MN County Leads the Way in Implementing National Grid
You remember the US National Grid (USNG)? That federal standard for creating unique locations for points on the ground that will ideally put local responders and others “on the same map” when they travel outside their local area?
Dakota County, Minnesota is among the “most aggressive counties” in the state to embrace it. The local paper refers to the National Grid as a “lesser-known standard for federal agencies.” Steve Swazee, a Northwest Airlines pilot and retired Navy captain sits on a governor’s council related to mapping and geographic information, has been active on state efforts to promote the grid as the new standard. Unfortunately, the article doesn’t explain what prompted the county to jump in and how the “promotion” and adoption of the grid is executed or funded. That’d be valuable information to share.
I did learn that on “March 25, [USNG] was accepted by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Information.” It’s not a requirement in the state but is promoted as a standard.
