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Such an MGRS coordinate, standing alone, may be converted to latitude and longitude. But you still do not know the position on the Earth, unless you also know the geodetic datum that is used.

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Sorry about being too brief, but I hoped people would follow the link to [[geodetic datum]]. Actually, a better link would be [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/information/coordinatesystemsinfo/guidecontents A guide to coordinate systems in Great Britain], published by the Ordnance Survey. It gives the best explanation of geodetic datums that I have ever seen. Figure 1 in the introduction gives an example of what I meant. --[[User:Mikael R|Mikael R]] ([[User talk:Mikael R|talk]]) 19:14, 13 May 2008 (UTC)