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In the app: Symbol

Symbols and coordinates

Mark positions with 669 APP-6 military symbols and read them in six coordinate formats.

Availability All plans

Mission Pro includes 669 APP-6 (SIDC) symbol types. Each comes in four affiliations: friendly, hostile, neutral and unknown. A free-text field adds a special headquarters label.

Coordinates show as decimal degrees, degrees and minutes, degrees, minutes and seconds, UTM, MGRS or Plus Code. Type or paste any of them into the search box and the map goes there. Press and hold the coordinates in the top bar to copy them.

What you can do

  • Choose a symbol for a marker or for yourself
  • Switch between the four affiliations
  • Show coordinates as DD, DM, DMS, UTM, MGRS or Plus Code
  • Type or paste a coordinate in any format to find it
  • Copy and paste coordinates in the location editor

Coordinate formats

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