Return UTM Zone

get_utm_zone() replaces convert_long_2_utm() as this function name is more descriptive. get_utm_zone() takes a longitude coordinate and returns the corresponding UTM zone.

Usage

get_utm_zone(lon)

Arguments

lon

• Decimal degree longitude value

Value

The function returns a numeric UTM zone (between 1 and 60).

Details

Input a longitude (decimal degree) coordinate and this simple function returns the number of the UTM zone where that point falls.