Sample Excercises:

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Terrain Analysis Overlay

Step 1: Activate the Grid

Using the tools found on the left side of the application, open the Grid widget. This widget will allow you to quickly render a Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) grid using client-side resources in a web app.

  1. Click on Grid Widget.

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The Grids pane and Grids system lines (vertical and horizontal lines) automatically appears in the map in different colors.

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  1. Turn on the Display grid when widget is closed. This will keep the grid system active, as you work with other tools in the application.

  2. You can even change colors of different lines. To change the color code, click on the color code and change it based on your preference.

  3. To close the Grid widget, click on the collapse buttons at the bottom.

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Step 2: Draw the Area of Operation

Using the drawing widget found at the right top side of the application called Toolbox widget. The Toolbox widget allows you to draw simple graphics and text on the map. You can also use it to add line distance or polygon area to the feature as text. This widget provides basic sketching and markup functionality to a web app. It also displays some measurements (if configured to do so) for drawn features, such as length for lines and area and perimeter for polygons. When the widget initially opens, a window appears that contains the following draw tools:

  • Point

  • Line

  • Polyline

  • Freehand polyline

  • Arrow

  • Triangle

  • Rectangle

  • Circle

  • Ellipse

  • Polygon

  • Freehand polygon

  • Text

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You are going to use the Polygon sketching tool to draw the area of operation. 1. Click on the Toolbox widget 2. Choose the polygon draw tool

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  1. Choose the polygon with a black border and an empty fill.

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4. Name the area to be drawn as AoO Based the MGRS grid coordinates activated in the map, search for the following grid coordinates: 35MQT 60 80, 35MQT 80 80, 35MQT 80 70, and 35MQT 60 70. 5. Using the mouse cursor, zoom to the extent of the country. 6. Zoom into 35M zone of the country 7. Zoom inside 35MQT extent 8. Keep zooming in to

  • 35MQT 60 80; 60 being the Easting and 80 being the Northing.

Using the same process, zoom to the following points and connect them to create the area of operation

  • 35MQT 80 80

  • 35MQT 80 70

  • 35MQT 60 70

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Step 3: Add Data into the Map

The Data Layers widget provides a list of operational layers and their symbols, and allows you to turn individual layers on and off. Each layer in the list has a check box that allows you to control its visibility. Some layers contain sublayers or subtypes. The order in which layers appear in this widget corresponds to the layer order in the map. This widget allows you to change the order of layers in the map.

  1. Using the widgets found on the top right side of the application, open the Data Layers widget.

  2. Activate the following the layers

  • Roads,

  • contours,

  • bridges,

  • Landcover basemap, and

  • the topographic basemaps

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Step 4: Draw (Restricted and Very restricted data, strictly Restricted)

  1. Using the Data Layers widget. Disactivate all the layers except the Landcover basemap.

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  1. Close the Data layers widget

  2. Open the Toolbox widget.

  3. Choose the freehand Polygon sketch tool

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  1. Name the restriction category to be drawn on the map.

  2. Add as many drawings as you want based on your analysis.

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  1. Close the Toolbox Widget

Step 5: Add Place Names

  1. Click on the Toolbox widget

  2. Choose the Text sketch tool

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  1. In the name space, type in a text CYARUSERA to be added on the map.

  2. Change the size of the text to 23

  3. Using the MGRS Grid system, add the text to 35MQT 674 769

  4. Using the same process add RUCYEMBA to 35MQT 753 705

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  1. Close the Toolbox widget

Step 6: Add Key Terrain

  1. Using the Data Layers widget. Disactivate all the layers except bridges and roads data.

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  1. Close the Data layers widget

  2. Open the Toolbox widget.

  3. Choose the Point sketch tool

  4. Name the drawings to Key Terrain

  5. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  6. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of Key Terrain features

  7. Add a key terrain to every necessary bridge and road intersection in the map.

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  1. Close the Toolbox Widget

Step 7: Add Military Symbols

  1. Using the Military Symbology Editor on the left, Create a Military Symbol of your choice

  2. Export the generated file

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  1. Open the Toolbox widget

  2. Choose the point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings based on the generated Mil symbol

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Import the file generated from your location machine

  6. Add the imported Military Symbol file to the map

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Step 8: Add Objective

  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to Objective

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of objective features

  6. Add objective in the map.

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  1. Close the Toolbox Widget

Step 9: Create Mobility Corridors

  1. Using More Option widget on the left, click on the Smart Editor widget.

  2. Choose the Mobility Corridors of your choice

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  1. Draw the line on the map and click save in the Smart Editor

  2. Draw more lines using different categories (Brigade, Battalion, Company, and Platoon) to create the mobility corridors

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  1. Close the Smart Editor Widget.

