Grid Overlays on the Web App
On your phone? Grid Overlays
Grid overlays help you read positions and distances off the map. The web app has three kinds:
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Latitude/Longitude

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UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)

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Distance Rings

How to turn on a coordinate grid
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Click the Map Dashboard in the top-right corner of the screen.

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Scroll down to Coordinate Grid and select a grid, such as Lat/Lon or UTM. The list also includes Distance and MGRS grids.

How to add distance rings
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In the map dashboard, scroll down to Distance Rings and click New.

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Drag the crosshairs to set the center of the rings, then click Place Here.
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Set the title, number of rings, distance between rings, line width, and color, and choose whether to show bearing lines. Click Add Ring.

Updated October 7, 2026
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