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MAP READING

This page contains - presentations and handouts about:

• MAP in general;
  • Legends
  • Glossary
  • Elevations and Contours
  • Projections
  • Datums
  • Gridsystems
  • US maps from missionsarea

• The gridsystems
  • MGRS-NEW
  • NGRID - UTM/UOS
  • Latitude / Longitude

• Bearings - in Degrees (T, M and G)
  • True, Grid and MAG North
  • Variations
  • Declination and MAGVAR
  • Calculating of True og Mag Headings

• Bearings (True, Mag, Grid) - Variation in Mils

• Heading and Distance (Protractor)
  • Use of Heading and Distance
  • Use of Protractor (degrees)
  • Calculating of True and Mag headings
  • Distance - Nautical Miles
  • Use of Nautical miles ruler