Questions tagged [utm]
The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) geographic coordinate system uses a 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system to give locations on the surface of the Earth.
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Convert Raster coordinates from WGS to UTM and then translate it to XYZ [closed]
I need to extract the raster map as an XYZ file and in UTM format so I followed the following steps but it turned into all Z values are zero instead of their actual values, here are the steps:
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How to convert Latitude Longitude to UTM - conflicting UTM Zone codes
Just as in this question, I download a sentinel tif file:
from pystac_client import Client
catalog = Client.open("https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v0")
mysearch = catalog.search(...
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Location extends to another UTM coordinate zone
I was working on a project that's located in an area in my state. In that area, it cuts between UTM coordinate system zones 31 and 32. What problems will I encounter in representing the map, and how ...
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How to determine the UTM zone in a world file
According to this page the UTM zone is ambiguous. If so, how come when I load it in some GIS software it seems to know where the image is located on Earth? How do I determine the UTM zone in a world ...
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Reprojecting OSM vector Data in UTM32N EPSG:32632
Unfortunately my QGIS doesn't really want me to change the Projection of the OSM Vector data. I downloaded processed Vector OSM Data which was in the (normal) Mercator Projection. I put the layers in ...
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Why points were not imported from Excel file into QGIS? [closed]
I have a data of multiple x and y coordinates in UTM format saved in an Excel CSV file format then added it as a delimited text layer in QGIS. I set the geometry definition as "point coordinates&...
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UTM grid layer in Garmin GPS
I would like to ask if someone could point me in the right direction.
I need a UTM grid (1x1km) layer in Garmin handheld GPS, so the UTM grid would show on top of the map. The grid layer should be on/...
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projectraster in R cannot complete transformation
I have a few .tif rasters (ELEV and POP) projected in long/lat, but I would like the CRS and extent to be the same as a shapefile I have (STUDYAREA), for example, my study area lies mostly in UTM16 so ...
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What is this UK coordinate system?
I received a dataset of Merseyside area (corresponding to the metropolitan area of Liverpool, United Kingdom, broadly defined) where the location coordinates are totally a mystery to me, and ...
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Entering UTM coordinates with decimals using ArcGIS Pro
I have UTM coordinates containing decimals (e.g. 884305.145mN). I need to create a polygon using the Absolute X,Y,Z feature in ArcGIS Pro.
But ArcGIS Pro doesn't seem to allow decimals in UTM degrees.
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Importance of WGS84 realization for centimeter-level accurate UTM transformation
I am working with a high-end GNSS receiver connected to an RTK correction data service. I need to measure the position of a ground point with centimeter-level (2-5cm) accuracy. The GNSS receiver ...
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UTM to WGS84 in QGIS 3.18 circle not round [duplicate]
I am using QGIS 3.18.
I have a GeoJSON file with circles in UTM CRS. I exported it to WGS84 and my circles became not round, more like an ellipse.
What is the problem?
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Bearing convergence in digitizing property surveys
I'm digitizing and stitching together a number of adjacent/overlapping property surveys.
The most recent ones provide clear UTM/MTM grid bearings and distances, and in some cases coordinates of ORPs, ...
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Wrong position when reprojecting layers from EPSG:32651 into EPSG:4326
I have a vector layer on my project that I digitized from a geologic map. I originally projected it on WGS 84 UTM Zone 51 North (EPSG:32651) when I was digitizing. I tried reprojecting it to WGS 84 (...
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Converting latitude/longitude to UTM using GDA2020 datum with Pyproj
I want to convert a pair of (latitude, longitude) values that represent a location in Australia to UTM values within the GDA2020 datum.
I tried to do something similar to what I usually do with North ...
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Converting 7 digit coordinates to Latitude and Longitude (Ohio, USA)
I have a dataset of traffic monitoring stations in Ohio, and I am trying to locate these stations in Lat/Long.
Here is an example:
This station is located in Franklin county, along Interstate 71. ...
