This item is now in mature support. Military Tools for ArcGIS functionality is installed in ArcGIS Pro 2.6. Installing this add-in on ArcGIS Pro 2.6 or later will cause the functionality to not work. For more information about mature support, please visit the Esri Product Life Cycle page.

Overview

Military Tools for ArcGIS

Military Tools for ArcGIS can be used to simplify mission-focused defense and intelligence workflows.

Use Military Tools for ArcGIS to do the following:

  • Input coordinates and quickly convert them between several standard formats.
  • Dynamically create geodetic lines, circles, ellipses, and range rings.
  • Conduct interactive linear and radial line-of-sight analysis.
  • Quickly create standard military symbols in ArcGIS Pro.

Learn ArcGIS lesson using Military Tools for ArcGIS.

Requirements

The specific software and system requirements for Military Tools for ArcGIS are listed below.

Requirement Description
Software

What you get

Military Tools for ArcGIS includes the following capabilities:

Application Tools
ArcMap
  • Coordinate Conversion
  • Distance and Direction
  • Visibility
ArcGIS Pro
  • Coordinate Conversion
  • Distance and Direction
  • Visibility
  • Military Symbol Editor

What's new

Below are the release notes for Military Tools for ArcGIS. If you need support, contact Esri Support Services. If you'd like to get help from other defense community members, post your question on GeoNet.

Date Description
August 2020
  • Military Tools for ArcGIS functionality is included in ArcGIS Pro 2.6.
February 2020
  • Version 3.6.1
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
October 2019
  • Version 3.6
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
June 2019
  • Version 3.5
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
March 2019
  • Version 3.4
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
February 2019
  • Version 3.3.1
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
January 2019
  • Version 3.3
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
September 2018
  • Version 3.2
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
August 2018
  • Version 3.1.0
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
June 2018
  • Version 3.0
  • For issues addressed and enhancements see the Release notes
June 2017
  • Version 2.0
  • Added favorite symbol to feature template functionality in Military Symbol Editor
  • WGS84 support for Web AppBuilder widgets
  • UI enhancements and bug issues addressed
  • ENH-000105194 Adjust Visibility in the Military Tools for ArcGIS Dark Theme so the text can be read more easily
  • Converted Military Tools toolbox to Python toolbox (PYT) format.
  • Added GRG toolset to Military Tools toolbox, including:
    • Create GRG from Area
    • Create GRG from Point
    • Create Reference System GRG from Area
May 2017
  • Version 1.1
  • Batch Coordinate Conversion
  • Export graphics from Distance and Direction with attribute information
  • UI enhancements
  • Issues addressed at Military Tools for ArcGIS 1.1:
    • BUG-000099009 The Coordinate Conversion ArcMap 1.0.1 add-in fails to populate the DMS, DD, and DDM fields if the region is set to use a comma as the decimal separator
    • BUG-000104918 ArcGIS Pro crashes when opening existing projects if the Military Tools Coordinate Conversion tool pane is docked
    • BUG-000102904 ArcMap crashes when changing display coordinates after using Map Point Tool
    • BUG-000105198 The Clear Graphics button does not work on the Visibility tool from the Military tools for ArcGIS solution
    • BUG-000105205 RLOS command not working consistently with image services in Military Tools Toolbar
    • BUG-000103064 When using an ArcMap Standard Single Use license, the Radial Line of Sight (RLOS) tool in the Military Tools for ArcGIS does not recognize that Spatial Analyst extension is available
February 2017
  • Version 1.0

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