USArmy-ApacheLongbow

TM 1-1520-251-10
f. MAP COLOR BAND Button. The MAP COLOR
BAND multistate button provides the capability to select
two different elevation color schemes over a digital map
underlay and a disable option. The MAP COLOR BAND
button is only displayed if TYPE is set to DIG, CHART, or
SAT and DTED is available on the DTC. For DIG and
Chart maps, the color banding is based on the level of
DTED corresponding to the SCALE button. For SAT
maps, it always is based on Level 2 DTED. (Color banding
will not be displayed in areas which do not have DTED information.)
Figure 3A-102C.
ELEV COLOR BANDS
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Figure 3A-102D.
ELEV COLOR BAND MAP
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Figure 3A-102B.
A/C COLOR BAND MAP
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(1) A/C Button. The A/C button enables a dynamic
color shading of the digital maps for elevation information
(fig 3A-102B). The terrain at or above the aircraft’s
current altitude will be shaded in a transparent red and terrain
within 50 feet from the aircraft’s current altitude will be
shaded in a transparent yellow.
(2) ELEV Button. The ELEV button enables a
static color shading of the digital maps for elevation information
(fig 3A-102D). The elevation between bands will
be uploaded from the DTC and breaks up the corresponding
terrain into 8 color bands. If the MPD is displaying colors,
the various elevation bands are shaded from lower
terrain in dark green to higher terrain in dark brown. If the
MPD is displaying the colors in the mono mode, varying
shades of green (from light green to black) will be used.
The overlays will all be a partially transparent version of
that color to allow the map to be displayed under the
elevation shading.
(3) NONE Button. The NONE button disables
color shading of the digital maps for elevation information.
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