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COPYRIGHT © JOHN B. JOHNSTON 2001 OCT 21

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

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COMPARATIVE EVAUATION
of

CUSTOMIZED METRIC GRID REFERENCE WINDOW FACILITY

and

MILITARY GRID REFERENCE SYSTEM



John B. Johnston
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U S National Grid (USNG) Truncation Illustration



This display shows clearly that MGRW Case #2 windows can provide a separation between homonymous neighbors (repeats) of truncated addresses which is twice as great as that provided by MGRS.   In the left portion of the display is shown a central GPS position marked by a red star   "  at a location in the Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP). The (high-order) truncated MGRS address of this location also denotes several other GPS locations marked by red squares   g  which are called homonymous neighbors of the central location (and of each other).   In the right portion of the display is shown a central GPS position marked by a red star   "  at approximately the location of KABUL in Afghanistan. The (high-order) truncated MGRS address of this location also denotes several other GPS locations marked by red squares   g   which are called homonymous neighbors of the central location (and of each other).

In the left portion of the display are the dual-letter coordinates of the 40 metric DOMAINS of an MGRW Case #3 Window which just encloses the entire continental United States. The spacing of the homonymous neighbors in the left portion of the display can be compared with the spacing of the repeats of the (high-order) truncated MGRS address of Meade Kansas shown on page 5 of the   U S National Grid (USNG) Truncation Illustration   prepared by   Tom Terry   of the   Public X-Y Mapping Project.  

The spacing of the MGRS homonymous neighbors in the right portion of the display can be compared with the spacing of the MGRW Case #2 Windows homonymous neighbors which are just those red squares   g   which occur within metric DOMAINS colored yellow. The MGRW Case #2 Windows homonymous neighbors are clearly twice as far apart, and only one-quarter as dense, as are the MGRS homonymous neighbors.




