MGRS
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Military Grid Reference System |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
MGRS stands for Military Grid Reference System, a military term abbreviation.
Coordinate system used by NATO militaries to locate points on the earth with letters and numbers; a ten-digit grid locates a point to within one meter and an eight-digit grid to within ten meters.
Example: Request fire at grid MGRS 38S MB 4467 8823, enemy mortar position.
Usage notes
MGRS is based on the Universal Transverse Mercator and Universal Polar Stereographic projections. Soldiers learn to "read right, then up." GPS receivers display MGRS coordinates as well as latitude and longitude.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
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- MASCAL – Mass casualty
- MDMP – Military decision-making process
- MEDEVAC – Medical evacuation
- MEPS – Military Entrance Processing Station
- METT-TC – Mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available…
- MIA – Missing in action
- MOLLE – Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
- MOPP – Mission-oriented protective posture
- MOS – Military occupational specialty
- MP – Military police
- MRE – Meal, Ready-to-Eat