UTM, MGRS and location for larger scales

How MGRS is derived from UTM, how UTM Zones and 100,000 m MGRS grids apply to you, how to read them off the marginal data, and how to use them when describing coordinates.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• MGRS
• UTM
• Grid
• Zone
• navigation
• landnavigation
• training
• map
• location

[StealthyLikeDaNinja]

Like your video but, I think you made a mistake about 2 minutes into it. Your northing numbers do not run from the lower left corner of the zone like the easting numbers do. your numbers heading up the map are the number of meters from the Equator. not the bottom of the zone.

[shoobe01]

@StealthyLikeDaNinja I had not known that. Had to look it up, and my first sources skipped it, or implied wrong. Got a note in there now. Sad I missed it before. Or didn't do the math when I said "5 million meters..." wait, that's pretty far away isn't it... Thanks!

[c9ari]

Nice videos. Have you spent some time in Washington State? I notice your map is of Washington.

[shoobe01]

@c9ari To make this very applicable to US military folks, the maps are issue (but expired) training maps. I just picked one with interesting bits on it for the examples I wanted to use; never been there.

[StealthyLikeDaNinja]

@shoobe01 no worries, still a good vid. I don't have a whole lot of experience and am trying to learn more. i just happened to remember this. glad i was able to pass on some useful info,

[10karhu]

I like to hike near 15T XN 4261.

[TheLuciano55]

I recently brought a book on navigation (GPS & Navigation - M. Ferguson) and thanks to your very informative video I'm able to now make sense of most of the material. 5/5 starts, thank you so much.