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range
metric

band
99 99 999
to
90 00 000
X
89 99 999
to
80 00 000
W
79 99 999
to
70 00 000
V
69 99 999
to
60 00 000
U
59 99 999
to
50 00 000
T
49 99 999
to
40 00 000
S
39 99 999
to
30 00 000
R
29 99 999
to
20 00 000
Q
19 99 999
to
10 00 000
P
09 99 999
to
00 00 000
N
EQUATOR
99 99 999
to
90 00 000
M
89 99 999
to
80 00 000
L
79 99 999
to
70 00 000
K
69 99 999
to
60 00 000
J
59 99 999
to
50 00 000
H
49 99 999
to
40 00 000
G
39 99 999
to
30 00 000
F
29 99 999
to
20 00 000
E
19 99 999
to
10 00 000
D
09 99 999
to
00 00 000
C
Unnormalized UTM/MGRS ZONES
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
NUTM ZONES
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
01X
X
00X
02X
X
01X
03X
X
02X
04X
X
03X
05X
X
04X
06X
X
05X
07X
X
06X
08X
X
07X
09X
X
08X
10X
X
09X
01W
W
00W
02W
W
01W
03W
W
02W
04W
W
03W
05W
W
04W
06W
W
05W
07W
W
06W
08W
W
07W
09W
W
08W
10W
W
09W
01V
V
00V
02V
V
01V
03V
V
02V
04V
V
03V
05V
V
04V
06V
V
05V
07V
V
06V
08V
V
07V
09V
V
08V
10V
V
09V
01U
U
00U
02U
U
01U
03U
U
02U
04U
U
03U
05U
U
04U
06U
U
05U
07U
U
06U
g
U
07U
09U
U
08U
10U
M
09U
01T
T
00T
02T
T
01T
03T
T
02T
04T
T
03T
g
T
04T
06T
T
05T
07T
T
06T
08T
T
07T
09T
T
08T
10T
AT
09T
01S
S
00S
02S
S
01S
03S
S
02S
04S
S
03S
05S
S
04S
06S
S
05S
07S
S
06S
g
S
07S
09S
S
08S
10S
AS
09S
01R
R
00R
02R
R
01R
03R
R
02R
04R
R
03R
g
R
04R
06R
R
05R
07R
R
06R
08R
R
07R
09R
R
08R
10R
AR
09R
01Q
Q
00Q
02Q
Q
01Q
03Q
Q
02Q
04Q
Q
03Q
05Q
Q
04Q
06Q
Q
05Q
07Q
Q
06Q
g
Q
07Q
09Q
Q
08Q
10Q
AQ
09Q
01P
P
00P
02P
P
01P
03P
P
02P
04P
P
03P
g
P
04P
06P
P
05P
07P
P
06P
08P
P
07P
09P
P
08P
10P
P
09P
01N
N
00N
02N
N
01N
03N
N
02N
04N
N
03N
05N
N
04N
06N
N
05N
07N
N
06N
g
N
07N
09N
N
08N
10N
N
09N
EQUATOR
01M
M
00M
02M
M
01M
03M
M
02M
04M
M
03M
05M
M
04M
06M
M
05M
07M
M
06M
08M
M
07M
09M
M
08M
10M
M
09M
01L
L
00L
02L
L
01L
03L
L
02L
04L
L
03L
05L
L
04L
06L
L
05L
07L
L
06L
08L
L
07L
09L
L
08L
10L
L
09L
01K
K
00K
02K
K
01K
03K
K
02K
04K
K
03K
05K
K
04K
06K
K
05K
07K
K
06K
08K
K
07K
09K
K
08K
10K
K
09K
01J
J
00J
02J
J
01J
03J
J
02J
04J
J
03J
05J
J
04J
06J
J
05J
07J
J
06J
08J
J
07J
09J
J
08J
10J
J
09J
01H
H
00H
02H
H
01H
03H
H
02H
04H
H
03H
05H
H
04H
06H
H
05H
07H
H
06H
08H
H
07H
09H
H
08H
10H
H
09H
01G
G
00G
02G
G
01G
03G
G
02G
04G
G
03G
05G
G
04G
06G
G
05G
07G
G
06G
08G
G
07G
09G
G
08G
10G
G
09G
01F
F
00F
02F
F
01F
03F
F
02F
04F
F
03F
05F
F
04F
06F
F
05F
07F
F
06F
08F
F
07F
09F
F
08F
10F
F
09F
01E
E
00E
02E
E
01E
03E
E
02E
04E
E
03E
05E
E
04E
06E
E
05E
07E
E
06E
08E
E
07E
09E
E
08E
10E
E
09E
01D
D
00D
02D
D
01D
03D
D
02D
04D
D
03D
05D
D
04D
06D
D
05D
07D
D
06D
08D
D
07D
09D
D
08D
10D
D
09D
01C
C
00C
02C
C
01C
03C
C
02C
04C
C
03C
05C
C
04C
06C
C
05C
07C
C
06C
08C
C
07C
09C
C
08C
10C
C
09C
Unnormalized UTM/MGRS ZONES
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
NUTM ZONES
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
11X
X
10X
12X
X
11X
13X
X
12X
14X
X
13X
15X
X
14X
16X
X
15X
17X
X
16X
18X
X
17X
19X
X
18X
20X
X
19X
11W
W
10W
12W
W
11W
13W
W
12W
14W
W
13W
15W
W
14W
16W
W
15W
17W
W
16W
18W
W
17W
19W
W
18W
20W
W
19W
g
V
10V
12V
V
11V
13V
V
12V
14V
V
13V
15V
V
14V
16V
V
15V
17V
V
16V
18V
V
17V
19V
V
18V
20V
V
19V
11U
G R
10U
12U
S
11U
13U
U
12U
g
U
13U
15U
U
14U
16U
U
15U
17U
U
16U
18U
U
17U
19U
U
18U
20U
U
19U
g
BT
10T
12T
CT
11T
13T
DT
12T
14T
ET
13T
15T
FT
14T
16T
GT
15T
g
HT
16T
18T
JT
17T
19T
KT
18T
20T
T
19T
11S
BS
10S
12S
CS
11S
13S
DS
12S
g
ES
13S
15S
FS
14S
16S
GS
15S
17S
HS
16S
18S
JS
17S
19S
KS
18S
20S
S
19S
"
JTNP
10R
12R
CR
11R
13R
DR
12R
14R
ER
13R
15R
FR
14R
16R
GR
15R
g
HR
16R
18R
JR
17R
19R
KR
18R
20R
R
19R
11Q
BQ
10Q
12Q
CQ
11Q
13Q
DQ
12Q
g
EQ
13Q
15Q
FQ
14Q
16Q
GQ
15Q
17Q
HQ
16Q
18Q
JQ
17Q
19Q
KQ
18Q
20Q
Q
19Q
g
P
10P
12P
P
11P
13P
P
12P
14P
P
13P
15P
P
14P
16P
P
15P
g
P
16P
18P
P
17P
19P
P
18P
20P
P
19P
11N
N
10N
12N
N
11N
13N
N
12N
g
N
13N
15N
N
14N
16N
N
15N
17N
N
16N
18N
N
17N
19N
N
18N
20N
N
19N
EQUATOR
g
M
10M
12M
M
11M
13M
M
12M
14M
M
13M
15M
M
14M
16M
M
15M
17M
M
16M
18M
M
17M
19M
M
18M
20M
M
19M
11L
L
10L
12L
L
11L
13L
L
12L
14L
L
13L
15L
L
14L
16L
L
15L
17L
L
16L
18L
L
17L
19L
L
18L
20L
L
19L
11K
K
10K
12K
K
11K
13K
K
12K
14K
K
13K
15K
K
14K
16K
K
15K
17K
K
16K
18K
K
17K
19K
K
18K
20K
K
19K
11J
J
10J
12J
J
11J
13J