Base Maps

The map is your canvas. This section shows you how to read it in both 2D and 3D, switch between base layers like OpenStreetMap, terrain, and aerial imagery, lay a coordinate grid over the top, and move the camera with confidence. Once you know the views, every other tool in map.army starts to make sense.

Coordinate grids: MGRS, UTM and WGS84 in map.army

Learn how to overlay MGRS, UTM, WGS84, GARS or BNG coordinate grids on your military planning map in map.army.

3D Map View: Explore Tactical Situations in Three Dimensions

Switch map.army to 3D view to navigate your COP with touch, mouse, or keyboard; manage layer visibility and transparency directly in the 3D overlay panel.

Pacific View: Centre the Map on the Pacific Ocean

Learn how to switch map.army from its default Atlantic-centred projection to the Pacific View in two steps via Options.