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Arcpy SpatialJoin performed in_memory not returning any rows
Background: I am writing a tool to automatically project a layer (vector or raster) in ArcGIS Pro to its appropriate UTM zone.
Approach: The entire UTM zone grid is stored in a geojson string inside ...
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How to get 3D GPS positions from geographic latitude, longitude and altitude?
I have a list of GPS measurements for a point for a period of about 2 years. They are latitude, longitude and altitude. I want to generate the time series for the east, north and up components. Do I ...
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Creation of a polynomial function from old and new coordinate system pairs
I have data points in the old Roussilhe Stereographic coordinate system of Suriname (u,v), I have the same data points also in WGS84 UTM21N coordinates (x,y). I want to create a polynomial ...
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KMZ file in wrong coordinate system and won't transfer into correct one
I'm using a pyroclastic flow simulation model (Titan2D Mass Flow Simulation GUI) that uses UTM WGS 1984 and from what I can tell, the coordinates that I'm inputting are all correct. When I view the ...
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Converting table UTM coordinates to decimal lat-long in Attribute table using expression
I would like to formulate an equation in the attribute table calculator tool to calculate the decimal latitude and longitude values from the existing UTM NAD3 coordinates in the table.
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Grid UTM coodinates in Google Earth Engine [closed]
I am trying to use GEE to make maps intended for use on trails with compasses. I have already managed to place the contour lines but I couldn't put the grids with UTM coordinates.
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QGIS custom coordinate reference system of a local site
I am creating a geo database for an archaeological excavation. We want to put data from a local system and from UTM35 in the same QGIS-project. I have Ground Control Points in both systems.
I setted ...
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Mapshaper -proj resulting shapes in wrong Hemisphere
I have shapefiles that I am projecting in Mapshaper, however when I use -proj WGS84 the end-result (topoJSON) has the shapes in the Northern Hemisphere, rather than the Southern Hemisphere.
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"Layer is not valid" error when importing UTM delimited text layer into QGIS
I'm trying to import a small delimited (tab separated) text into QGIS. The coordinates are in UTM format.
Sample data:
id N E
PT-001 7237229 146872
PT-002 7237230 146897
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Trying to convert a shapefile that seems to be using UTM coordinates to WGS84 in QGIS [closed]
I've been trying to convert this polygon shapefile of historic Swedish parishes from UTM coords to lat/long and nothing seems to be working. I've tried defining projection, reprojecting, saving these ...
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Plotting high latitude bounding box using cartopy
I have used the sentinelhub python api to download a Sentinel-1 scene corresponding to the north coast of greenland where a bounding box defined by lon-lat is highly distorted. I have tried a few ...
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Trouble with projections/inverse projections
I'm afraid this might be a very basic question but after scouring Stackexchange for a few hours and trying different things every few months I'm still out of luck. I'm trying to set a CRS / project my ...
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Dealing with data of regions situated in two UTM zones using GDAL
I must work with a projection, in order to execute the intended geometric operations. I'm looking for a projection that could cover an area of up to 200km X 200km. I'm aware of some local projections, ...
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QGIS Change Grid labels and scale
I create a map in QGIS, in which I added Grids with labels and Scale.
So in the map the scale is not equal to interline grids.
I know it is related to projection system and location. but how do I fix ...
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Too many digits for UTM easting in QGIS [closed]
I am trying to get the x- and y-coordinate of a point layer in QGIS. So far, I have used the field calculator's function "$x" and "$y". I have read that easting coordinates should ...
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Datum transformation not working properly [closed]
I want to create a map with 20 coordinates (UTM), that I have loaded as a CSV-file into QGIS 3.12. The area is located in UTM zone 32 U (northwest of Munich).
As a background I want to use an 80 cm ...
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QGIS- Output bmp files are tilted
I am new to QGIS. My goal has been to convert a .shp file to a raster, eventually to a .bmp for an input map into a separate piece of software I am using... this separate software also needs the map ...
