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https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1235 Main Page 2022-01-11T15:46:26Z <p>File: /* What is TAK? */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Takpr4001-splash.jpg|740px|thumb|center|TAK-PR Screenshot w/ Distribution Statement: A]]<br /> <br /> =Android Team Awareness Kit (CivTAK) Community Wiki=<br /> <br /> The purpose of this wiki is as a community resource to allow people to document how ATAK and CivTAK work and promote them to the civilian community, including for First Responders of all sorts. If/when other products are released, they will be added to the wiki.<br /> <br /> You are welcomed, encouraged and needed to edit and improve this wiki to encourage community development and extension.<br /> <br /> ==What is TAK?==<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (TAK), for civilian uses, or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Assault Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (also TAK) for military uses is a suite of software that provides geospatial information and allows user collaboration over geography. There are numerous [[TAK Products]] in the TAK family, all developed at government expense. <br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit &#039;&#039;&#039; for Android (ATAK, also known as CivTAK) was originally developed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)] and is now maintained by a [https://Tak.gov Joint Product Center].<br /> <br /> ATAK (including CivTAK) is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app. It allows for precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness, navigation, and data sharing.<br /> <br /> TAKServer, the software server which connects clients in a central manner over a network, is not yet available to the public. However, several other tools have been developed at private expense to provide such capabilities. The most advanced of those is FreeTAKServer (FTS).<br /> <br /> All the Android variants of TAK are virtually identical and all are interoperable with each other and with other TAK products. There are small, military-specific additions in military versions of ATAK.<br /> <br /> See the TAK Products page for a more comprehensive list of [[TAK Products]].<br /> <br /> You can also read an [[ATAK overView]] from the [[ATAK Manual]] and an [[Documentation and Tutorials]] in Wiki Format.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK Features===<br /> Industry/civilian capabilities of ATAK/CivTAK include:<br /> <br /> * Online and offline mapping (most standard formats), with a blazing fast rendering engine<br /> * Support for very high-resolution imagery (sub 1 cm resolution)<br /> * Collaborative mapping, including points, drawings, locations of interest<br /> * Extensive and customizable set of [[Icons]]<br /> * [[Overlay Manager]] which allows the Import and display of KML, KMZ, GPX overlays, maps and imagery including both online and offline sources with adjustable transparency. These overlays can be treated as Gridded Reference Graphics.<br /> * Location marking, sharing, history<br /> * Chat, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, streaming<br /> * Navigation-walking/hiking, driving, also useful flying and air-ground coordination<br /> * [[Elevation Tools]], heat maps, computed contour maps, viewsheds, routes w/DTED, SRTM, including dynamic profiling<br /> * Hashtags and Sticky tags<br /> * Center on Self, Center on other objects (e.g. another person in the network)<br /> * Range, bearing, and other measurement tools<br /> * Network-aware geofences with triggers<br /> * &quot;Bloodhound&quot; destination tracking, including on moving objects<br /> * Team Emergency Beacons<br /> * Customizable Toolbar<br /> * Radio controls and Integration<br /> * Photo to map capability (aka [[Rubber Sheeting]])<br /> * Casualty evacuation tool<br /> * Icon support for a wide variety of First Responder missions with further extensible Icons<br /> * 3D perspective and ability to display 3D geospatial models<br /> * Useful for First Responders, Hunting, fishing, ornithology, wildlife site survey<br /> * An API with an SDK<br /> <br /> Source: [https://federallabs.org/news/member-labs/afrl%E2%80%99s-atak%E2%84%A2 AFRL’s ATAK™ Web Page] and the [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AN2mpOpC1b0%5FhiQ&amp;cid=5B552B8593A4C98B&amp;id=5B552B8593A4C98B%2135140&amp;parId=5B552B8593A4C98B%2133944&amp;o=OneUp CivTAK 4.0 Manual]<br /> <br /> The API and associated SDK allow developers with access to extend CivTAK&#039;s functionality in virtually any dimension. See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]]<br /> <br /> ==Official Media==<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw ATAK 3.6 Promo video]<br /> <br /> {{#evt:<br /> service=youtube<br /> |id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw<br /> |alignment=center<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Official Links==<br /> * [https://takmaps.com/ TAK Product Center] &#039;&#039;Geoblocked to US IP Addresses Only&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not use / trust atakmap.com.