United States National Grid (USNG) Conversion Web Service Method Documentation

Method Name	Get_USNG
Description	Returns a United States National Grid Coordinate for a given latitude/longitude point.
Method URL:	http://cumulus.cr.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/USNG.asmx?op=Get_USNG
Input Parameter: X_Value	(Required) The longitude for the elevation request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)
Input Parameter: Y_Value	(Required) The latitude for the elevation request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)
Output Results	string: string: [USNG Value] OR string: ERROR: [Error Description]

Method Name	Get_XY
Description	Returns a latitude/longitude point specified in decimal degrees for a given United States National Grid Coordinate.
Method URL:	http://cumulus.cr.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/USNG.asmx?op=Get_XY
Input Parameter: USNG_Value	(Required) The United States National Grid Coordinate for a specific location. Must be specified with the full GZD, and at least 6 characters for the position. IE: 18SUJ123456 where 18S is the GZD, and 123456 is the position off-set in the 100,000 meter grid UJ. (In other words, a precision of 100 meters...)
Output Results	string: [X Value],[Y Value] OR string: ERROR: [Error Description]

See Also:

United States National Grid (USNG) Conversion Web Service Overview

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