Abstract: To meet the request of quick and comprehensive battlefield information obtained in modern battle command, based on SEDRIS technology, this paper studies the method describing battlefield situation information, to achieve a systematic expression of battlefield situation information contained in warfighting symbol. The paper firstly briefs the SEDRIS technology and the warfighting symbol conception, then analyzes the necessary information in battlefield situational expression, and builds a symbol information describing module. Finally, a typical symbol is presented to indicate the simple usage of the symbol information describing method.

Key words: SEDRIS, battlefield situation, military symbol, symbol information analysis, symbol information describing