Step 10: Add Avenues of Approach and Enemy Routes

  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Line sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to Avenues of Approach and add its description

  4. Choose a blue color to draw the AAs

  5. Draw the AAs in the Map

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  1. To draw the enemy routes, choose the freehand polyline sketching tool

  2. Name the enemy route and add its description

  3. Choose a red color to represent the Enemy Route

  4. Enable the arrow to be drawn at its end

  5. Draw the Enemy Route in the Map

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  1. Close the Toolbox Widget

Step 11: Demonstrate the Elevation Profile

This widget allows you to measure a line on the map and get the elevation profile for that line based on the profile geoprocessing service supplied. You can also select an existing line feature and in those lines popup menu you can choose “Profile selected line…” 1. On the left of the map, turn on the Elevation Profile widget. 2. Click on the Distance button to measure the distance and defining its profile

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  1. In the map, draw the line inside the AAs to see its profile.

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  1. Close the Elevation Profile Widget

After understanding the elevation profile of your avenue of approach. You can choose to direct your forces in different direction.

Step 12: Print out the Map

The Print widget connects the web app with a printing service to allow the current map to print. 1. Open the Print widget found at the left top of the map 2. Insert the title as Doctrine Overlay 3. Download the Printed Map

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Threat Evaluation

Step 1: Doctrine Overlay

  1. In the Data Layers widget, uncheck all the layers

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  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to Screen

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of a screen

  6. Increase the size of the screen to 50

  7. Add the screen symbol in the map

  8. Repeat the same process to add other symbols

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Using the elevation profile widget, you can measure the distance between symbols, and determine the frontage and width of the Doctrine 10. Close the Toolbox Widget 11. In the Data Layers widget, Check all layers.

Step 2: Print out the Map

The Print widget connects the web app with a printing service to allow the current map to print. 1. Open the Print widget found at the left top of the map 2. Insert the title as Doctrine Overlay 3. Download the Printed Map

Threat Integration

Step 1: Situation Overlay (COA 1)

  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to Protect

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of protect

  6. Increase the size of the screen to 50

  7. Add the Protect symbol in the map

  8. Repeat the same process to add other symbols used in Situation Overlay

  9. Close the Toolbox widget

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Step 2: Add Phase lines in the Map

To create phase lines there is a need of a deep analysis, that involves movement and distance analysis. It is recommended to first use the elevation profile widget to get an understanding of how places differ in elevation and slope. From there, you can use the guide below to draw phase lines. 1. Open the Toolbox widget. 2. Choose the Line sketch tool 3. Name the drawing to Phase Lines 4. Add Phase lines based on the terrain 5. Close the Toolbox widget

Step 3: Print out the Map

The Print widget connects the web app with a printing service to allow the current map to print. 1. Open the Print widget found at the left top of the map 2. Insert the title as Situation Overlay COA 1 3. Download the Printed Map

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Step 4: Event Overlay

  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to NAI 1

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of Point NAI 1

  6. Increase the size of the NAI 1 to 50

  7. Add the NAI 1 symbol in the map

  8. Repeat the same process to add other symbols used in Situation Overlay

  9. Close the Toolbox widget.

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Step 5: Print out the Map

The Print widget connects the web app with a printing service to allow the current map to print. 1. Open the Print widget found at the left top of the map 2. Insert the title as Event Overlay 3. Download the Printed Map

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Draft Decision Support Overlay

Step 1: Do the following activities:

  1. Open the Toolbox widget.

  2. Choose the Point sketch tool

  3. Name the drawings to TAI 1

  4. Choose Custom Image in the drawing type

  5. Click Choose file, and upload a file from your computer representing the symbol of Point TAI 1

  6. Increase the size of the TAI 1 to 50

  7. Add the TAI 1 symbol in the map

  8. Repeat the same process to add other symbols used in Decision Support

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  1. Close the Toolbox widget

Step 1: Print out the Map

The Print widget connects the web app with a printing service to allow the current map to print. 4. Open the Print widget found at the left top of the map 5. Insert the title as Decision Support 6. Download the Printed Map

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