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Commented APP-6A - Military symbols for land based systems NATO’s current military symbology standard D.U. Thibault DRDC Valcartier Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier Technical Note DRDC Valcartier TN 2005-222 September 2005 Commented APP-6A - Military symbols for land based systems NATO's current military symbology standard D. U. Thibault DRDC Valcartier Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier Technical Note DRDC Valcartier TN 2005-222 September 2005 Abstract The contained document is a commented edition of APP-6A. It has been canadianised, corrected (typos and other obvious errors), enhanced (hypertext links), augmented and commented (in footnotes). Additions and changes are clearly marked in red. The original electronic document was the October 1998 Ratification Draft (distributed with the Electronic Battle Box —which is now called OPERA); a few extra opening pages were inserted and/or edited to upgrade to the December 1999 Promulgation Edition obtained from the BÉAT (Bibliothèque électronique de l'armée de terre (France)) web site. Comparisons are made between APP-6A (and its sister standard Mil-Std-2525A) and the current Mil-Std-2525B and the 61 Approved Change Proposals (Mil98-04a through Mil03-09), which were made publicly available on 29 August 2003. Access to the other Symbology Standards Management Committee (SSMC) documents is still restricted by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to U.S. citizens only. Résumé Le document ci-inclus est une édition commentée d'APP-6A (texte anglais). Elle a été canadianisée, corrigée (coquilles et autres erreurs flagrantes), améliorée (liens hypertextuels), augmentée et commentée (à l'aide de notes de bas de page). Les additions et changements sont clairement identifiés en rouge. Le document électronique original était le Ratification Draft d'octobre 1998 (distribué avec le Coffre de campagne électronique —maintenant devenu OPERA); quelques pages frontispices ont été insérées ou éditées afin de l'amener au niveau de l'édition de promulgation de décembre 1999, obtenue du site Web de la BÉAT (Bibliothèque électronique de l'armée de terre (France)). Les commentaires font la comparaison entre APP-6A (et sa norme sœur Mil-Std- 2525A) et la norme courante Mil-Std-2525B et les 61 Change Proposals approuvés (Mil98-04a jusqu'à Mil03-09), qui ont été rendus publics le 29 août 2003. L'accès aux autres documents du Symbology Standards Management Committee (SSMC) reste limité aux citoyens américains par l'U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). i DRDC Valcartier TN 2005-222 Executive Summary Military symbology plays a pivotal role in command and control. By distilling information to its essentials, it allows the rapid attainment of situational awareness; by its graphical nature, it provides a common operational language that greatly facilitates interoperability across cultural and linguistic barriers. This "algebra of warfare" appeared simultaneously with the rise of nation-states and the organised warfare that ensued. With the arrival of information technologies, the need was quickly recognised for an international standard that could then be taught to computers. The merger of air, sea and ground symbologies with the ultimate paper- bound standard, APP-6, resulted in Mil-Std-2525 and its NATO sister APP-6A. Whilst Mil-Std-2525 is still evolving (2525C being expected "soon"), NATO's APP-6 standard has been lagging somewhat, for a variety of technical, political and administrative reasons. As each alliance nation struggles with the technical challenges of providing symbology services within its computerised command and control system, the time was ripe for a detailed examination of the standard in its current and near-future forms, paving the way for a smooth future evolution. This commented edition of APP-6A should prove a precious help for symbology implementers, directing their attention to problem areas so they can be addressed early in the design stages, and warning them of evolutionary trends and possible future requirements, so the proper flexibility can be designed in. For students, teachers and practitioners, some issues of symbol design are touched upon and should serve as food for thought regarding the future evolution of the symbology. Other publications being considered include a compendium of the glyphs out of which the symbols are composed, and suggested extensions of the symbology into the crisis response and civilian agency domains. D. U. Thibault. 2005. Commented APP-6A - Military Symbols for Land Based Systems. DRDC Valcartier TN 2005-222. Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier. iii DRDC Valcartier TN 2005-222 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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