I also prefer the use of UTM co-ordinates and use them in my professional
work. The only slight complication I see in using them in a continent as
large as Australia is that there are eight UTM zones (10 zones in a
continent as wide as North America). So in expressing UTM co-ordinates, one
also has to correctly identify and state the UTM zone when providing
eastings and northings co-ordinates. Your GPS should identify the UTS Zone
for you (as well as the UTM co-ordinates) so it shouldn't be too hard to
remember to provide that information when presenting the co-ordinates.
Regards,
Stephen
Dr Stephen Ambrose
Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd
Ryde NSW
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Gary Davidson
Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2010 10:50 AM
To: Birding Aus; Bob Green
Subject: RE: Decimal Vs Sexagesimal Notation
I have been following this thread from here in Canada, and have been
wondering if anyone at all was usung UTM in Australia. I never encountered
it while I was there, and it hasn't come up on birding-aus before, (at least
not that I saw). It's in fairly common use in North America, especially for
atlassing.
Gary
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