▁symbols , ▁each ▁set ▁using ▁its ▁own ▁S ID C ▁( Symbol ▁identification ▁coding ) ▁scheme : ▁▁ ▁Units , ▁equipment , ▁and ▁install ations ▁ ▁Military ▁operations ▁( t act ical ▁graphics ) ▁ ▁M ET OC ▁( met eor ological ▁and ▁ocean ographic ) ▁ ▁Sign als ▁intelligence ▁ ▁MO OT W ▁( mil it ary ▁operations ▁other ▁than ▁war ) ▁ ▁Units , ▁equipment , ▁and ▁install ations ▁consist ▁of ▁icons , ▁generally ▁fr amed , ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁map . ▁All ▁sorts ▁of ▁graph ical ▁and ▁text ual ▁mod ifiers ▁may ▁surr ound ▁them , ▁specifying ▁categories , ▁quantities , ▁dates , ▁direction ▁of ▁movement , ▁etc . ▁ ▁T act ical ▁graphics ▁represent ▁oper ational ▁information ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁presented ▁via ▁icon - based ▁symbols ▁alone : ▁unit ▁boundaries , ▁special ▁area ▁design ations , ▁and ▁other ▁unique ▁mark ings ▁related ▁to ▁batt les pace ▁geometry ▁and ▁necessary ▁for ▁battle field ▁planning ▁and ▁management . ▁There ▁are ▁point , ▁line ▁and ▁area ▁symbols ▁in ▁this ▁category . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁and ▁ocean ographic ▁sym b ology ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁set ▁not ▁under ▁the ▁standard ' s ▁control : ▁rather , ▁they ▁are ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁sym b ology ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Meteor ological ▁Organ ization . ▁ ▁The ▁signals ▁intelligence ▁and ▁military ▁operations ▁other ▁than ▁war ▁sym b ology ▁sets ▁stand ▁apart ▁from ▁Units , ▁Equ ip ment , ▁and ▁Install ations ▁although ▁they ▁obey ▁the ▁same ▁convent ions ▁( i . e