Use of Lat/Long when using a GPS

[searscr]

I have noticed that most everybody around here uses the lat/long system with there GPS instead of UTM.  Is that just for convenience?  I was under the impression that the military uses UTM.  Just currious.  I personally use UTM because of how easy it is to locate your position on a 7.5 USGS map.

[Ganef]

A lot of us use the lat/lon because it is given in hdd.dddd through google maps when we set up gps locations using the sat imagery. Also inputing UTM it into a hand held gps unit takes about the same time, so it is just a matter of convenience, and since google likes lat/lon we do too.

12 S 415632 3695156   UTM

N33.39239 W111.90718  Lat/Lon hdd.ddddd

For games we tend to make our own maps with our own grid system. The military uses MGRS, it is the same as UTM but has different conventions. You would have to have maps with the 100,000m^2 area lables to read it on a map.

12SVB1563195147  MGRS

Actually the DoD is supporting the GARS system that is based off of the Lat/Lon system but it hasn't been adopted worldwide yet.

[TimW]

Military uses MGRS, which is kinda-sorta-not-really like UTM.

Oh...Ganef just said that.