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Universal Transverse Mercator

cartographic coordinate system
Thing coordinate_system Q588975
Universal Transverse Mercator
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Universal Transverse Mercator

Summary

Universal Transverse Mercator is a coordinate system[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of coordinate_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,719 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Universal Transverse Mercator's instance of is recorded as coordinate system[3].
  • Universal Transverse Mercator is a type of discrete global grid[4].
  • Universal Transverse Mercator's Commons category is recorded as Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system[5].
  • Universal Transverse Mercator's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/utm[6].
  • Universal Transverse Mercator's manifestation of is recorded as Mercator projection[7].
  • Universal Transverse Mercator's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UTM'}[8].

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Definition and Type

Universal Transverse Mercator's instance of is recorded as coordinate system[3]. It is a type of discrete global grid[4].

Why It Matters

Universal Transverse Mercator ranks in the top 8% of coordinate_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,719 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Universal Transverse Mercator. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-transverse-mercator
MLA “Universal Transverse Mercator.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-transverse-mercator.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_universal-transverse-mercator_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Universal Transverse Mercator}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/universal-transverse-mercator}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → coordinate system
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566090105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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