GEOG 3523  Computer Cartography, NSU

Universal Transverse Mercator and State Plane Coordinate Systems

Unit 013 - Coordinate Systems Overview

This unit is part of the NCGIA Core Curriculum in Geographic Information Science. These materials may be used for study, research, and education, but please credit the author, Peter H. Dana, and the project, NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIScience. All commercial rights reserved. Copyright 1997 by Peter H. Dana.

Click here:      http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/education/curricula/giscc/units/u013/u013.html

I'm including this link to provide information regarding the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) and the State Plane Coordinate Systems.  You may review the other material here, but only the UTM and SPC systems are required for GEOG 3523 at this time.
 

How to Read the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid

From GPS World,  April 1996, pp. 32, Advanstar Communications, Eugene, OR. N.G. Terry, Jr.

Click here:      http://www.nps.gov/prwi/readutm.htm
 

State Plane Coordinate System

From Caitlin Dempsey at GIS Lounge.

Click here:     http://GISLounge.com/features/aa032700.shtml


Revised January 13, 2003.