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Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby Voltaire » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 4:50 pm

Hi all - sorry if this is a very basic question, but a quick web search didn't come up with an easy solution.

If I have a UTM map reference (e.g. UTM 55H 664548-6066035 (MGA94) - so that is based on a previous Australian UTM projection).

Is there a simple way of either 1) directly putting that into a current online mapping platform (e.g. Google Maps); or 2) converting it to the map projection used by current mapping platforms?

There seem a few issues ... converting to a current map projection, converting from an Australian projection to an internationally used projection (by the web platforms), and having the right format (e.g. degrees minutes). But I could be wrong.

Thanks for any help / guidance
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Re: Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby tastrax » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 6:56 pm

If you use GoogleEarth Pro then you can just paste in '55H 664548 6066035' into the search box and it will find the location

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Re: Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby tastrax » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 7:02 pm

Some state mapping portals (like LISTMAP in Tasmania) also allow searching by coordinates separated by commas.... 507932,5352872

https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/app/list/map
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Re: Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby Voltaire » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 8:03 pm

tastrax wrote:If you use GoogleEarth Pro then you can just paste in '55H 664548 6066035' into the search box and it will find the location


Yep, thanks, that's the place. A cleared helipad in the Namadgi National Park. Didn't work in Google Earth, so I'll try the Pro download.
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Re: Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby Voltaire » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 8:05 pm

tastrax wrote:Some state mapping portals (like LISTMAP in Tasmania) also allow searching by coordinates separated by commas.... 507932,5352872

https://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/app/list/map


Thanks. Unfortunately, it didn't work on NSW SIX Maps, at least not using 664548,6066035. Not even sure if that's a standard coordinate.
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Re: Web Mapping Platform & UTM reference

Postby michael_p » Mon 06 Jun, 2022 8:09 pm

I was able to transform the co-ords you gave at this website: https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=32755&t ... 35.0000000 . Appears to have worked: https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2 ... 48.8150422

Under the "Output coordinates" is a button to change the format of the output.

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