<s>
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
ATAK	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	O
geospatial	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
military	O
situation	O
awareness	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
TAK	O
family	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
has	O
a	O
plugin	O
architecture	O
which	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
add	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ATAK	B-Application
software	O
represents	O
the	O
surrounding	O
area	O
using	O
the	O
military	O
standard	O
APP-6	O
symbology	O
,	O
and	O
customized	O
symbols	O
such	O
as	O
icons	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
for	O
iconography	O
and	O
the	O
Cursor	O
on	O
Target	O
data	O
format	O
standard	O
for	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
created	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NASA	B-Language
WorldWind	I-Language
Mobile	O
codebase	O
its	O
development	O
and	O
deployment	O
grew	O
slowly	O
,	O
then	O
rapidly	O
since	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
ATAK	B-Application
has	O
a	O
growing	O
base	O
of	O
250,000	O
military	O
and	O
civilian	O
users	O
across	O
numerous	O
public	O
safety	O
agencies	O
and	O
US	O
partner	O
nations	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
seen	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
15	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
began	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
NASA	B-Language
WorldWind	I-Language
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
officials	O
at	O
Draper	O
Laboratory	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
navigation	O
,	O
spatial	O
awareness	O
,	O
and	O
controlling	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Geospatial	O
Center	O
recommended	O
AFRL	O
's	O
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
ATAK	B-Application
)	O
,	O
over	O
the	O
world-leader	O
Esri	O
's	O
Commercial	O
Joint	O
Mapping	O
Tool	O
Kit	O
(	O
CJMTK	O
)	O
,	O
NASA	O
's	O
World	B-Language
Wind	I-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
Army	O
's	O
Globe	O
Engine	O
(	O
AGE	O
)	O
for	O
map	O
engine	O
driving	O
the	O
Nett	O
Warrior	O
End	O
User	O
Device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
due	O
to	O
similar	O
capabilities	O
with	O
CJMTK	O
,	O
similar	O
risk	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
than	O
one-third	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
January	O
2016	O
article	O
in	O
National	O
Defense	O
Magazine	O
,	O
"[ATAK]	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
fielded	O
to	O
AFSOC	O
units	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
DARPA	O
reported	O
that	O
ATAK	B-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
successful	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
Persistent	O
Close	O
Air	O
Support	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
thousands	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polaris	O
integrated	O
its	O
Ground	O
Guidance	O
software	O
into	O
an	O
ATAK	B-Application
Plugin	O
to	O
allow	O
on	O
and	O
off-road	O
routing	O
for	O
mounted	O
and	O
dismounted	O
soldiers	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
terrain	O
,	O
weather	O
,	O
enemy	O
activity	O
and	O
equipment	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
USAF	O
Security	O
Forces	O
deployed	O
ATAK	B-Application
at	O
Eglin	O
AFB	O
,	O
Florida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
or	O
TAK	O
is	O
currently	O
used	O
by	O
thousands	O
of	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
personnel	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
Enterprise	O
including	O
state	O
and	O
local	O
public	O
safety	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
has	O
various	O
end-user	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
-	O
Civilian	O
(	O
ATAK-CIV	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
distribution	O
controlled	O
but	O
fully-releasable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TAK	O
Product	O
line	O
for	O
First	O
Responders	O
,	O
Licensed	O
Commercial	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distribution	O
for	O
ATAK-CIV	O
is	O
through	O
Approved	O
,	O
Government	O
Hosted	O
Sites	O
,	O
Direct	O
Commercial	O
Sales	O
(	O
DCS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
-	O
Government	O
(	O
ATAK-GOV	O
)	O
-	O
ITAR	O
restricted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TAK	O
Product	O
line	O
for	O
USG	O
entities	O
and	O
Foreign	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distribution	O
for	O
ATAK-GOV	O
are	O
through	O
Approved	O
,	O
Government	O
Hosted	O
Sites	O
;	O
Direct	O
Commercial	O
Sales	O
(	O
DCS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
ATAK	B-Application
has	O
no	O
military	O
(	O
MIL	O
)	O
sensitive	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
-	O
Military	O
(	O
ATAK-MIL	O
)	O
-	O
Military	O
Sensitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TAK	O
Product	O
line	O
for	O
US	O
and	O
Foreign	O
Military	O
end-users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
ATAK-GOV	O
,	O
distribution	O
is	O
through	O
Approved	O
,	O
Government	O
Hosted	O
Sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK	B-Application
-	O
Public	O
Release	O
(	O
ATAK-PR	O
)	O
-	O
(	O
Discontinued	O
)	O
Was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
takmaps.com	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK-PR	O
is	O
publicly	O
releasable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TAK	O
Product	O
line	O
for	O
public	O
individuals	O
for	O
public	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
ATAK	B-Application
is	O
not	O
plugin	O
capable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
users	O
with	O
armeabi-v7a	O
or	O
x86	O
devices	O
are	O
to	O
use	O
ATAK-CIV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
-	O
the	O
TAK	O
Product	O
Center	O
released	O
ATAK-CIV	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
-	O
Civil	O
Use	O
)	O
-	O
Version	O
4.1.1.0	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
(	O
WinTAK	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Apple	B-Application
iOS	I-Application
version	O
under	O
development	O
(	O
iTAK	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
a	O
Virginia-based	O
military	O
tech	O
firm	O
’s	O
(	O
LucyTAK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinTAK	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
which	O
uses	O
maps	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
precise	O
targeting	O
,	O
intelligence	O
on	O
surrounding	O
land	O
formations	O
,	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
generalized	O
situational	O
awareness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
ATAK	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
similar	O
functionality	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
AFRL	O
began	O
licensing	O
ATAK	B-Application
through	O
TechLink	O
to	O
U.S.	O
companies	O
,	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
to	O
support	O
state/local	O
government	O
uses	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
civilian	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
one	O
hundred	O
companies	O
have	O
licensed	O
ATAK	B-Application
for	O
commercial	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corona	O
Fire	O
Department	O
is	O
one	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
local	O
public	O
safety	O
agency	O
using	O
ATAK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corona	O
uses	O
PAR	O
Government	O
's	O
Team	O
Connect	O
platform	O
to	O
leverage	O
ATAK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
civilian	O
use	O
,	O
ATAK	B-Application
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
civilian	O
version	O
of	O
ATAK	B-Application
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
CivTAK	O
has	O
been	O
approved	O
for	O
"	O
Public	O
Release	O
"	O
by	O
Army	O
Night	O
Vision	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
takmaps.com	O
And	O
subsequently	O
named	O
Android	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Awareness	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
ATAK	B-Application
)	O
-	O
Civilian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
running	O
ATAK-PR	O
4.0.0.1	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
splash	O
screen	O
shows	O
a	O
statement	O
;	O
"	O
Approved	O
for	O
public	O
release	O
;	O
distribution	O
is	O
unlimited.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
conditions	O
are	O
detailed	O
in	O
the	O
ATAK	B-Application
Software	O
License	O
Agreement	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Support	O
menu	O
of	O
ATAK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
-	O
The	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Tactical	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
for	O
Civilian	O
Use	O
(	O
ATAK-CIV	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
geospatial-temporal	O
and	O
situational	O
awareness	O
tool	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
Government	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
-	O
Defense	O
Digital	O
Service	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATAK-CIV	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Tactical	O
Assault	O
Kit	O
Configuration	O
Steering	O
Board	O
(	O
TAK	O
CSB	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
used	O
by	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
federal	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
