Military Symbols for Land Based Systems

This standard provides common operational symbology along with details on its display and plotting to ensure the compatibility, and to the greatest extent possible, the interoperability of NATO Land Component Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence (C4I) systems, development, operations, and training.

The contents of APP-6A constitute a single system of joint military symbology for land based formations and units, which can be displayed for either automated map display systems or for manual map marking. This publication covers all of the joint services and can be used by them.


APP-6A contains tables that provide the user with standard frames and icons, along with guidelines for their use.

Table of Contents

RECORD OF RESEVATIONS BY NATIONS
SPECIFIC RESERVATIONS
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. SCOPE
101 Scope.
102 Purpose.
103 Applicability.
104 Content.
105 Changes.
CHAPTER 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
201 General.
202 Government documents.
203 Non-Government publications.
204 Order of precedence.
CHAPTER 3. DEFINITIONS
301 Acronyms used in this standard.
302 Definitions used in this standard.
CHAPTER 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
401 Objective.
402 Organization.
403 Icon-based symbols.
404 Tactical graphics.
405 Symbol modifiers.
406 Symbol ID code.
407 Use of special symbol sets.
CHAPTER 5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
501 Objective.
502 Organization.
503 Icon-based symbols.
504 Tactical graphics.
505 Symbol modifiers.
506 Display.

TABLE
I. Affiliations and battle dimensions.
II. Present and planned status.
III. Symbol modifier field definitions.
IV. Size /mobility.
V. Example of display option hierarchy.

FIGURE
1. Symbol components.
2a. Field positions for units, installations, and equipment.
2b. Placement of modifiers for points, areas, lines and boundaries.
2c. Placement of modifiers for NBC events.
3. Symbol modifiers.
4. Special C2 headquarters symbol.

ANNEX
A SYMBOL HIERARCHY
B SYMBOL CODING
C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
D ICON SET
E TACTICAL GRAPHICS
F ASSOCIATED SYMBOLOGY INFORMATION
INDEX