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Chat Server]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting Started==<br /> <br /> There is a separate [[Getting Started]] page to get you from download to running (&quot;Zero to Hero&quot;).<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> The best place to download ATAK-Civ is from the Google Play Store, [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here].<br /> <br /> There is a file repository with consolidated executables, documention and geospatial documents [https://files.civtak.org here].<br /> <br /> If you need to upload a file (such as a tutorial or language translation, for instance), you can do that [https://oc.civtak.org/dropbox here].<br /> <br /> If you are having installation problems, see the [[Installation Problems]] page.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK / ATAK-PR Repackaged (Deprecated)===<br /> This is an &#039;&#039;UNOFFICIAL&#039;&#039; repackaged version of ATAK-PR 4.0.0.1 with needed libraries to work with more Android architectures.<br /> <br /> * [https://files.civtak.org Repackaged CivTAK / ATAK-PR Download (Rebuild) (Download)] 4.0.0.1-pr-fm<br /> <br /> ==ATAK-PR Plugins==<br /> * ATAK-PR (&lt;nowiki&gt;ATAK v.4.0.0.1 (3a32eb4e)[civ.pr]&lt;/nowiki&gt;) has plugin support internally. However does not actually support plugins and released by the government.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;If you need plugins, you currently need CivTAK 4.0, which supports plugins.&#039;&#039; See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]].<br /> <br /> =Resources=<br /> <br /> ===Mapsources and Datasets===<br /> * Public Mapsources (e.g. OpenStreetMap, USGS)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=Offline_Imagery Offline Imagery for TAK]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgokdPcMdadwX7Al4EQ?e=NfRTgc A map of the world] (500MB, 2015)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=L6T05e A map of CONUS](3.5 GB, date unknown)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=2XcT0H A sectional reference flight map] (3.5 GB, 2014) NOT for use in flight!<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgokca0_VdMqPnI82mg?e=Is4rfi Some Imagery collected from a user over time] (Mostly US)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=SRTM Elevation Data for TAK] SRTM / DTED]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgc8i5Nw7fE6zTtd-2Q?e=GPkhQs SRTM for North and most of South America] (excepting Brazil), sourced from [https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ USGS Earth Explorer], March 2020.<br /> <br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=MOBAC MOBAC for TAK]<br /> <br /> ===Icons and Symbology===<br /> * FEMA ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> * DHS ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> <br /> =Documentation &amp; Tutorials=<br /> <br /> There are numerous forms of [[Documentation and Tutorials]], including several video tutorials<br /> <br /> =Community Links=<br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [https://TAKCiv.org TAKCiv.org] collects public information and news about the TAK program.<br /> <br /> ===Social Media &amp; Discussion Groups===<br /> * Reddit ATAK Community ([https://Reddit.com/r/ATAK Reddit.com/r/ATAK]).<br /> * CivTAK [https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Server].<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/500362027115277/ ATAK Android Team Awareness Kit for Public Safety] Facebook Group.<br /> * A collection of [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFR6MiKBtUOMdn5SbXE-g/videosATAK-related YouTube Videos].<br /> * A professional collection of [https://vimeo.com/teamconnect training videos] from TeamConnect<br /> <br /> =TAK Server Solutions &amp; TAK Inter-connectivity Methods=<br /> <br /> ===Free/Open Source Solutions===<br /> [[File:FreeTakServerLogo.png|right|middle|128px|thumb|FreeTakServer Logo]]<br /> * [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer] A Free Python-based &#039;TAK Server&#039; Alternative. FTS supports video collaboration out of the box, unlike TAKServer and it supports federation. It is also relatively easy to install and administer basic capabilities.<br /> <br /> * [http://7n7.us/1 Virtual Multicast Capable LAN using ZeroTier ZeroTakServer Dummy&#039;s Guide]<br /> <br /> =Page Directory=<br /> * [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Special:AllPages CivTAK Wiki Page Directory]<br /> <br /> =Licence / Distribution=<br /> <br /> Both CivTAK and ATAK-PR are availalble to the public at no cost. You simply need to agree to the license.