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This is a short post from LinkedIn from Andreas Johansson discussing their first use of TAK for rescues in Bernalillo county NY which seems to be liked ot the 911 system using RapidSOS. ATAK and PAR’s Team Connect being used with Enhanced Location Services from RapidSOS 911 caller data to plot an injured hikers location and collaborate with Aircrews for …
Corona CA Fire Dept Using TAK for Rescues More
Panasonic recently posted a video to YouTube discussing how ATAK plus Toughbooks and Panasonic rugged phones are the key to situational Awareness. Its a very complementary of the TAK program’s transformation capabilities.
Panasonic Features ATAK w/ Phones & Toughbooks More
Here is the user manual for CivTAK 4.0.
CivTAK 4.0 User Manual More
CivTAK 4.0.1 — The PUBLIC RELEASE*** Version has been released to the Public — “Public Release — Distribution Unlimited” in Government parlance. This is the first time that this enterprise-quality, mobile phone tools that the Government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on has been available to the public, and it is FREE. CivTAK has most of the features …
CivTAK4.0.1 Has Been Released & Its AWESOME MoreAn open source version of a TAKServer, called TAKFreeServer has been released on GitHub. Its not associated with or derived from either TAKServer or Par’s TeamConnect. This is a great development for the TAK Community, and once they get a little farther along, it will be a huge benefit to the TAK Community.
TAKFreeServer Alpha Release More
There are a number of voices calling for such fast, iterative feedback loops between operational experiences on the one hand and the acceleration of technological solutions on the other, an approach often referred to as “rapid prototyping.” What remain lacking, however, are concrete plans to make this approach a reality within the U.S. military. Some refer to rapid prototyping as a “mindset” or “culture” that needs to be inculcated throughout the force.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS (And ATAK!) AS AN INNOVATION LABORATORY More
ATAK is rare in that it’s a DoD program that has achieved wild success while mostly sticking to its original budget.
How the Air Force Uses Andriod (& ATAK) to Wage War More
The CivTAK Manual is here.
CivTAK 3.13 Manual More
The Army has approved CivTAK for Public Release.
CivTAK Has been Approved for Public Release More
As the military adopts tools like ATAK, planners and commanders should be aware of the possibility that additional, misleading information is pumped into the same system.
What electronic warfare can learn from a wagon full of smartphones More