Whats the person called who updates war maps

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If you picture in any war movie, you'll have three or four people standing around moving components on a war map. What are those people called? Cartographers, Mapmakers, or Map operators?

“And where is that Blood ridge you mentioned?” Seamus asked. “There,” the monk said pointing a chubby finger at a spot on the map 100 yards behind Boru's encampment. “Lugaid, I think we found our new mapmaker.”

Cartographers? Mapmakers? Map operators?

Related, whose title or answers might or might not switch on the light bulb: A verb for “The cartographer painstakingly ___ a map of the city.” — Mari-Lou A, Feb 07 '21 at 12:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '21 at 12:57

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In British English at least, this job role would have been a 'plotter', as someone who plotted the position of objects on the map.

answered Feb 07 '21 at 12:57

NickK

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Thank you, I would not have come up with that without you. Much appreciated. – Kevin B Leigh Feb 07 '21 at 13:06

Whats the person called who updates war maps

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