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;ATAK-PR is the least restricted version of TAK and is made available to support virtually any individual or organization with a requirement to display Position Location Information (PLI). ATAK-PR is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which advices this item is classified as EAR99 (CJ0001904 &amp; CJ0002108-CJ0002135). TAK-PR is not authorized for release to an embargoed or sanctioned country, to a party of concern, or in support of prohibited end-use.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ATAK-PR and CivTAK, and their SDKs have also been approved for public release under the same restrictions listed above. See the Public Release paperwork [https://www.takciv.org/2020/02/14/civtak-has-been-approved-for-public-release/ here].<br /> <br /> ==ATAK is NOT FOR SALE (Its Free)==<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE GRANTED A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE, NO-CHARGE, ROYALTY-FREE RIGHT TO USE, COPY, PUBLISH, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE IN OBJECT CODE FORMAT, AND TO PERMIT PERSONS TO WHOM THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED TO DO SO. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SELL, REVERSE ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE, OR DECOMPILE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE, OR TO PERMIT OTHERS TO DO SO.&quot;<br /> <br /> Source: ATAK Licence - Settings &gt; About &gt; View EULA<br /> <br /> Read the full [[ATAK_EULA|(ATAK End-user License Agreement (EULA))]] here.<br /> <br /> ATAK was paid for with public funds.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1234 Main Page 2022-01-11T15:32:11Z <p>File: /* TAK Server Solutions &amp; TAK Inter-connectivity Methods */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Takpr4001-splash.jpg|740px|thumb|center|TAK-PR Screenshot w/ Distribution Statement: A]]<br /> <br /> =Android Team Awareness Kit (CivTAK) Community Wiki=<br /> <br /> The purpose of this wiki is as a community resource to allow people to document how ATAK and CivTAK work and promote them to the civilian community, including for First Responders of all sorts. If/when other products are released, they will be added to the wiki.<br /> <br /> You are welcomed, encouraged and needed to edit and improve this wiki to encourage community development and extension.<br /> <br /> ==What is TAK?==<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (TAK), for civilian uses, or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Assault Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (also TAK) for military uses is a suite of software that provides geospatial information and allows user collaboration over geography. There are numerous [[TAK Products]] in the TAK family, all developed at government expense<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit &#039;&#039;&#039; for Android (ATAK, also known as CivTAK) was originally developed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)] and is now maintained by a Joint Product Center.<br /> <br /> ATAK (including CivTAK) is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app. It allows for precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness, navigation, and data sharing.<br /> <br /> All the Android variants of TAK are virtually identical and all are interoperable with each other and with other TAK products. There are small, military-specific additions in military versions of ATAK.<br /> <br /> See the TAK Products page for a more comprehensive list of [[TAK Products]].<br /> <br /> You can also read an [[ATAK overView]] from the [[ATAK Manual]] and an [[Documentation and Tutorials]] in Wiki Format.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK Features===<br /> Industry/civilian capabilities of ATAK/CivTAK include:<br /> <br /> * Online and offline mapping (most standard formats), with a blazing fast rendering engine<br /> * Support for very high-resolution imagery (sub 1 cm resolution)<br /> * Collaborative mapping, including points, drawings, locations of interest<br /> * Extensive and customizable set of [[Icons]]<br /> * [[Overlay Manager]] which allows the Import and display of KML, KMZ, GPX overlays, maps and imagery including both online and offline sources with adjustable transparancy. These overlays can be treated as Gridded Refrence Gaphics.