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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Allied coordinate system |
| Date: |
08/30/2001 01:20:11 PM |
| From: |
Wunneburger, Douglas F. |
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It is the Military Grid Reference System.
Short example, scroll down to Military Grid...
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/coordsys/coordsys.html
Long answer:
http://164.214.2.59/GandG/tm83581/tr83581b.htm#ZZ26
You'll find several descriptions with a search on Military Grid System
yours,
Douglas F. Wunneburger
GeoInformatics Studio
College of Architecture
Texas A&M University, MS-3137
College Station, TX 77843-3137
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michel van Best" <MichelB@Simac.nl>
To: "Maillist GIS (E-mail)" <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:26 AM
Subject: GISList: Allied coordinate system
> Hello,
>
> I have an American/English map of Arnhem/Holland area from 1944.
>
> Coordinates on this map are represented by a letter (for this map it is an
> E) and a 6 digit number (3 for North/3 for South).
>
> It looks like the UTM and MGRS grid systems.
>
> Fort example the Coordinate:
>
> E/768725 (Sheet/Grid Letter E is map "6NW Arnhem") and referenses the
> location Huissen (south of arnhem).
>
> That is 768 North and 725 South
>
> The UTM coordinated of Huissen is:
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> 31 U 701652 5757689
>
> The MGRS coordinated of Huissen is:
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> 31 U GT 01653 57689
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>
>
> I try to find out what coordinite system this is. Do you have any idea?
>
>
> Regards and thanks,
>
> Michel van Best/Netherland
>
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