How to Take a 6-Figure Grid Reference with Steve Backshall & Ordnance Survey

#GetOutside champion and naturalist Steve Backshall continues the previous video on 4-figure gird references at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0du8... by explaining how to enhance this to a more accurate six-figure grid reference:

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A six-figure grid reference allows you to give a position accurate to 100m for a feature on a map. Learn how to subdivide the grid square to calculate the 6-figure grid ref.

This is a vital skill to find places on a map, and emergency services such as mountain rescue can use this to accurately find casualties.

Part of a set of videos with Steve Backshall with an introduction to map reading and navigation skills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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