UTM

Map projection method

UTM stands for Urchin Tracking Module, a system of parameters added to URLs to track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

The tags—including utm_source, utm_medium, and utm_campaign—tell analytics software where traffic originated: The utm_source showed most clicks came from the newsletter.

UTM parameters appear in URLs as query strings after a question mark.

coordinates

easting

Distance moved toward sunrise

  • northingMovement toward the pole
  • zoneBounded area designation
  • gridFramework of intersecting lines

projection · datum · WGS84 · hemisphere · surveying · GIS · mapping · quadrangle · topographic · geodetic

tracking

campaign

Organized effort toward goal

clickthrough · conversion · referral · attribution · parameters · tags · builder · analytics · traffic · acquisition

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Opposites
coordinate system type

UTMgeographic coordinates

Position on Earth's surface

polar coordinates

projection geometry

UTMMercator

Cylindrical cartographic projection

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