ArcGIS for the Military:Creating and Sharing Military Overlays

Dan BarnesJoe Bayles

Current WorkflowsPowerPoint is simple to use…

Current Workflows… but hard to read.

Map courtesy of the California National Guard

Future WorkflowsThe Art of the Possible

Agenda

• Background Information- Current Workflow- Military Standards- Military Symbology in Desktop- Current Esri Technology

• Creating Overlays- Adding Symbols- Creating Symbols

• Sharing Overlays- Publishing to the web map- Creating dynamic information products

Agenda

• Background Information- Current Workflow- Military Standards- Military Symbology in Desktop- Current Esri Technology

• Creating Overlays- Adding Symbols- Creating Symbols

• Sharing Overlays- Publishing to the web map- Creating dynamic information products

Agenda

Esri Support for Military Symbology

• Esri has supported military-standard symbology in ArcGIS for over 17 years:- ArcGIS 8.0-10.1 supported Military Overlay Editor (MOLE)- ArcMap 10.0-10.3.1 supported Military Features template- ArcGIS 10.4-Beyond support Military Overlay, and Military Tools for ArcGIS- Esri actively engages customers that use military symbology around the globe.- Esri also supports the standards committees, actively participating in the:

- US DOD Symbology Standards Management Committee- NATO Joint Symbology Panel

Dedicated to mission success

MIL-STD-2525 and APP-6Evolving Standards

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Military Overlay Information Model

• Layer Package- Geodatabase Schema- Feature Templates

• Schema contains multiple dictionary fields (the “keys”)• “Values” are used to identify specific symbol element• Attributes in schema drive symbology

A schema that matches the military standard

Dictionary Renderer for ArcGIS Pro

• Included in ArcGIS Pro• Optimized for fast search and retrieval of given symbol• Rule-based• Configurable Symbology and Text fields• Takes elements of Information Model and “combines” them to

create a displayed symbol

Dynamically update symbol based on attributes

Military Overlay Template

• ArcGIS Pro Project Template• Combines the Military Overlay Information Model and Dictionary Renderer• Includes tasks that outline these workflows:

- Create military standard symbols using Feature Templates.- Create a military overlay with dictionary renderer symbology.- Share the overlay as either a static image or an editable web map.

• Also included is Military Symbol Editor Add-in

Create and Share Overlays using Military Symbology

Dan BarnesCreating Overlays

Joe BaylesSharing Overlays

QuestionsStay tuned for resourcesand session information…

Legacy Standard Support

• Available for ArcGIS Pro 1.2:- MIL-STD-2525C - MIL-STD-2525B (Change 2)- APP-6B

• These will soon be available as alternate information models• Want to create your own dictionary? Our code is on GitHub!

What if I don’t use 2525D?

Resources

• GitHub- Joint Military Symbology Markup Library- Military Features Data

• ArcGIS Solutions Website- Military Features- Military Overlay - Military Overlay Information Model- Military Tools for ArcGIS

• Military Standards- MIL-STD-2525- NATO APP-6- ADRP 1-02

For more information about military symbology in ArcGIS

https://esri.github.io/https://github.com/Esri/joint-military-symbology-xmlhttps://github.com/Esri/military-features-datahttp://solutions.arcgis.com/%23Defensehttp://solutions.arcgis.com/defense/templates/military-features/http://solutions.arcgis.com/defense/templates/military-overlay/http://solutions.arcgis.com/defense/templates/military-overlay-information-model/http://solutions.arcgis.com/defense/templates/military-tools/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/doctrine/other/ms_2525d.pdfhttp://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/DR_pubs/dr_a/pdf/adrp1_02.pdf

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