universal transverse mercator system

quadrant one

x = easterly

What?

• easterly is first
• How many thousands of metres are you East?
• Then Northerly
• How many thousands of metres are you north?

The Earth

• is flattened
• split up into 60 zones
• each zone uses a cartesian coordinate system
• using easterly then northerly defines a spot
• measured in metres

What you'll see

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