<br /> * Location marking, sharing, history<br /> * Chat, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, streaming<br /> * Navigation-walking/hiking, driving, also useful flying and air-ground coordination<br /> * [[Elevation Tools]], heat maps, computed contour maps, viewsheds, routes w/DTED, SRTM, including dynamic profiling<br /> * Hashtags and Sticky tags<br /> * Center on Self, Center on other objects (e.g. another person in the network)<br /> * Range, bearing, and other measurement tools<br /> * Network-aware geofences with triggers<br /> * &quot;Bloodhound&quot; destination tracking, including on moving objects<br /> * Team Emergency Beacons<br /> * Customizable Toolbar<br /> * Radio controls and Integration<br /> * Photo to map capability (aka [[Rubber Sheeting]])<br /> * Casualty evacuation tool<br /> * Icon support for a wide variety of First Responder missions with further extensible Icons<br /> * 3D perspective and ability to display 3D geospatial models<br /> * Useful for First Responders, Hunting, fishing, ornithology, wildlife site survey<br /> * An API with an SDK<br /> <br /> Source: [https://federallabs.org/news/member-labs/afrl%E2%80%99s-atak%E2%84%A2 AFRL’s ATAK™ Web Page] and the [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AN2mpOpC1b0%5FhiQ&amp;cid=5B552B8593A4C98B&amp;id=5B552B8593A4C98B%2135140&amp;parId=5B552B8593A4C98B%2133944&amp;o=OneUp CivTAK 4.0 Manual]<br /> <br /> The API and associated SDK allow developers with access to extend CivTAK&#039;s functionality in virtually any dimension. See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]]<br /> <br /> ==Official Media==<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw ATAK 3.6 Promo video]<br /> <br /> {{#evt:<br /> service=youtube<br /> |id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw<br /> |alignment=center<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Official Links==<br /> * [https://takmaps.com/ TAK Product Center] &#039;&#039;Geoblocked to US IP Addresses Only&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not use / trust atakmap.com.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Chat Server]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting Started==<br /> <br /> There is a separate [[Getting Started]] page to get you from download to running (&quot;Zero to Hero&quot;).<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> The best place to download ATAK-Civ is from the Google Play Store, [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here].<br /> <br /> There is a file repository with consolidated executables, documention and geospatial documents [https://files.civtak.org here].<br /> <br /> If you need to upload a file (such as a tutorial or language translation, for instance), you can do that [https://oc.civtak.org/dropbox here].<br /> <br /> If you are having installation problems, see the [[Installation Problems]] page.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK / ATAK-PR Repackaged (Deprecated)===<br /> This is an &#039;&#039;UNOFFICIAL&#039;&#039; repackaged version of ATAK-PR 4.0.0.1 with needed libraries to work with more Android architectures.<br /> <br /> * [https://files.civtak.org Repackaged CivTAK / ATAK-PR Download (Rebuild) (Download)] 4.0.0.1-pr-fm<br /> <br /> ==ATAK-PR Plugins==<br /> * ATAK-PR (&lt;nowiki&gt;ATAK v.4.0.0.1 (3a32eb4e)[civ.pr]&lt;/nowiki&gt;) has plugin support internally. However does not actually support plugins and released by the government.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;If you need plugins, you currently need CivTAK 4.0, which supports plugins.&#039;&#039; See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]].<br /> <br /> =Resources=<br /> <br /> ===Mapsources and Datasets===<br /> * Public Mapsources (e.g. OpenStreetMap, USGS)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=Offline_Imagery Offline Imagery for TAK]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgokdPcMdadwX7Al4EQ?e=NfRTgc A map of the world] (500MB, 2015)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=L6T05e A map of CONUS](3.5 GB, date unknown)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=2XcT0H A sectional reference flight map] (3.5 GB, 2014) NOT for use in flight!<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgokca0_VdMqPnI82mg?e=Is4rfi Some Imagery collected from a user over time] (Mostly US)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=SRTM Elevation Data for TAK] SRTM / DTED]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgc8i5Nw7fE6zTtd-2Q?e=GPkhQs SRTM for North and most of South America] (excepting Brazil), sourced from [https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ USGS Earth Explorer], March 2020.<br /> <br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=MOBAC MOBAC for TAK]<br /> <br /> ===Icons and Symbology===<br /> * FEMA ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> * DHS ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> <br /> =Documentation &amp; Tutorials=<br /> <br /> There are numerous forms of [[Documentation and Tutorials]], including several video tutorials<br /> <br /> =Community Links=<br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [https://TAKCiv.org TAKCiv.org] collects public information and news about the TAK program.