UTM ZONES IN KENYA

Universal transverse Mercator In Kenya is the mostly used map projection due to its accuracy in conformality hence preserving the shape of the earth.

Global Features of utm
i)  20 latitudinal belts of 8 deg in the N-S directions labeled from C at 80 degrees South-72 degrees         South to X at 72 degrees North -84 degrees North
.     Kenya in belt M and N
(ii)  The  origin  of  longitude  is  the  central  meridian.  The  origin  of  latitude  is  the
           equator
(iii)  False northing is 0 m N but 10,000,000 m S  for southern hemisphere to avoid the
         use of negative figures.
(iv)  False easting is 500,000 m for each zone
(v)  Scale factor at central meridian is 0.9996
(vi)  Latitude varies from 84 degrees north to 80 degrees south

    The reference ellipsoid used in Kenya is Arc Datum 1960, the following are features of utm in each Zone in Kenya.

    Zone 36,
    Longitude of central meridian 33 degrees East
    Latitudinal belt, N/M
    Reference ellipsoid for Kenya is Arc Datum 1960
    scale factor of central meridian is 0.9996
    latitude of origin is 0 degrees North
    false Northing 10,000,000 m South
    False Easting 500,000 m East



    Zone 37 
    –Longitude of central meridian 39 degrees East 
    –Scale factor of central meridian 0.9996 
    –Latitude of grid origin 0 degrees North  
    –False Northing 10,000,000 m S 
    –False Easting 500,000 m E 

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