GPS (UTM) coordinates

[MA_PE]

I recieved a spreadsheet that give instrument locations as GPS (UTM) coordintes

locations have the form:

18600134E

4548066N

If I wanted to locate these location on an image/map, what do I need to do? I understand that GooglePro will allow me to input long/lat coordintes. Is that what UTM coordinates are?

Thanks in advance of any insight.

 

[Freon]

UTM is Universial Transverse Mercater. It is another coordinate system very similar to MGRS (Militay Grid reference System) Try this web site to translate to Lat/long.

http://www.bivouac.com/PgxPg.asp?PgxId=185

 

[IlPadrino]

I recieved a spreadsheet that give instrument locations as GPS (UTM) coordintes
locations have the form:

18600134E

4548066N

If I wanted to locate these location on an image/map, what do I need to do? I understand that GooglePro will allow me to input long/lat coordintes. Is that what UTM coordinates are?

Thanks in advance of any insight.

Yeah... what Freon said. In your case, the first number tells you the longitude zone (18 - which covers about half on New England) and the easting (600134). However, the easting doesn't start with zero at the left side, but rather 500 at the center of the zone. The second number is simply the northing.

MGRS is a lot easier to work with but explicitly requires the grid zone (two letters) and grid square (two letters) that define a 100km x 100km square. Then the grid digits (which can be two, four, six, eight, or ten digits) specifies smaller boxes (10km to 1m, respectively). Quick and easy!

 

[MA_PE]

thanks for responses, that was really helpful.

 

[Guest]

^^^ UTM is popular for describing geographical modeling domains because of the 'straight-forwad' distancing calculations. I am using UTM to develop my spacial models in my graduate project for bathymetric coastal profiles.

JR