Zones 15 and 16

Universal Transverse Mercator Parameters

Zone 15

Projection:	Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian:	0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian:	93° W (-93°)
Latitude of Origin:	0°
False Easting:	500,000 meters
False Northing:	(0)*
Unit:	meter

Zone 16

Projection:	Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian:	0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian:	87° W (-87°)
Latitude of Origin:	0°
False Easting:	500,000 meters
False Northing:	(0)*
Unit:	meter

*The UTM Coordinate System does not define a false northing.