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The document contains joint military symbology information.
A military symbol is a graphic sign used, usually on a map, displ ay or diagram, to represent a particular military unit, installation, activity or other item of military interest. Three basic principles to remember when creating military symbols: 1. Accuracy: The symbol should be easily identifiable as to what it
NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols. Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 ( APP-6 ), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems , the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D).
This document provides definitions, designations, and usage of military symbols for the US Army.
symbology and catalogs many available sets of military symbols. The U.S. Army Research Institute has been actively investigating the best methods of graphically portraying military symbols. Research has identi-fied specific factors that either improve or degrade symbol detection and subsequent performance. Methods of designing and evaluating ...
Standardization of military symbols is essential if operational information is to be passed among military units without misunderstanding. This chapter defines the single standard used to develop and depict hand-drawn and computer-generated military symbols for situation maps, overlays, and annotated aerial photographs for all types of military ...
