Tag Archives: NATO

Tom Mouat: MapSymbs application for military GIS

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Tom Mouat has produced current NATO map symbols as a font set called MapSymbs which is in fact used by NATO member countries. Popular Logistics editor and artist/animator/engineer Garry Osgood (Particular Art; site under construction) is currently experimenting with the construction of an icon set to be used as tools for planning and communication for disaster planning, modeling, and response. Initial efforts – since our focus is on social networks – is to use the conventions of the Universal Markup Language. [Because it’s not a “web-safe” font, the following images are not taken directly from MapSymbs.

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NATO: Taliban prison attack, "isolated incident"

The BBC reports that NATO is calling the Taliban attack on a prison in Kandahar – releasing 900 inmates, under half of them members of the Taliban – is an “isolated incident.” One supposes that this probably is better for Taliban morale, and from their point of view, might be thought a “major tactical breakthrough” or a “show of strength.” More from the BBC report after the jump: Continue reading →