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Grid Overlays on the Web App

Web app

On your phone? Grid Overlays

Grid overlays help you read positions and distances off the map. The web app has three kinds:

  • Latitude/Longitude

    The map with a latitude/longitude grid
  • UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)

    The map with a UTM grid
  • Distance Rings

    Distance rings centered on a point on the map

How to turn on a coordinate grid

  1. Click the Map Dashboard in the top-right corner of the screen.

    The map dashboard card in the top-right corner of the web app
  2. Scroll down to Coordinate Grid and select a grid, such as Lat/Lon or UTM. The list also includes Distance and MGRS grids.

    The Coordinate Grid section of the map dashboard with None, Lat/Lon, and UTM

How to add distance rings

  1. In the map dashboard, scroll down to Distance Rings and click New.

    The Distance Rings section of the map dashboard with the New button
  2. Drag the crosshairs to set the center of the rings, then click Place Here.

  3. Set the title, number of rings, distance between rings, line width, and color, and choose whether to show bearing lines. Click Add Ring.

    The Add Distance Ring dialog with title, number of rings, distance, line width, color, and bearing line options

Updated October 7, 2026

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