Tinline R R, Gregory D
Can Vet J. 1988 Oct;29(10):825-9.
Since November 1987, all rabies specimen reports submitted by Agriculture Canada's District Veterinary Officers have required a new location code, the Universal Transverse Mercator Code (UTMC). In addition to the previously required entries for county, district, legal address and mailing addresses, the new code is set up for computer analysis and mapping. It is capable of pinpointing the origin of the specimen to within 100 meters anywhere in Canada that is covered by the National Topographic System 1:50,000 maps. Because of its 100 meter spatial resolution, the code is of great interest to those studying the occurrence and spread of rabies. The code will also be important in the detailed planning and evaluation of the Ontario rabies control scheme, scheduled for 1988. Agriculture Canada anticipates that the UTMC will also be used for reporting other animal diseases as well as for emergency disease reporting.
自1987年11月起，加拿大农业部分区兽医提交的所有狂犬病样本报告都需要一个新的位置编码，即通用横轴墨卡托编码（UTMC）。除了先前要求填写的县、区、法定地址和邮寄地址外，新编码是为计算机分析和绘图而设置的。它能够将样本的来源精确到加拿大境内任何被国家地形系统1:50,000地图覆盖区域内的100米范围内。由于其100米的空间分辨率，该编码对于研究狂犬病发生和传播的人员极具吸引力。该编码对于计划于1988年实施的安大略省狂犬病控制计划的详细规划和评估也将很重要。加拿大农业部预计，UTMC还将用于报告其他动物疾病以及紧急疾病报告。
