For example, coordinates were calculated for input:Tier: 78 Range: 24W    Section: 03    Quarters: SE NW NE SW
(The approximate location of the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines )


UTM X Coordinate: 449720 meters East 

UTM Y Coordinate: 4604301 meters North


(Map Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator [UTM], Zone 15.    Datum: NAD27)

Latitude: 41 deg 35 min 26 sec          Longitude: 93 deg 36 min 11 sec

                                                                                        

Accuracy Assessment:   Accuracies provided here are based on the number of quarter sections  entered:.
       One section:  +/-1140 meters
       One quarter section:  +/-570 meters
       Two quarter sections:  +/-284 meters
       Three quarter section:  +/-142 meters
       Four  quarter sections:  +/-71 meters
       Five quarter sections:  +/-35 meters