Mapping Skills

Mapping Four figure grid references

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

Each square has a different grid reference This is part of a 1:50000 OS map Each square is 1km x 1km 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 Each square has A four figure Grid Reference 9968 96 97 98 99 00 00 01 71 It has Northing grid lines 70 n o r t h 69 68 67 Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

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

Mapping Six figure grid references

68 99 Each square has a four figure grid reference Each square has an invisible grid to help give 6 figure references 9968 9 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 The church is at Easting993 8 7 6 The church is at Northing688 5 4 3 2 The 6 figure Grid Ref is 993688 1 68 99 Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright NC/02/15232

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

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

Mapping Direction

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