Each of the 60 zones uses a transverse Mercator projection that can map a region of large north-south extent with low distortion.
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Nevertheless, the use of the Cassini projection has largely been superseded by the Transverse Mercator projection, at least with central mapping agencies.
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During World War II, a Military Palestine Grid was used that was similar to the Palestine Grid but used the transverse Mercator projection.
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This system is called the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000, and includes the NZ Transverse Mercator projection that topographical maps are published in.
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Given the parameters associated with particular location or grin, the projection formulas for the transverse Mercator are a complex mix of algebraic and trigonometric functions.
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The variable-location and variable-length nature of profiles stems mainly from the use of the UTM ( Universal Transverse Mercator ) ground reference system.
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The Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system ( UTM ) is used to provide grid references for worldwide locations and this is the system commonly used for the Channel Islands.
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Large-scale DLGs are usually cast on the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system ( UTM ), but are sometimes cast on the State Plane rectangular coordinate system.
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Rounded scale factor at longitude 2 degrees west is 0.999601271775, so on the Transverse Mercator projection 49 degrees North is 5427063.8153 meters from the Equator.
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The transverse Mercator projection is a variant of the Mercator projection, which was originally developed by the conformal, which means it preserves angles and therefore shapes across small regions.
