[GRASS-user] Question about units and points of reference

[Wayde Allen]

On Wed, 23 May 2007, Paul Haverkamp wrote:

> I am using 6.2.1, and g.region -p gives the info:
>
> projection: 1 (UTM)
> zone:       10
> datum:      nad83
> ellipsoid:  grs80
> north:      4269999
> south:      4180119
> west:       598614
> east:       651978
> nsres:      3
> ewres:      3
> rows:       29960
> cols:       17788
> cells:      532928480

I've very new to all of this, so please forgive what may be a very obvious 
question, but can someone explain the units for these coordinates?  I'm 
thinking that "north: 4269999" must indicate the distance North of some 
reference location, perhaps the equator?  It this in feet, meters, miles, 
kilometers, or something else entirely?

- Wayde