Title: What are grid and coordinates systems
Headings: Map Reading – What are grid and coordinates systems?
Map Reading – What are grid and coordinates systems?
Coordinate Systems
Geographic Coordinate Systems (GCS)
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
A couple more points
Wrap up

Content: So, back to my pub – it is in zone 30 (most of England), 5,709,547m North (of the equator), 701,708m East (from the false easting). That is it for UTM, I hope you got that, as it is very tricky but the more you use it, the easier it becomes. A couple more points
Just a point to mention – along these lines, there are the USA quadrangle maps that use 7.5 minutes grid (unlike the 60 minutes system in the GSC) , the OS national grid (UK) that uses Transverse Mercator Projection like the UTM but only for the UK, and many others. It is important to check which grid system your map is using, especially if combined with a GPS device. Wrap up
Way to go for making it to the end! That was not an easy one, and I hope you made it in one piece all the way here. As I said, it will get easier from here. Coordinates systems only become relevant when communicating a location to some one else, like emergency services. Being able to use the coordinates your map provides is important, just like having a first aid kit – when things go wrong. It is easy to neglect this knowledge and let it rust, but try and give yourself a refresher every so often so stay “in shape”.