Military Symbology in ArcGIS

Overview

Military Symbology

Military Symbol Standards are a visual language that allow for interoperability across organizations and technology platforms. ArcGIS for Defense has a variety of templates that support symbolizing features with Military Symbology.

With the Military Symbology Solutions, you can:

  • Search for and design military symbols in a focused, mission ready ArcGIS Pro add-in.
  • Create Military Overlays by adding these symbols to the map in ArcGIS Pro.
  • Curate a favorites list of symbols in ArcGIS Pro.
  • Share your overlays across your organization with ArcGIS Enterprise.
  • Use our symbol style files to create native applications with the ArcGIS Runtime SDK.

What you get

There are several solutions that support using Military Symbology in ArcGIS, including:

Component Supported Applications Workflows
Military Overlay
  • ArcGIS Pro Project Template
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  • Manage a collection of Feature Templates
  • Create overlays using Military Symbology
  • Export your overlay as an image
  • Share your overlays as editable web layers with ArcGIS Enterprise
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    Military Symbol Editor Add-In
  • ArcGIS Pro Add-In
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  • Search for and customize a Military Standard Symbol
  • Create overlays using Military Symbology
  • Add symbols to the map based on coordinates
  • Save your symbols to a favorites list
  • Modify symbols based on a selection on the map
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    Military Overlay Information Model
  • Layer Package for use with ArcGIS Pro
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  • Add Military Overlay Schema with features templates to an open project in ArcGIS Pro
  • Integrate features with Military Symbology into other maps and projects
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    Military Symbology Styles
  • Stylx Files for use with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Runtime SDK 100.0
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  • Create native applications that incorporate Military Symbology
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    Military Symbology Support Chart

    The following matrix explains which specific symbol standards are supported with the components of our Military Symbology solutions.

    MIL-STD-2525B change 2 MIL-STD-2525C MIL-STD-2525D
    ArcGIS Pro 1.4/Server 10.5 (Coming Soon)
  • Military Overlay
  • Military Overlay Information Model
  • Military Symbol Editor Add-In
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  • Military Overlay
  • Military Overlay Information Model
  • Military Symbol Editor Add-In
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  • Military Overlay
  • Military Overlay Information Model
  • Military Symbol Editor Add-In
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    ArcGIS Pro 1.3/Server 10.4.1
  • Military Overlay
  • Military Overlay Information Model
  • Military Symbol Editor Add-In
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    ArcGIS Pro 1.2/Server 10.4
  • Military Overlay
  • Military Overlay Information Model
  • Military Symbol Editor Add-In
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    ArcGIS Runtime SDK 100.0
  • Military Overlay Styles
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