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A GRG (Gridded Reference Graphic) is a grid overlay used for a common reference point in many situations - from cordon and search operations to security for presidential inaugurations.
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GRG and MGRS/USNG integration #7

Closed lfunkhouser closed 7 years ago

lfunkhouser commented 7 years ago

From @nfeuerstein on August 18, 2017 17:29

The USNG and MGRS are the standard for organizations operating in the Defense/Para-Military/Emergency Response world. Most users are now using MGRS/USNG to derive Grid Reference Graphics (GRGs) for defined operations.

For example, a 10m grid MGRS GRG would look like this: image

In addition, in order to not crowd/confuse the target map, the interior grids should be able to have the transparency adjusted and be turned on/off.

The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) and its civilian analogue, the United States National Grid (USNG), are the primary coordinate systems used by NATO forces and U.S.-based emergency responders. MGRS may also be used as area reference system through which uniform areas may be described using a coordinate of appropriate precision to describe the lower-left corner of a square. This method functionally creates both a vector-based analysis mask and raster-cell structure. Aggregation of data within MGRS polygons thereby allows for the application both advanced statistical analysis and modeling techniques to data sets

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Copied from original issue: ArcGIS/national-security-ideas-engagements#1

adgiles commented 7 years ago

Is this the same as issue #3?

joebayles commented 7 years ago

Related to #3 #20 #44 #45

Dbarnes1 commented 7 years ago

@lfunkhouser can this be considered done?

joebayles commented 7 years ago

I don't think this is complete, because:

  1. Polar Grids (I can't make one over the north pole)
  2. Reference Grids (I can't label my MGRS Grid A1, A2, B1, B2, etc.)

Considering that those are after next (or beyond, at least polar grids are waiting on core, right?), I'd be amenable to call this done and open up these two in their own issues.

Dbarnes1 commented 7 years ago

Remaining MGRS features discussed in this issue are now located in the two issues below:

  1. https://github.com/ArcGIS/solutions-grg-widget/issues/102
  2. https://github.com/ArcGIS/solutions-grg-widget/issues/49 (this was already open)