Chapter 33: Android Team Awareness Kit (Atak); Launching Atak For The First Time; Basic Atak Configuration; Enabling Sideloaded Maps - Motorola APX NEXT User Manual

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Chapter 33 : Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK)
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
Callsign Identity
Data Package
Plugins
Import Files
Network Preferences
More Settings
33.3

Enabling Sideloaded Maps

Prerequisites: Ensure that maps are loaded into the ATAK folder. See
NEXT Using USB Cable on page
Procedure:
1 From the ATAK home screen, select Menu→Import Manager→Local SD.
2 Select the files and press OK.
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Description
Assigning your teams and roles.
Manage data packages.
Manage MSI plugins.
Import files into your device.
Configure your ATAK servers.
Allows you to configure the settings in ATAK.
72.
Sideloading Files on APX