<br /> <br /> ===Social Media &amp; Discussion Groups===<br /> * Reddit ATAK Community ([https://Reddit.com/r/ATAK Reddit.com/r/ATAK]).<br /> * CivTAK [https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Server].<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/500362027115277/ ATAK Android Team Awareness Kit for Public Safety] Facebook Group.<br /> * A collection of [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFR6MiKBtUOMdn5SbXE-g/videosATAK-related YouTube Videos].<br /> * A professional collection of [https://vimeo.com/teamconnect training videos] from TeamConnect<br /> <br /> =TAK Server Solutions &amp; TAK Inter-connectivity Methods=<br /> <br /> ===Free/Open Source Solutions===<br /> [[File:FreeTakServerLogo.png|right|middle|128px|thumb|FreeTakServer Logo]]<br /> * [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer] A Free Python-based &#039;TAK Server&#039; Alternative. FTS supports video collaboration out of the box, unlike TAKServer and it supports federation. It is also relatively easy to install and administer basic capabilities.<br /> <br /> * [http://7n7.us/1 Virtual Multicast Capable LAN using ZeroTier ZeroTakServer Dummy&#039;s Guide]<br /> <br /> =Page Directory=<br /> * [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Special:AllPages CivTAK Wiki Page Directory]<br /> <br /> =Licence / Distribution=<br /> <br /> Both CivTAK and ATAK-PR are availalble to the public at no cost. You simply need to agree to the license.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;ATAK-PR is the least restricted version of TAK and is made available to support virtually any individual or organization with a requirement to display Position Location Information (PLI). ATAK-PR is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which advices this item is classified as EAR99 (CJ0001904 &amp; CJ0002108-CJ0002135). TAK-PR is not authorized for release to an embargoed or sanctioned country, to a party of concern, or in support of prohibited end-use.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ATAK-PR and CivTAK, and their SDKs have also been approved for public release under the same restrictions listed above. See the Public Release paperwork [https://www.takciv.org/2020/02/14/civtak-has-been-approved-for-public-release/ here].<br /> <br /> ==ATAK is NOT FOR SALE (Its Free)==<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE GRANTED A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE, NO-CHARGE, ROYALTY-FREE RIGHT TO USE, COPY, PUBLISH, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE IN OBJECT CODE FORMAT, AND TO PERMIT PERSONS TO WHOM THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED TO DO SO. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SELL, REVERSE ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE, OR DECOMPILE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE, OR TO PERMIT OTHERS TO DO SO.&quot;<br /> <br /> Source: ATAK Licence - Settings &gt; About &gt; View EULA<br /> <br /> Read the full [[ATAK_EULA|(ATAK End-user License Agreement (EULA))]] here.<br /> <br /> ATAK was paid for with public funds.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=FreeTAKServer&diff=1227 FreeTAKServer 2020-11-05T20:10:43Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>TAKFreeServer is a open source Python3 software implementation of a TAK server for consumer and hobbyist use. It is built using python stdlib libraries and supports both Windows and Linux-like platforms. The implementation aims to support all major use cases of a TAK server.<br /> <br /> Initially created in February 2020 by reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] under the name TAKlib it&#039;s development and deployment grew rapidly over the next 2 months and quickly reached it&#039;s Alpha phase and it&#039;s first functional implementations. Later in February [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] was joined by reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/K0rv0/ u/K0rv0] and github user [https://github.com/naman108 naman108] who took up the project and developed the first functional iterations of TAKFreeServer after [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] had to leave the project due to work.<br /> <br /> ==Installation==<br /> run the following command in a terminal:<br /> <br /> git clone https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib.git<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;color:#005cc5&quot;&gt;cd&lt;/span&gt; TAKLib<br /> <br /> ==FTS Documentation ==<br /> <br /> You will find current FreeTAKServer documentation on GitHub [https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTakServer/blob/master/README.md here] and FreeTAKServer user documentation [https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/ here]. The Git page also includes [https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/CLI/ Installation instructions] with command line options, a [https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/CLI/ Docker image]<br /> <br /> ==Public FTS == <br /> (As of June 28 2020)<br /> <br /> The FTS developers have setup a public FTS instance for experimental use.