Figure 3-21 Non-Standard UTM Grid Zones
e. Non-standard Zones. The standard UTM grid
zone is 6° wide; however, portions of several grid
zones have been modified to accommodate southwest
Norway and the islands of Svalbard. See Figure 3-21.
Grid zone 32, between the latitudes of 56° N and 64°
N, is extended to 9° wide, from 3°E to 12° E longitude.
Between the latitudes of 72° N and 84° N, the
following changes apply: grid zone 31 is 9° wide from
0° to 9° E longitude; grid zone 33 is 12° wide from
9° E to 21° E longitude; grid zone 35 is 12° wide from
21° E to 33° E longitude; grid zone 37 is 9° wide from
33° E to 42° E longitude. Grid zones 32, 34, and 36
have been modified to a northern limit at 72°N
latitude. These grid zone modifications are not
available in many survey or fire support systems, so
user defined options or work around methods must be
used in those areas.
f. UTM Grid Coordinates.
1. The Easting and Northing values of a point in
the UTM grid system are called Grid Coordinates.
The easting will consist of six digits before the decimal
point. The only exception to this are positions which
are actually located in an adjacent grid zone. An
easting can be written with the first digit (100,000
meters) separated from the next five with a space. The
northing will generally have seven digits before the
decimal point. The exception to this is at locations
north of the equator by less than 1,000,000 meters. A
northing can be written with the first two digits
(1,100,000 meters) separated from the next five digits
with a space. The number of digits after the decimal
point is dependent on the order of survey and the
accuracies needed. An example of a UTM grid
coordinate is 6 39127.84 - 38 25411.24.
DRAFT
3-31
0°
6°
6°
9°
12°
18°
21°
24°
30°
33°
36°
42°
48°
84°
72°
64°
56°
48°
40°
3°
SVALBARD
SPAIN
FRANCE
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
31
33
35
37