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Using vgridshift from Python
When running the following code:-
outProj = Proj("+proj=vgridshift +grids=dvr90.gtx")
I am getting the following error:
pyproj.exceptions.CRSError: Input is not a CRS: +proj=vgridshift +...
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Geometry geografic transformation with OGR, OSR - UTM to Degree
I am trying make a geotransformation from UTM coordinates to decimal degree coordinates, but i have only zeros as result... I must be missing something, i already take a lock on other users codes but ...
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Determining CRS from given point coordinate set
I have a set of coordinates (X, Y) and I do not know which coordinate system they are actually in.
They are definitely in a projected coordinate system since they are not in decimal degrees. However, ...
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Having problem with PROJ string for custom Coordinate System
I was looking for an exhaustive reference on instructions supported by PROJ string, but couldn't find anything yet. Only this page in PROJ library docs - I guess that's all there is.
I have quite a ...
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Why does the same UTM northing give different values when converted to latitude?
I'm converting two coordinates from UTM to latitude/longitude. The coordinates are:
Easting: 657787
Northing: 7795664
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Easting: 658144
Northing: 7795664
Both from zone 23S (EPSG:31998) or 23K (...
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Calculate the coordinate of a point inside a bounding box of a UTM zone map given the bounds, cartesian distance and ellipsoid mesurements
I am relatively new to the GIS domain.
I recently purchased a 3D model of a city that is mapped to UTM zone 40N, and was provided the coordinates of the 4 corners of the bounding box in Lat Long. In ...
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Get UTM regions overlapping with a geojson polygon
how can I get the list of UTM grids overlapping with a geojson polygon in web mercator? I am trying to download data off of Sentinel, and I am seeing if I can go directly from an input polygon to ...
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Interpolating values in UTM grid [closed]
I've got a 10x10 km UTM grid (vector file), which I want to use for showing the distribution and abundance of a bird species. For each cell, I've got a value for the survey effort (number of days, ...
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Simple coordinate transformation using gdal library C++
I'd like to convert a coordinate from EPSG:5179 to EPSG:32652 and vice versa.
I've built gdal library and linked to my VS project, but I have no clue how to do it.
I've looked through the website but ...
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Transforming Cassini coordinates to UTM
Why is it that when I transform certain Cassini coordinates to UTM, they give negative UTM coordinates, which should not be the case. Note that the equator passes through this particular area of ...
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Create UTM NetCDF to be opened in ArcGIS Pro
I successfully created a NetCDF file in C++ and opened it in ArcGIS Pro using a coordinate system with longitude and latitude, the resulting .nc file looks like this:
dimensions:
longitude = 601 ;
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Map orientation along parallels
I'm trying to make a precision topology map in QGIS 3.14 where my map's corners are defined by geographic coords: this means it should have the same range of degrees on top as on the bottom, and same ...
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Garmin FIT Coodinate System
I am trying to decode a .FIT file from a Garmin Instinct GPS Watch. Sourced from the file Lctns.fit.
However, I am unsure how to interpret the entries values as coordinates.
Given this entry:
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Difference between UTM CRS with 6 digits and 8 digits
In my area in Germany we use the CRS with the EPSG:25832 code. These are UTM 32N coordinates with a false easting of 500,000. Thus, it is a 6 digit coordinate system. I read this means that the middle ...
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Entering UTM Map Coordinates when georeferencing is not working
I'm trying to enter UTM map coordinates from a scanned image (grid), and I'm entering the coordinates correctly X/Y, but when I click to process the georeferencing - the image does not overlay where ...
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Converting from Local Coordinate to lat/long and vice verse gives out different results
I am trying to convert a set of local co ordinates into lat/long and vice versa and I have the code for it taken from this site itself , the issue is When I do these conversions they are not resulting ...
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WGS84 Lon/Lat to UTM in R [closed]
I know this question was asked several times and I searched plenty of past answers and tried plenty of variations but I couldn't transform my coordinates correctly.
My coordinates (stored in a .csv) ...
