UTM.HLP

UTM Version 1.3
Copyright © 1991 by Sonoma Technology Inc.
All rights reserved.
Written by Jeffrey D. Prouty

UTM is a copyright-reserved free program.  You may use, copy, and distribute this software free of charge.  However, the author does not warrant it to be fit for any purpose or to be free from error and disclaims any liability for actual or any other damage arising from the use of this program.

UTM is a Windows 3.0 application written in Microsoft Visual Basic.  As such it requires that the file VBRUN100.DLL be in the current directory or on your path.  If you wish to view this help file at run time it should reside in the same directory as the program.



UTM converts geographical coordinates to and from:

	Degrees, minutes, seconds
	Decimal degrees
	Radians
	Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) in kilometers
	Universal Transverse Mercator in feet

One of 11 common spheroids may be chosen by clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the spheroid selection box.  Scroll down the list with the scrollbar and select a spheroid by clicking on it.

The UTM grid zone number may be changed by moving to its entry box, backspacing over or highlighting the existing number, and typing a new one.  The UTM grid zone will be automatically chosen based on longitude data entered unless this feature is disabled.  To toggle this feature on or off chose "Options - Auto Grid Zone" from the menu.

Coordinates may be entered from the keyboard or from an ASCII file.  The file should contain one pair of coordinates per line and the data may be space, comma, or tab delimited.  Choose "File - Open Input File" from the menu.  Thereafter, one record will be input and processed each time the Calculate button is pressed.  The entire file of input data will be processed if an output file is also opened and the Start button is pressed.

To enter data from the keyboard just move to the appropriate entry box by pointing and clicking with the mouse or using the tab key.  Enter the numerics with the keyboard and press the Enter key or the Calculate button.

The results, whether generated by keyboard or file input, may be saved to a tab delimited ASCII output file.  Choose "File - Open Output File" from the menu.  All succeeding results will be written to the output file until the files are closed or the program is exited.  The entire form may be printed by chosing "Options - Print Form" from the menu.

