Chapter 33
Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK)
ATAK is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and military situation awareness app.
ATAK allows for precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness,
navigation, and data sharing.
NOTE:
ATAK is only available for United States Federal customers only. For reference, see
https://www.civtak.org/documentation
33.1
Launching ATAK for the First Time
Procedure:
1
Select the ATAK app.
2
Select
I agree
on the
EULA Acceptance
box.
3
Enter your encryption passphrase and press
OK
.
4
Configure your preferred device configuration options or press
Done
.
33.2
Basic ATAK Configuration
The ATAK Device Setup window allows you to configure your ATAK preferences.
Table 11: Configuration Options
Option
Description
Callsign Identity
Assigning your teams and roles.
Data Package
Manage data packages.
Plugins
Manage MSI plugins.
Import Files
Import files into your device.
Network Preferences
Configure your ATAK servers.
More Settings
Allows you to configure the settings in ATAK.
33.3
Enabling Sideloaded Maps
Prerequisites:
Ensure that maps are loaded into the ATAK folder. See
NEXT Using USB Cable on page 72
.
Procedure:
1
From the ATAK home screen, select
Menu
→
Import Manager
→
Local SD
.
2
Select the files and press
OK
.
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