<br /> <br /> The Public server is an instance of FTS made available for you to test and play with. We are not going to spy on you, but keep in mind that information will be shared with all the connected users. For production consider to install your own instance.<br /> <br /> ===Server rules ===<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Please be respectful of others<br /> <br /> This is a free service, but that cost money, do NOT upload huge data packages<br /> <br /> Until the 1.0 stable release, we will use the server to test new features, that means it can not be accessible during certain periods<br /> <br /> Failure to respect those rules will be punished by our Killer Pirate Parrot, you have been warned<br /> <br /> Configure ATAK for FreeTakServer on the public server<br /> Download required files<br /> <br /> The easiest way is to open this article in your Android phone, so that all the files will be already available there.<br /> <br /> Download and install ATAK 4.0<br /> <br /> Primary https://7n7.us/civtak<br /> <br /> Alternative https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VOTxwt0LpFwOgtw1oGaEa2al5wLDkiog<br /> <br /> Download the configuration<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IK1LfPN13EWikHaMyOuDDwIerNGz-Wli<br /> <br /> Download the basic maps<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u6xADO_kYolguf9-rXGZHtRgu-Cx_il4/view?usp=sharing<br /> <br /> Optional: Download additional maps<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ltdp2U7ItEu6b380u9BYswVHLSD9F-vn/view?usp=sharing<br /> Configure using import manager<br /> <br /> Start ATAK on android<br /> <br /> Tap the “...”<br /> <br /> Tap Import manager<br /> <br /> Tap “Local SD”<br /> <br /> Go to the place where you have downloaded the files<br /> <br /> select “Google_Mapsources.zip” and “fts-official-pub.zip”<br /> <br /> Optionally select “MOBAC-Maps-master.zip”<br /> <br /> Click OK<br /> <br /> A message will appear to inform you that you are are connected to the FTS Official (public) server<br /> <br /> <br /> Configure using settings<br /> <br /> Tap ...<br /> <br /> Tap settings<br /> <br /> Go to TAK servers<br /> <br /> Click add<br /> <br /> Click advanced options<br /> <br /> Select TCP as streaming protocol<br /> <br /> Use this address: 204.48.30.216<br /> <br /> Server port : 8087<br /> <br /> No user name or password is required<br /> ==External links==<br /> [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer github]</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=FreeTAKServer&diff=1226 FreeTAKServer 2020-11-05T17:48:35Z <p>File: added GitHub links.</p> <hr /> <div>TAKFreeServer is a open source Python3 software implementation of a TAK server for consumer and hobbyist use. It is built using python stdlib libraries and supports both Windows and Linux-like platforms. The implementation aims to support all major use cases of a TAK server.<br /> <br /> Initially created in February 2020 by reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] under the name TAKlib it&#039;s development and deployment grew rapidly over the next 2 months and quickly reached it&#039;s Alpha phase and it&#039;s first functional implementations. Later in February [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] was joined by reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/K0rv0/ u/K0rv0] and github user [https://github.com/naman108 naman108] who took up the project and developed the first functional iterations of TAKFreeServer after [https://www.reddit.com/user/Tapawingos/ u/Tapawingos] had to leave the project due to work.<br /> <br /> ==Installation==<br /> run the following command in a terminal:<br /> <br /> git clone https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib.git<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;color:#005cc5&quot;&gt;cd&lt;/span&gt; TAKLib<br /> <br /> ==FTS Documentation ==<br /> <br /> You will find current FreeTAKServer documentation on GitHub [https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTakServer/blob/master/README.md here] and FreeTAKServer user documentation [https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/ here]..<br /> <br /> ==Public FTS == <br /> (As of June 28 2020)<br /> <br /> The FTS developers have setup a public FTS instance for experimental use.