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MGRS GPS guides
Military Grid Reference System coordinates and GPS lookup.
Get your current MGRS grid on iPhone, choose 4, 6, 8 or 10 figures, and read it out without swapping digits. What the numbers mean and what GPS accuracy limits.
Read guide → Coordinate formats How to Show UTM, Lat/Long and OSGB Coordinates at the Same Time on iPhoneDisplay your position in MGRS, UTM, decimal or DMS lat/long and British National Grid together, up to three at once. How datums work and what they do not change.
Read guide → Waypoints How to Mark Waypoints on iPhone: Your Position, a Map Point or a Typed GridSave your location, a point on the map, a typed grid or a range-and-bearing projection as a waypoint. Names, labels, notes, marker styles and military symbols.
Read guide → Overlays How to Group Waypoints into Color-Coded Overlays on iPhoneKeep routes, caches, objectives and hazards separate: create overlays, set the active one for new marks, toggle them on and off, and frame a whole overlay on the map.
Read guide → Routes and shapes How to Draw Routes, Lines, Polygons, Range Rings and Area Shapes on iPhoneSketch a route, a sector or a boundary on the map, place a circle or square by size, add range rings, and plan multi-point routes with per-leg distance and bearing.
Read guide → Navigation How to Navigate to a Waypoint by Bearing and Distance (True, Magnetic or Grid North)Go to a waypoint with a big bearing arrow, distance, cross-track error and ETA. Choose true, magnetic or grid north, set an arrival radius, and fix a wobbly arrow.
Read guide → Share waypoints How to Share a Waypoint by QR Code, AirDrop or Message on iPhoneSend a point to a teammate with no signal: show a QR for their MGRS GPS to scan, AirDrop a GPX file, or copy the grid. What each method carries and what it needs.
Read guide → Offline maps How to Use Offline Maps with No Signal on iPhone (USGS Download, MBTiles, Custom Tiles)Download USGS topo, imagery or relief tiles for your area, import .mbtiles, or add your own tile server. Limits, sizes and what still works offline.
Read guide → Track recording How to Record a Track and Export It as GPX on iPhoneRecord a breadcrumb track with distance, time and elevation gain, colour it by speed, review the stats, and export GPX. Battery use, background permission and tips.
Read guide → Import and export How to Import and Export GPX, KML and CSV on iPhoneBring waypoints and tracks in from other apps and get them out again: what GPX, KML and CSV each carry in MGRS GPS, and how to fix an import that comes up empty.
Read guide → Watch, widgets, Live Activity How to See Your Grid, Bearing and Distance on Apple Watch (and Widgets and Lock Screen)Glance at your grid and the bearing to your destination on the wrist, pin your grid to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and add widgets. What needs the iPhone nearby.
Read guide → Night vision and display How to Use Night Vision and Customise the Grid Display on iPhoneTurn the whole app red to protect night vision, then pick fonts, colours and tiles for the grid readout and the crosshair style. Readable in sun or dark.
Read guide → Go to a grid How to Jump to a Grid, Coordinate or Place on the Map Without a SignalType an MGRS grid or lat/long to jump straight there on the map with no network, or search a place name when you are online. Handy for a grid heard over the radio.
Read guide → Accuracy and datums GPS Accuracy, Datums and Why Your Grid May Be a Few Metres OffWhat the accuracy tile means, why MGRS stays on WGS84, how NAD27/ED50 lat/long works, and how to avoid reporting precision your GPS fix cannot back up.
Read guide → Pricing and privacy Why MGRS GPS Is a One-Time Purchase with No SubscriptionOne price, every feature, no ads, no subscription and no account. What stays on your device and what the app sends over the network (map tiles only).
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