Definition:
Universal Transverse Mercator ("UTM Spheroid" coordinate system - See comment)
Subject Area 1:
Science
Remarks:
The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) geographic coordinate system uses a 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system to give locations on the surface of the Earth. It is a horizontal position representation, i.e. it is used to identify locations on the Earth independently of vertical position, but differs from the traditional method of latitude and longitude in several respects.