----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I need information, preferably something that I can cite, which discusses the > background history of the universal transverse mercator grid system (UTM). I > specifically need to know who devised the sytem and when. Thank you for any > leads you can provide. > Aloha, > Ross Togashi > University of Hawaii at Manoa > Hamilton Library Map Collection Some time ago, I put together a history and description of the UTM. It was intended as an introduction to the use of UTM coordinates for historians and archaeologists. There is also a short reference list with it. I would be happy to send the text to anyone interested. The full cite is: Peter H. Stott, "The UTM Grid Reference System," IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 3:1 (1977), 1-14. Regards Peter Stott --------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Stott [log in to unmask] Heritage Conservation [log in to unmask] US ICOMOS / ICOMOS Canada [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://hpb.hwc.ca:7002/Peter_Stott.html