Other tools and resources

A hobbyist makes ORBAT Mapper. If you need a more professional tool, or if you want to make military overlays, use one of these excellent tools:

• map.army - a very good web application. Use it to draw map overlays with symbols and tactical graphics.
• ODIN open source command and control information system. This is a desktop application for almost all operating systems. It uses Electron.
• MGRS Mapper - "operational graphics tool for junior leaders". You must pay a subscription. A free version with limited functions is available.

There are only a few specialized tools to draw ORBAT charts. These are the tools that I know:

• Spatial Illusions unit generator.
• Order of Battle Generator. This is an online editor. It is very good for Battle Order style charts.
• Battle Order chart templates (PNG files for a drawing program)

Do you want to make your own tools and maps? These libraries and resources can help you:

• milsymbol - Military Symbols in JavaScript
• MILSTD Military symbol standards in TSV and JS
• STANAG APP-6 Military symbol standards in TSV and JS
• Joint Military Symbology Markup Language (JMSML)
• Spatial Illusions - the home of milsymbol. Look at the "General Demos" section
• @orbat-mapper/convert-symbology - an NPM package. It changes symbol identification codes with letters into codes with numbers, and codes with numbers into codes with letters.