UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) is
A) a datum
B) a projected coordinate system
C) the Transverse Mercator projection
D) a conic projection

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UTM is a projected coordinate system, which uses the Transverse Mercator projection to represent the earth's surface. A datum is a reference system used to define a coordinate system, and UTM can use a variety of datums (such as WGS84 or NAD83) depending on the location being measured. A conic projection is a different type of map projection that is not used in UTM.

UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) Is