US National Grid and the Florida State Emergency Response Team

1. US National Grid and the Florida State Emergency Response Team 16R 17R Richard Butgereit GIS Administrator 850-413-9907 richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

2. http://www.publicsafetygis.org

4. US National Grid • Introduction to the US National Grid • Why do we need to use the US National Grid? • How is it similar/different from other systems? • How to read USNG coordinates • Tools for Responders • Tools for GIS Support Staff http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

5. Introduction to the USNG • Why do we need to use the US National Grid? http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

6. US National Grid • Lessons learned have taught us that standardized grids are needed for positional reporting. • As far back as Hurricane Andrew, problems were recognized for emergency managers... http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

8. Florida Adopts the USNG

9. Florida Adopts the USNG • FFCA adopts through 2010 Statewide Emergency Response Plan • FDEM adopts through 2010 CEMP • Modules incorporated into Firefighter II curriculum http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

11. Florida CEMP “The State of Florida has adopted the use of the U.S. National Grid (USNG) during response and recovery efforts which allows for both point and area referencing.  The SERT utilizes the Grid for designating ground-based areas of operation and dividing the state into scalable grid squares (100,000, 10,000, and 1,000 meters).” http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

12. FEMA Adopts the USNG • Spring 2009 - near term priority approved by FEMA Administrator • Establish a standard for FEMA operational maps using the National Grid http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

13. National Standards • National Search and Rescue Committee – specifies US National Grid as primary system • Federal Geographic Data Committee – US National Grid Standard since 2001 http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

14. Introduction to the USNG • How is it similar/differ from other systems? http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

15. What’s wrong with current systems? We already have… • Latitude/Longitude • Township/Range/Section • Street Address and Zip • “Bingo” Grids http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

16. Latitude/Longitude Multiple formats are confusing DD -85.990151, 30.272240 DM -85 59.409089, 30.16.334386 DMS 85 59’24.545”W, 30 16’20.063”N All the same location!!! http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

17. How far is a second anyway? What is the distance from…. 85 59’24.545”W, 30 16’20.063”N To here…. 85 59’26.292”W, 30 16’14.546”N http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

18. Township/Range/Section Township/Range/Section grid from the Public Lands Survey System is an important and good system… • basis of land ownership records • been in use for over 180 years http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

19. Township/Range/Section • But a perfect section really doesn’t exist • irregular in coastal areas • too large to meet needs of ground crews http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

20. Street Address and Zip • Problematic due to… • rural routes • post office boxes • House numbers missing or obscured http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

21. What do you do when the SIGNS are gone? http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

22. What do you do when the ROADS are gone? http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

23. Universal Transverse Mercator • Developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the 1940s • A position on the Earth is referenced in the UTM system by the UTM zone, and the easting and northing coordinate pair. Abbreviated as “UTM” 16R 766000 3364820 http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

24. Military Grid Reference System • is the geocoordinate standard used by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for locating points on the earth. • is derived from the UTM grid system, but uses a different labeling convention. Abbreviated as “MGRS” 16R GU 66000 64820 http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

25. United States National Grid • Practically identical to MGRS. • Difference is the datum – MGRS uses WGS84, which USNG uses NAD 83 • Coordinates reported identical. Abbreviated as “USNG” 16R GU 66000 64820 http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

26. Introduction to the USNG • How to read USNG coordinates http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

27. How to read USNG 16R GU 66000 64820 Grid Zone Designation – for a world-wide unique address, identifies the longitude zone number and the latitude band letter 100,000 Meter Grid – identification for regional areas Grid Coordinates – Easting and Northing position http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

28. Truncate for locality 16R 17R 16R GU 66000 64820 • just like you don’t have to dial an area code to make a local call… • all Florida locations will be 16R or 17R http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

29. Truncate for locality 16R 17R 16R GU 66000 64820 • 100,000 meter zone designation may be dropped when working locally http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

30. Truncate for less precision… 16R GU 66000 64820 Locates within 1 meter 66000 64820 Locates within 10 meters 6600 6482 660 648 Locates within 100 meters 66 64 Locates within 1000 meters http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

31. USNG • Easily scaleable • Pin-point and cell based locational reporting • “Grid within a Grid” http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

32. Training • Online videos • EM Academy • CERT Academy • Fire College http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

33. Tools for Responders • GPS • GeoPDF • Mapping applications and websites http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

34. Global Positioning Systems • I have GPS……..why do I need to care about any of this? • USNG can be used with GPS • GPS supplements USNG • USNG will work when your GPS won’t http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

35. USNG and GPS • Most GPS units explicitly support USNG as an option for units • If you choose USNG, you must also choose NAD 83 as your datum (or technically, you haven’t chosen USNG) • You may also choose MGRS with NAD 83 to be the functional equivalent of USNG http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

36. Support for USNG • http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/usng • tools and instructions for GIS staff • FDEM’s GATOR • new mapping website with USNG tools • FDEP’s Incident Mapper • simple Google Maps mashup with USNG tools • GeoPDF’s • new PDF formats have GIS capabilities, including USNG support http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

37. EM Constellation http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

38. USGS Response Maps • New map series provided by USGS • Based on the 7.5 quadrangle map series • KML index file facilitates download from FDEM web site http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

39. USGS Response Maps • Pre-requisite – KML map viewer • Google Earth • ArcGIS Explorer • Obtain KML from FDEM GIS • via email richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com • or posted in information messages during activations http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

45. County Map Books

46. Map Book Templates • DS Map Book (free extension to ArcMap • Produce 4,000 m x 5,000 8.5” x 11” 1:24,000 scale maps • Style guide, templates and video from Delta State University linked from http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/USNG/index.htm#mapbooks http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

47. Map Book Templates

48. http://map.floridadisaster.org/GATOR Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and Response web mapping application real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm reports base map and post-event data GATOR http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010

49. GATOR

50. KML for Google Earth • http://map.floridadisaster.org/ArcGIS/KML • Critical Facilities – including USNG coordinates for facilities • USNG layers – statewide 100,000m, 10,000m, and 1,000m http://bit.ly/usng_ffca2010