topic How to Calculate Scale Factor using UTM WGS84 Coordinate System in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-calculate-scale-factor-using-utm-wgs84/m-p/104631#M1205 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Am Ali and I live in Sierra Leone.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to know how to calculate the Scale factor in my region (UTM Zone 28 with central meridian of 15 degrees), given a control point of latitude 8.680658 degrees, longitude -12.51276 degrees and elevation of 168.754 above mean sea level.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:55:12 GMT Ali_AhmadJanjua 2013-02-07T19:55:12Z How to Calculate Scale Factor using UTM WGS84 Coordinate System https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-calculate-scale-factor-using-utm-wgs84/m-p/104631#M1205 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Am Ali and I live in Sierra Leone.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to know how to calculate the Scale factor in my region (UTM Zone 28 with central meridian of 15 degrees), given a control point of latitude 8.680658 degrees, longitude -12.51276 degrees and elevation of 168.754 above mean sea level.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:55:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-calculate-scale-factor-using-utm-wgs84/m-p/104631#M1205 Ali_AhmadJanjua 2013-02-07T19:55:12Z Re: How to Calculate Scale Factor using UTM WGS84 Coordinate System https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-calculate-scale-factor-using-utm-wgs84/m-p/104632#M1206 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can refer this </SPAN><A href="http://www06.homepage.villanova.edu/timothy.feeman/publications/cartografica.pdf">article</A><SPAN>. Its not specific to UTM WGS 84. However you can get some idea from it.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:39:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-calculate-scale-factor-using-utm-wgs84/m-p/104632#M1206 NidhinKarthikeyan 2013-12-02T08:39:35Z