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  2. NATO Joint Military Symbology - Wikipedia

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    Example Symbols. NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols. Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 (APP-6), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems, the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D). The symbols are designed to enhance NATO 's ...

  3. Map symbol - Wikipedia

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    These symbols show location, convey information, increase aesthetic appeal, and create a gestalt order to the map. A map symbol or cartographic symbol is a graphical device used to visually represent a real-world feature on a map, working in the same fashion as other forms of symbols. Map symbols may include point markers, lines, regions ...

  4. Proportional symbol map - Wikipedia

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    A proportional symbol map of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, in which the circles are proportional to the total number of votes cast in each state, formatted as a pie chart showing the relative proportion for each candidate. A proportional symbol map or proportional point symbol map is a type of thematic map that uses map symbols that vary ...

  5. List of Japanese map symbols - Wikipedia

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    Japanese map symbols; List of symbols (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex) Children's list from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex) This is a very good reference, it has separate links for each symbol. Map Symbols (2002) from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)

  6. Choropleth map - Wikipedia

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    A choropleth map that visualizes the fraction of Australians that identified as Anglican at the 2011 census. The selected districts are local government areas, the variable is spatially intensive (a proportion) which is unclassed, and a part-spectral sequential color scheme is used. A choropleth map (from Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros ...

  7. Multivariate map - Wikipedia

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    A bivariate map or multivariate map is a type of thematic map that displays two or more variables on a single map by combining different sets of symbols. [1] Each of the variables is represented using a standard thematic map technique, such as choropleth, cartogram, or proportional symbols. They may be the same type or different types, and they ...

  8. Transport and Map Symbols - Wikipedia

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    Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of the intended characters. Transport and Map Symbols is a Unicode block containing transportation and map icons, largely for compatibility with Japanese telephone carriers ' emoji implementations of Shift JIS, and to encode characters in the Wingdings ...

  9. Aeronautical chart conventions (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The charts are published "in accordance with Interagency Air Cartographic Committee specifications and agreements, approved by the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration". The legend of an aeronautical chart lists many of the symbols, colors and codes used to convey information to the map reader.