MGRS truly comes into its own in the field. Where a paper map with an MGRS grid and a coordinate ruler was traditionally the tool, today a phone with the right app does that work faster and with fewer errors.
Your own position in MGRS
It starts with knowing where you are. An app reads your GPS position and shows it directly as an MGRS coordinate — no ruler, no interpolation. You read the code off the screen and pass it along over the radio.
Passing on and receiving coordinates
When you receive an MGRS code, you type it in and the position appears on the map. That way you work with a team on the same reference, without everyone having to calculate by hand. Passing it along briefly and unambiguously is exactly what MGRS was made for.
Working without reception
In the field there is often no internet. Offline maps are then indispensable: the map, the MGRS grid and your waypoints keep working without a connection. Your GPS does not need a network to determine your position.
Waypoints, routes and markings
Besides individual coordinates, in the field you want to plan routes, mark reference points and designate areas. With MGRS as the underlay, everything stays unambiguous to name and share — whether you are laying out a route or marking an area.
MilMap as a field tool
MilMap combines this in one app: your live position in MGRS, entering and sharing coordinates, offline maps, and waypoints and routes with MGRS coordinates. You set which format you see per map, and exports automatically contain the MGRS coordinate for each point — ready for use in the field.
Use MGRS in the field with MilMap — free to start.