Improved Military Style UTM/MGRS Tool

Scales:
1:24,000 x 1km
1:25,000 x 1km/1:250,000 x 10km
1:50,000 x 2km/1:500,000 x 20km
1:10,000 x 500m/1:100,000 x 5km

Compass Rose in both
Degrees and Mils
(Size 4.5” x 4.5”)

This tool is an improved version of the Graphic Training Aid 5-2-12 Coordinate Scale and Protractor used by United States and NATO military forces around the world. By using a slot on one side of the tool for access to the map, the tool can be more compact than the traditional GTA tool. The tool features several additional map scales, including 1:24,000, which is the most common topographic map scale found within the United States. The 1:100,000 scale now spans 5km grid lines, making it much more usable. Plus, the overall dimensions of the tool have been reduced so that it is the size of a music CD, easially fitting into a pocket or any slot where you could store a CD.

The inner protractor is marked in degrees and the outer protractor is in mils.

New for 2009
We have added a bands of white ink the two compass roses. This makes reading the compass rose easier and also keeps the tool from "disappearing" when you place it on the map.

Internal cutouts are shown with a red outline. The map image in the background is present so that the white ink is visible. The map image is not printed on the tool. Click on the product image for a magnified view.

For instructions on using a Slot Style tool visit this page of our UTM Tutorial.

Our coordinate scales offer significant benifits over the standard issue GTA 5-2-12

• The tool is printed on 30 mil plastic stock with a protective coating. This makes it about the thickness and stiffness of a credit card. It’s 33% thicker than the standard military issue version, so it’s less likely to bent or brokenwhen you need to use it.
• Rounded corners keep it from wearing holes in your pockets.
• Includes 1:24,000 scale for USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps.
• Larger 1:50,000 and 1:100,000 scale rulers for maps with wider grid spacing.
• It’s the size of a music CD, so it tucks away in more storage spaces.