Hurricanes - CivTAK / ATAK

ATAK, AFRL Support Hurricane Relief (Twitter)

September 20, 2018April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Our team supporting #HurricaneFlorence relief ops with our Android Team Awareness Kit mobile situational awareness tech. Providing visualization for #rescue team and evac locations, live aerial footage, hazardous area and #flood water overlays and geofencing. #AFRLTech #AirForce pic.twitter.com/C4UcaPhqJw— Air Force Research Lab – AFRL (@AFResearchLab) September 20, 2018 Our team supporting #HurricaneFlorence relief ops with our Android Team Awareness Kit …

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News

National Guard Touts ATAK Use in Hurricanes

January 26, 2018April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

National Guard Magazine has an article that covers some of their use of ATAK during last year’s hurricanes. Here is the relevant portion, and some discussion of FirstNet.Gov. We expect to put TAKServer and ATAK-Civ in the FirstNet Store “soon”. You can also find a copy of this article in pdf format here (see the last two pages). Force Tracker When …

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Civil Government / DHS / Government

DHS to hold additional Android Team Awareness Kit training sessions

November 24, 2017April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Homeland Preparedness News reports on DHS’ use of ATAK: After the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) was successfully used to coordinate multi-agency responses to recent hurricanes, additional training sessions have been held for federal, state, and local officials, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. ATAK, which was initially developed for use by U.S. Special Forces in 2010, …

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Civil Government / Government

Increasing Cross-Agency Collaboration

November 18, 2017April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Here’s an article on how DHS is using ATAK to enhance cross-agency collaboration. It discusses recent hurricane uses and Texas border collaborations. Here’s the complete article: When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) deployed the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to support the complex communication and coordination needs of the multi-jurisdictional …

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Civil Government / DoD / Government / Video

Air Force Chief of Staff Promotes ATAK at Air Force Association Keynote

September 27, 2017April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

In September 2017, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) had one chart on technology — it covered ATAK’s use by multiple agencies Huricanes Harvey and Irma. ATAK was also used extensively in the aftermath of hurricane Maria, but its not covered in this video.

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DoD / Government / News

24 SOW, Many Others Leverage ATAK for Hurricane Relief

August 31, 2017April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

ATAK’s use in the hurricanes got some good coverage, because it had civilian users from around the area working with State and Local users. Here’s an article from the 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics News. “We hit the ground running, and immediately had to begin adapting,” said the mission commander. One of those adaptions was quickly learning how to …

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