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Introduction

Hey there and welcome to the documentation of map.army the web application to plan military exercises and missions. Here you will find detailed descriptions of the functions provided in the progressive web application.

Start of App

To get started, navigate to map.army or click the blue ‘Start App’ button in the top right corner of this page.

Main Window

By default the application starts Main Window:

Hint: Should the loading of the take more than 10 seconds press ‘CTRL + F5’ to force a clean reload of the latest version. If the issue remains check if your operating system and web browser is compatible to run the progressive web application (check here).

Functions in Main Window

The following major functions can be accessed in the main window:

Icon	Function	Description
	Map Overlays	Menu to load, edit and save the Military Map overlays (MilX Layers, Vector or Image Overlays)
	Print the map or Export to PDF	Function to export the generated Military Map as PDF or to print.
	Options	Menu to set the Map Options, Symbol Format Options as well as the general Options for the Web Application.
	Add new MSS Symbol	Function to search for the Base Symbol using the Symbol Gallery or the advance Symbol Search.
	MSS Symbol Editor	Editor to add Modifiers and Attributes to the base symbol.
	View and Edit graphic’s coordinate	Editor to view and change the reference coordinates of a Military Symbol or tactical Graphic.
	Switch to 3D Map view	Shows map in Military Map Generator in 3D read-only view.
	Switch to 2D Map view	Shows map in Military Map Generator in 2D edit mode.
	Message and Info Center	Area displaying important messages and links to additional information on the Web Application.
	Full Screen Mode	Button to run the Military Map Generator in full screen.

Run App in Full Screen Mode

Press ‘Full Screen - Button’ or F11 to run the web application in full screen mode:

Full screen mode can be applied in 2D and in 3D map view. Press ‘Full Screen - Button’ or F11 again to exit full screen mode.

Install App

map.army is a progressive web application (PWA) which can be run on the following devices.

Press ‘Full Screen - Button’ or F11 to run the web application in full screen mode:

Full screen mode can be applied in 2D and in 3D map view. Press ‘Full Screen - Button’ or F11 again to exit full screen mode.