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MGRS UTM

Convert Military Grid Reference System to Universal Transverse Mercator

To convert MGRS to UTM: parse the 100km square letters to determine absolute easting and northing within the UTM zone, maintaining the same zone number and letter.

MGRS to UTM Converter

DD Decimal Degrees

DMS Deg. Min. Sec.

DDM Deg. Decimal Min.

UTM Univ. Trans. Mercator

MGRS Military Grid

Geohash Base32

Plus Code Open Location Code

How to Convert MGRS to UTM: Step by Step

  1. 1 Parse MGRS into zone number, zone letter, column letter, row letter, easting digits, northing digits.
  2. 2 Column letter → absolute easting: (colIndex+1)×100000 + easting_in_100km.
  3. 3 Row letter + zone number parity → northing within 2000km cycle.
  4. 4 Resolve northing cycle using zone letter to get absolute northing.
  5. 5 Result: same zone number and letter as MGRS, with absolute easting and northing.

Worked Example

Input 31UDQ4825111943

Latitude conversion:

D=col 3 → (3+1)×100000+48251=448251 easting

Longitude conversion:

Q=row 14 → 14×100000+11943=1411943 raw → +2×2M=5411943

Result:

31U 448251 5411943

Why Convert MGRS to UTM?

GIS software and mapping databases often use UTM rather than MGRS.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Wrong column set based on zone mod 3
  • Not resolving the correct 2,000km northing cycle