Determine UTM Zone - Statistics

After completing the UTM Zone Calculation, the Statistics window opens, and a summary report of the calculated UTM zones is displayed. You have the option to save the summary report to a text file.

Statistics dialog options

Database

The current database file name is displayed.

Channel Statistics

Basic statistical information, calculated on the output UTM zone channel, is reported in the following informational parameters:

Channel name

The name of the channel containing the calculated UTM zones.

Line(s)

The lines that have been used in the calculation of the UTM zones are reported in one of the formats below: 

  • A list of comma-separated lines

  • "[ALL]" - all the lines in the database were used in the calculation.

Number of items

The total number of entries in the UTM zones channel.

Number of valid items

The number of valid entries in the UTM zones channel.

Number of dummies

The number of empty values in the UTM zones channel.

Zone | Percentage

The UTM zones and the % of data that falls in each integer zone are listed:

Zone

The name of the zone is concatenated using the UTM zone value (which is between 1 and 60) and its corresponding hemisphere designation (N|S).

Percentage

The % of data, rounded to one decimal place.

[Save Stats]

Select this button to save the content of the Statistics window to a text file (see below for an example). The name of the summary report file is concatenated using the database name and the current date.

Application Notes

Summary report file example: 

[Statistics Information]

 Database: *.gdb
 Channel name: UTM_Zone
 Line(s): [All]
 Number of items: 9
 Number of valid items: 8
 Number of dummies: 1
 Zone | Percentage
 30S  | 50.0
 29S  | 37.5
 28S  | 12.5