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Mapping Skills

Mapping Skills

Mapping Four figure grid references

Mapping Four figure grid references

This is part of a 1: 50000 OS map Each square is 1 km

This is part of a 1: 50000 OS map Each square is 1 km x 1 km Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

This is part of a 1: 50000 OS map Each square is 1 km

This is part of a 1: 50000 OS map Each square is 1 km x 1 km Each square has a different grid reference Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

It has Easting grid lines 96 71 97 98 East 99 Each square has

It has Easting grid lines 96 71 97 98 East 99 Each square has 00 figure 01 A four 71 Grid Reference It has Northing 70 grid lines n o r t h 70 69 69 9968 68 67 96 68 97 98 Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 99 00 © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232 67 00

Exercise What is the grid reference of squares A-J 98 97 70 E B

Exercise What is the grid reference of squares A-J 98 97 70 E B H 69 99 69 I D 67 70 F A 68 00 G 68 C 9768 9869 9967 9767 9669 9969 9867 9769 9968 9766 67 J 97 A B C D E F G H I J 98 99 Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO 00 © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

Mapping Six figure grid references

Mapping Six figure grid references

Each square has a four figure grid reference 68 9968 Each square has an

Each square has a four figure grid reference 68 9968 Each square has an invisible grid to help give 6 figure references 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 The church is at Easting 993 The church is at Northing 688 990 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO The 6 figure Grid Ref is 993688 © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

6 Figure grid references 68 A 67 66 21 H E C D B

6 Figure grid references 68 A 67 66 21 H E C D B J 22 I F G 23 24 A 210 677 B C D E F G H I J Easting before Northing (E before N !)

6 Figure grid references 68 A 67 66 21 H E C D B

6 Figure grid references 68 A 67 66 21 H E C D B J 22 I F G 23 24 A B C D E F G H I J 210 677 225669 231678 232671 218671 239665 235662 223678 221660 211666 Easting before Northing (E before N !)

Mapping Direction

Mapping Direction

Compass Directions 68 F H I B 66 21 22 E NW D A

Compass Directions 68 F H I B 66 21 22 E NW D A 67 J N C NE W G 23 E SE SW S 24 What direction are you walking ? A C G D F H I J B E A