The USNG Information Center is dedicated to providing educational items and resources to support use of the U. S. National Grid.

Training

Find here a wide range of training materials that will help individuals and groups better understand the U.S. National Grid.

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Educational
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General
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GPS with
USNG

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Land
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Operational
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Our Articles

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Florida to Adopt the
United States National Grid

Florida State Fire Marshall, 2005

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Introducing the
United States National Grid

Mike Price, Esri ArcUser Summer 2005 (2 p., 337K, PDF)

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New Kind of Map Could Help
Emergency Response

National Public Radio piece, March 4, 2006

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After a disaster, when the “normal” means to describe locations, such as street signs, are gone, the U.S. National Grid provide a standardized grid reference system that is seamless across jurisdictional boundaries and allows for pinpointing exact locations.
Since USNG is standardized, it can be understood and used as a common geographic framework for response. Learn more about how it works in USNG Overview articles.

Promoting US National Grid for emergency response, data analysis, asset management & public mapping.

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