UTM coordinate system

The UTM system is a global coordinate system that divides the surface of Earth between 80°S and 84°N latitude into 60 zones, each 6° of longitude in width. These individual zones are covered with a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

UTM is a worldwide standard that is used for surveying, GPS navigation, conventional maps, Google Earth, and Google Maps. The UTM coordinate system has already replaced various national coordinate systems like the Gauss-Krüger system in Germany or the Swissgrid in Switzerland.

Allplan handles UTM, Gauss-Krüger, and Swissgrid in the same way, that is as offset coordinates. It is usually not necessary to convert UTM coordinates to other coordinate systems such as Gauss-Krüger or Swissgrid. Consequently, the same coordinate system is used for import and export.

Note: When you Import AutoCAD data, you can use the Coordinate transformation area in the Settings to define how to transform data in the UTM coordinate system into data of a Gauss-Krüger coordinate system.