How to update the Military Map Generator

Ensure you are working with the latest version of the web application.

Overview

The agile development of the web applications results in new releases every few weeks. As soon as a new version is available you will be notified when starting map.army .

Update on Start

Follow these steps if you are notified about the availability of a new release on the start of the web application:

  1. At the start of the application a notification will be displayed informing about the availability of a new release:
    Update message of Military Symbol Generator [map.army]. Select Reload.

  2. Press ‘Reload’

  3. The web application is update and restart

Update during Work

In the unlikely case you are receiving the update message during work on the web application proceed with the following steps:

  1. A notification will be displayed informing about the availability of a new release:
    Update message of Military Symbol Generator [map.army]. Select Reload.

  2. Press ‘Later’ if you have an unsaved workstate

  3. Save and download your work in the MilX-Layer format

  4. Reload the web application by pressing ‘Ctrl+F5’

Hint:

If you are not certain whether you are running the latest version of the application –> Start

<a class=“brand-alt” title=“map.army application” href=“https://www.map.army” target="_blank" rel=“dofollow”

map.army

and press Ctrl+F5 to check for updates.

Troubleshooting: UI elements missing after update

Most update issues are resolved by Ctrl+F5 (force-reload). If that does not help — for example the symbol panel, zoom controls, or other UI elements do not appear after a recent update — clear the cached service worker:

  1. Open your browser’s developer tools (typically F12 in Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Firefox).
  2. Open the Application tab → Service Workers.
  3. Locate the entry for map.army and click Unregister.
  4. Close developer tools and reload the page with Ctrl+F5.

The web application installs a fresh service worker on the next start.