# Decimal Lat/Lon to UTM Coordinate Converter

> Decimal Lat/Lon to UTM Coordinate Converter is a paid API for AI agents from geospatial.openverbs.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Converts a WGS84 decimal latitude/longitude coordinate to its UTM zone, latitude band, hemisphere, easting, and northing, including Norway and Svalbard special-case zone exceptions.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://geospatial.openverbs.com/v1/utm
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/decimal-lat-lon-to-utm-coordinate-converter-93e8da20
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_A8QrpUEINgmeh5-IRgde7

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## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability decimal-lat-lon-to-utm-coordinate-converter-93e8da20 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Convert the decimal coordinate 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W to its UTM zone, easting, and northing on WGS84.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a precise UTM easting/northing projection from a WGS84 decimal lat/lon, especially when Norway or Svalbard zone exception handling is required. Prefer it over generic coordinate converters when accuracy on WGS84 and standards-compliant zone assignments matter. It pairs naturally with the sibling UTM-to-lat/lon reverse conversion endpoint on the same service.

## Known failure modes

- Latitude outside -80..84 range returns an error (polar regions not supported by UTM)
- Longitude out of -180..180 range returns a validation error
- Missing required lat or lon fields returns a 400-level error
- Numeric type mismatch (e.g. string instead of number) causes schema validation failure

## How this service works

Convert decimal lat/lon to a UTM coordinate (zone, latitude band, hemisphere, easting, northing) on WGS84, including the Norway/Svalbard zone exceptions. Defined for latitudes -80..84.

## Output

Returns the UTM zone number (1–60), latitude band letter, hemisphere (N/S), easting in metres, and northing in metres on WGS84. Norway and Svalbard special-case zone reassignments are applied automatically for coordinates in those regions. Valid for latitudes between -80 and 84 degrees.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "lat",
      "lon"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "lat": {
       "type": "number",
       "maximum": 90,
       "minimum": -90,
       "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees."
      },
      "lon": {
       "type": "number",
       "maximum": 180,
       "minimum": -180,
       "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

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