Transverse Mercator

This is a coordinate reference system from the Earth's surface to a horizontal cylinder of the same (or similar) radius.

The cylinder is then "unrolled" for presentation on a flat surface such as paper or the computer screen.

The X and Y coordinates then correspond to positions on the cylinder, and the Z coordinates are in height above sea level. Where the cylinder touches the Earth there are few distortions, so the coordinate reference system is good along a line of longitude running from pole to pole.

See Coordinate Reference Systems for more details.

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Properties

• Central Meridian: _central_meridian#
  Central meridian.
  
  
• Class name: _class$
  Coordinate reference system class.
  
  
• Conversion to Metres (XY): _to_metre#
  Conversion to Metres (XY).
  
  
• Datum: _datum$
  Named Geodetic Datum.
  
  
• EPSG Code: _epsg&
  The matching European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) code number for the coordinate system, if found.
  
  
• False Easting: _false_easting#
  False Easting.
  
  
• False Northing: _false_northing#
  False Northing.
  
  
• Latitude of Origin: _latitude_of_origin#
  Latitude of Origin.
  
  
• Major Axis: _major_axis#
  Major Axis.
  
  
• Minor Axis: _minor_axis#
  Minor Axis.
  
  
• Prime Meridian: _prime_meridian#
  Prime Meridian.
  
  
• Projection WKT: _projection$
  Coordinate reference system in Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Well-Known-Text format.
  
  
• Scale Factor: _scale_factor#
  Scale Factor.
  

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