The Nation Says...
Below find examples where use of USNG is mentioned as an operational requirement, or best practice for describing location during emergencies and disasters.
Federal
- Department of Defense: 2021 Federal Radionavigation Plan (Joint signatories Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security), July 5, 2022
- Department of Defense: Position (Point And Area) Reference Procedures, CJCSI 3900.01E, February 23, 2023
- Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of Operations (GeoCONOPS), June 28, 2013
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA Damage Assessment Operations Manual, April 5, 2016
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA Geospatial Support for Disaster Operations Guide, October 2018
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): National Incident Management System, Third Edition, October 2017
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Use of the United States National Grid (USNG), FEMA Directive 92-5, October 15, 2015
- Federal Geographic Data Committee: United States National Grid, FGDC-STD-011-2001, December 2001
- Federal Geographic Data Committee: United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard, FGDC-STD-016-2011. (Sponsored by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) and National Emergency Number Association (NENA). Parts 2, 4, and 5 germane.), February 2011
- National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC): Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, Version 3.0, June 2012
- National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC): Land Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual, Version 1.0, November 2011
- United States Fire Administration (USFA): National Fire Incident Reporting System, January 2015
- United States Geological Survey (USGS): US Topo Product Standard, Techniques and Methods 11–B2, 2011
States
- Florida: Florida to Adopt the United States National Grid (USNG)
- Minnesota: United States National Grid Standard
- Missouri: United States National Grid Data Element Standard
- North Carolina: GICC Standards & Best Practices, Adopted Standards, U.S. National Grid
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems
Organizations
- Geospatial Information & Technology Association: Board of Directors Letter to Federal Geographic Data Committee, 2007
- National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG): Implementation Guide for U.S. National Grid, 2013
- National Fire Protection Association: NFPA 1006 - Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications, 2021
- National Fire Protection Association: NFPA 2500 - Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, 2022
- National States Geographic Information Council, NG 9-1-1, Working Smarter Together, 2011
- Society of Automotive Engineers International: SAE 1002 - U.S. National Grid Standard, August 2018