Directives

The USNG related directives found below are for cartographers, SAR instructors and other detailed orientated individuals who wish to have in depth understanding of U.S. National Grid implementation standards.

Cartography Directives/References:

• Federal
  • Department of Defense: CJCSI 3900.01D Position Reference Procedures of 14 May 2015, This document provides guidance to the Armed Forces on how to reference positions. Paragraph 4.a.(2) addresses the role of the FGDC’s USNG standard for the Armed Forces in support of homeland security and homeland defense. (12 p., 100K, PDF)
  • Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of Operations, Version 5.0, June 28, 2013
  • Federal Geographic Data Committee:
    • • FGDC USNG Standard (43 p., 1 MB, PDF)
      • United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard, FGDC-STD-016-2011, February 2011, sponsored by URISA and NENA.  Parts 2, 4, and 5 germane. Link downloads a 4.16 MB zip file)
• States
  • Minnesota: Minnesota USNG Cartographic Standard
  • Missouri: United States National Grid Data Element Standard
  • North Carolina: US National Grid & NC OneMap
  • Wisconsin: Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems, 2nd edition

 

Operational Directives:

• Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of Operations, Version 5.0, June 28, 2013
• Federal Emergency Management Agency:
  • Damage Assessment Operations Manual A Guide to Assessing Damage and Impact, April 5, 2016
  • National Incident Management System, Third Edition, October 2017
  • Use of the United States National Grid (USNG), FEMA Directive 092-5, October 15, 2015
• Florida: Florida Field Operations Guide, October 2012, see pages, I-13, I-14, 10A-177, and Chapter 10E (297 p., 1.87 MB, PDF)
• National Search and Rescue Committee:
  • Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, Version 2.0 of Nov 2009, see Geo-referencing, pp 112-119. (2.57 MB, PDF)
  • Land Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, Version 1.0 of Nov 2011, see Geo-referencing, pp 4-43 thru 4-51. (5.68 MB, PDF)
• U.S. Fire Administration: National Fire Incident Reporting System, Complete Reference Guide, January 2015

 

Standards

• National Fire Protection Association Key Documents
  • NFPA 950, Standard for Data Development and Exchange for the Fire Service, 2015 edition
  • NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, 2017 edition
• National Fire Protection Association Codes & Standards Specific Mentions
  • NFPA-1-A.10.11.1
  • NFPA-472-20.2.3
  • NFPA-901-5.9.4
  • NFPA-950-3.3.36
  • NFPA-950-5.3.1.54
  • NFPA-951-5.8.1.1
  • NFPA-951-A.5.8.1.5.2
  • NFPA-1006-A.10.2.7
  • NFPA-1620-3.3.62
  • NFPA-1620-5.11.1
  • NFPA-1670-A.10.3.4(12)
  • NFPA USNG Search Return
• U.S. Geological Survey: National Geospatial Program, The National Map, US Topo Product Standard, Techniques and Methods 11–B2, 2011 edition