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MILITARY MAP [8 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
DEF

System of lines that divide a military map into squares, the distance between any two parallel lines representing 1, 000 yards or 1, 000 meters, depending on the type map. Maps using the fire control grid are of sufficiently large scale to be useful in fire control.

Key term(s)
  • fire control grid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
  • Cartography
DEF

An exercise in which a series of military situations is stated and solved on a map.

OBS

map exercise; MAPEX: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces; designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires
  • Cartographie
DEF

Exercice qui consiste à formuler divers problèmes tactiques et à les résoudre en utilisant une carte géographique.

OBS

exercice sur cartes; XCARTES : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

exercice sur cartes; MAPEX : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

Map of the area of operations that shows all of the known aerial hazards, including but not limited to power lines, military training areas, hang gliding areas, etc.

CONT

A hazard map depicting area boundaries and hazards to flight will be created ... Pre-flight briefings shall make reference to the hazard map to highlight the types of hazards to be encountered and any potential impact on the mission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
CONT

Une carte des risques indiquant les limites de la zone ainsi que les dangers existants pour les opérations aériennes doit être établie [...] Les breffages avant vol doivent faire usage de la carte des risques afin de signaler les différents types de dangers qui peuvent être rencontrés et leurs répercussions possibles sur la mission.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • Air Transport
OBS

The format of what would become the Shearwater International Air Show or SIAS began to crystallize in 1981. Obviously, it could not compete with bigger shows playing to larger population centres. So, if the biggest was not possible, SIAS aimed to be the best. The show's search for excellence was rewarded by many successes; air displays equaling any in the country and over 75 different static aircraft from as many as seven countries. In addition, over 80 high-quality ground exhibits were displayed, including such as an Iraqi Scud missile and the weapon which brought it down, the US Army's Patriot System. Efforts to raise the Nova Scotia International Air Show(NSIAS) from the ashes were unsuccessful in 1996, but a few dedicated believers took on the task to try again for 1997 and were more than rewarded for their efforts. NSIAS 97 was a co-production of the three levels of government, the private sector and the military in the Atlantic Region. A lot of hard work, negotiations and good will produced a first class show that had all the trade marks of past SIAS events and then some. With a superb two-day attendance and an overall economic impact exceeding 14 million dollars, Shearwater and Nova Scotia were clearly on the air show map.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

A planform or plan view is a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. In aviation, a planform is the shape and layout of an airplane's wing and fuselage. Of all the myriad planforms used, they can typically be grouped into those used for low-speed flight, found on general aviation aircraft, and those used for high-speed flight, found on many military aircraft and airliners.

Key term(s)
  • wing plan form
  • wing plan-form

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
OBS

The Map Aware Non-uniform Automata(MANA) simulation tool, designed by New Zealand's Defence Technology Agency(DTA), has recently attracted significant attention in the military operational research(OR) community.

Key term(s)
  • Map Aware Non Uniform Automata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
OBS

L'outil de simulation Map Aware Non-uniform Automata (MANA), conçu par le Defence Technology Agency de la Nouvelle-Zélande, a récemment attiré l'attention de la communauté de recherche opérationnelle militaire.

Key term(s)
  • Map Aware Non Uniform Automata

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

A graphic sign used, usually on map, display or diagram, to represent a particular military unit, installation, activity or other item of military interest.

OBS

military symbol: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Symbole utilisé, habituellement sur carte, visuel ou diagramme, pour représenter une unité particulière, une installation, une activité ou autre élément d'intérêt militaire.

OBS

signe conventionnel militaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración militar
DEF

Signo gráfico, utilizado normalmente sobre un mapa, diagrama u otro tipo de documento, para representar una Unidad militar particular, una instalación, una actividad o cualquier otro elemento de interés militar.

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Record 8 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

universal transverse Mercator grid : A particular grid based upon a transverse Mercator projection, according to specifications laid down by military authorities; it may be superimposed on any map.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

La projection de Mercator permet [...] d'introduire un autre type de projection, très répandu en géodésie et cartographie : la projection UTM, parfois appelée MTU pour respecter la terminologie française : Mercator Transverse Universel. C'est aussi une représentation cylindrique conforme transverse, mais bâtie sur un modèle ellipsoïdique. Pour établir les formules de cette projection, ou écrit que l'image du méridien central est l'axe des Y et que ce méridien est automécoïque.

Spanish

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