Find below some U.S. National Grid (USNG) items related to the ELM system.  Substantial additional USNG information may be found at the U.S. National Grid Information Center.

Flyers

• U.S. Fire Administration USNG Coffee Break Training Flyer (PDF)
• USNG Overview of Resources (PDF - includes Print Marker Online information)
• USNGapp.org Information (PDF)

 
Outreach and Informational Items

• ELM Informational Trifold for the General Public (Word format, Creative Commons release)
• Example ELM Implementation Briefing (PDF)
• Example Trail Map with ELM Locations (PDF)
• USNG ELM Informational Poster (PPT - prints within 4x8 poster paper)

References (per use of the USNG geospatial standard)

• Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, National Search and Rescue Committee, Version 3.0 of June 2012; see Section 2­-11: Geo­referencing. (PDF)
• Land Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, National Search and Rescue Committee, Version 1.0 of Nov 2011; see Geo-referencing, pp 4-43 thru 4-51. (PDF)
• Instructions for GIS Asset Naming Using the U.S. National Grid (USNG), Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center, Florida State University, and United States National Grid Implementation Working Group, June 2019; Example USNG naming convention. (PDF) 
• United States National Grid (FGDC-STD-011-2001 Standard), Federal Geographic Data Committee, December 2001 (PDF)
• United States National Grid Standard, Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council, Version 1.1, June 3, 2019; Example state standard. (PDF)
• U.S. National Grid Standard (SAE1002), Society of Automotive Engineers – International, August 8, 2018; Example commercial standard of 127,000 automotive engineers. (online)
• Use of the United States National Grid (USNG), FEMA Directive 092-5, October 15, 2015 (PDF)

 
Training Support 

• USNG ELM Briefing for Iowa First Responders (PPT)