Re: [Paddlewise] More Re: UTM

From: Gabriel L Romeu <romeug_at_erols.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 12:09:44 -0400
Joe Pylka wrote:

>     I also looked at the Magellan GPS Topo-Guide I have.  It has transparent
> grids for 1:24k, 1:25K & 1:63K for the usual land-based topo sheets.
> Nothing for 1:40K

Joe, I have made up a trans grid for 1:40000 which also includes a
compass rosette- found it easy to plot bearing as well as
distance(subdivided a section to 1/10 nautical mile).  It was based and
verified on the egg harbor/ great bay charts.  If you (or anybody else)
have a use for a copy, send me your address and I would be happy to send
it.  Alas, I did it in a cad program to have strict dimensional control
and would probably go through change if I translated it to bitmap for
electronic transfer.
I print it on laser mylar.
I had thought that the UTM coordinate system were for areas where
nautical charts were not available and one must rely on a terra based
map.

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