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SkyFi now provides direct integration to commercial high resolution satellite imagery through TAK. Technically they have been doing this for a while.
Current Satellite Imagery From Commercial Sources More
Here’s an ATAK Plugin development tutorial. (multiple parts) with video from Godfrey Nolan, of RIIS. See the web pages as well as the videos. Part I: Part II:
ATAK Plugin Development Tutorial More
The source code for the ATAK Plugin which allows the communication of points/positions to be transmitted over analog/voice radios. The code allows transmission either by holding the phone to the speaker. The code is liable to be useful as a guide post for how to write ATAK plugins, as well as for the off-grid TAK communication. The plugin is not …
ARIK/Hammer Open Source Posted More
The standard version of ATAK that’s distributed by the TAK Product Center (TPC) includes several plugins/integrated apps with the APK (and the whole thing is marked “Distribution A; Approved For Public Release; Distribution unlimited”. However, these plugins are not part of the Play Store distribution, because of policy limitations on Google’s part. Therefore, I’ve included them here for download. Note …
Download “Built-in” Plugins That aren’t in the Play Store – ICU, TAK GeoCam, Image Markup, Night Vision More
Thanks from the OpenTAK Conference organizers.
Virtual OpenTAK Conference Thanks!!! More
OpenTAK Conference this weekend. Registration is limited.
OpenTAK Virtual Conference Saturday More
Update: The SDK is now available for download. The SDK for CivTAK has been released by the TAK Product Center. You can find it here. CivTAK 4.0.7 has also been Open Sourced using the GPL 3 License. You can find that source code here. The next step is likely be CivTAK in the Google Play Store. Update: The SDK has …
SDK Released; CivTAK Open Sourced More
CivTAK 4.0.7 has been released. This is the enterprise-quality, “F-35 of Geospatial Collaboration” official, plugin-capable release of CivTAK. You can get it here. Its the most capable geospatial collaboration tool out there at any price. T-Rex recommended that iPhone users go buy an Android to try it out it is so powerful.
CivTAK 4.0.7 Has Been Released More
SomeWear has a new SatCom-based Texting device, which they bill as a “global hotspot” that’s integrated with ATAK via a plugin. There are likely to be several of these coming online in the next year and having them integrated with the best off-grid mapping application only makes sense. The cost is $350 plus service, which ranges from $8.50 to $50/month. …
2-Way SatCom Texting w/ ATAK More
Here’s a post from AJ on the use of a Motorola APX Radio integrated with ATAK. Via LinkedIn.
Moto APX integrates w/ ATAK/CivTAK More