Background

I created MilGPS v1.0.0 in December 2010 after an army training exercise. I was frustrated by the GPS units available at the time, not because they didn’t work or lacked specific features, but rather because they tried to do too much. I already knew how to navigate and most of it was done via map-to-ground with the occasional compass bearing. What I needed was an easy way to get a grid to confirm my current location or to report over the radio.

The commercial GPS units and other apps I had used had the following shortcomings:

You have probably noticed that the app addresses each of these points directly:

Design Objectives

MilGPS is designed with the following principles in mind: