Zoom Grid Reference
Zoom Grid Reference searches for an area of a map based on National Grid coordinates or any item property. It allows you to type in a Grid Reference and pan the map window to that location.
Select Home > Zoom > Zoom Grid Reference.
The dialog box remembers previously used grid references.
See Querying data in the map window - Finding grid references for a full explanation.
About National Grid references
The National Grid referencing system is based upon the division of Great Britain into 100km squares each assigned a two-letter code, e.g., TQ, SS, NY, etc.
References to positions within any square may be made by means of the eastings and northings in metres from the bottom left hand corner of the square.
For example, SS 78382 87596 refers to a point 78382 metres east and 87596 metres north of the bottom left of the SS square.
When using National Grid references, the reference you give not only specifies a position but also the extent of the map to be displayed (the precision).
Precision of National Grid references
The number of digits in the easting and northing give the precision.
The position used in the example above (SS 78382 87596) could be approximated to the nearest kilometre as: SS 78 88.
Alternatively it could be specified to the nearest millimetre by adding three further digits: SS 78382452 87596584
SS 78 382 452 87 596 584
100km square km m mm km m mm
Precision of National Grid references:
SS | zooms to show a 100km square |
SS 7 8 | zooms to show a 10km square |
SS 78 88 | zooms to show a 1km square |
SS 784 876 | zooms to show a 100m square |
SS 7838 8760 | zooms to show a 10m square |
SS 78382 87596 | zooms to show a 1m square |