sur.

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