<br /> <br /> The Public server is an instance of FTS made available for you to test and play with. We are not going to spy on you, but keep in mind that information will be shared with all the connected users. For production consider to install your own instance.<br /> <br /> ===Server rules ===<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Please be respectful of others<br /> <br /> This is a free service, but that cost money, do NOT upload huge data packages<br /> <br /> Until the 1.0 stable release, we will use the server to test new features, that means it can not be accessible during certain periods<br /> <br /> Failure to respect those rules will be punished by our Killer Pirate Parrot, you have been warned<br /> <br /> Configure ATAK for FreeTakServer on the public server<br /> Download required files<br /> <br /> The easiest way is to open this article in your Android phone, so that all the files will be already available there.<br /> <br /> Download and install ATAK 4.0<br /> <br /> Primary https://7n7.us/civtak<br /> <br /> Alternative https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VOTxwt0LpFwOgtw1oGaEa2al5wLDkiog<br /> <br /> Download the configuration<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IK1LfPN13EWikHaMyOuDDwIerNGz-Wli<br /> <br /> Download the basic maps<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u6xADO_kYolguf9-rXGZHtRgu-Cx_il4/view?usp=sharing<br /> <br /> Optional: Download additional maps<br /> <br /> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ltdp2U7ItEu6b380u9BYswVHLSD9F-vn/view?usp=sharing<br /> Configure using import manager<br /> <br /> Start ATAK on android<br /> <br /> Tap the “...”<br /> <br /> Tap Import manager<br /> <br /> Tap “Local SD”<br /> <br /> Go to the place where you have downloaded the files<br /> <br /> select “Google_Mapsources.zip” and “fts-official-pub.zip”<br /> <br /> Optionally select “MOBAC-Maps-master.zip”<br /> <br /> Click OK<br /> <br /> A message will appear to inform you that you are are connected to the FTS Official (public) server<br /> <br /> <br /> Configure using settings<br /> <br /> Tap ...<br /> <br /> Tap settings<br /> <br /> Go to TAK servers<br /> <br /> Click add<br /> <br /> Click advanced options<br /> <br /> Select TCP as streaming protocol<br /> <br /> Use this address: 204.48.30.216<br /> <br /> Server port : 8087<br /> <br /> No user name or password is required<br /> ==External links==<br /> [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer github]</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions&diff=1224 Frequently Asked Questions 2020-10-29T01:58:11Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div> *&#039;&#039;&#039;NOTE&#039;&#039;&#039;: If you have questions you&#039;d like answered, please add them at the bottom of the page and we&#039;ll see if we can answer them. ***<br /> <br /> ==Is There a &#039;Getting Started&#039; Tutorial?==<br /> <br /> Yes, go to [[Getting Started]] which will be a big help.<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I get the Latest Version==<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;(Best for United States users)&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Best for International users). As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> ==What Are the System Requirements?==<br /> * Android OS 5.1 or higher<br /> * 64 bit version of the Operating System<br /> * About 200 MB of storage, plus maps<br /> * Network Connectivity if you want to do anything interesting with other people<br /> <br /> ==What Versions a/Flavors are there?==<br /> <br /> If you are a civilian, you probalby want the Play store version. See the section on downloading ATAK for that.<br /> <br /> There are however, several other versions.<br /> <br /> See [[TAK Products]] for a list of products -- most of which are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install CivTAK?==<br /> [Directions to go here} <br /> <br /> If you run into problems installing the app, please check the [[Installation Problems]] page, then go to the [[Discord]] Server to ask for Help.<br /> <br /> ==What is Good CivTAK for?==<br /> Its good at understanding the geography around you, and coordinating with others over geography. Its easy to use for what it does, but its an enterprise quality, high end tool that does most of what you need in a mobile collaborative mapping application, and there&#039;s a plugin architecture so developers can add to it.<br /> <br /> Because it is enterprise quality, and scales to tens of thousands of simultaneous users, First Responders like Firefighters, Law Enforcement and Security teams like to use it to coordinate their teams.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. With a Network setup, (A simple no-server configuration called [[ZeroTAK]] is available for this. This is really the biggest, best case for using CivTAK. Its possible to do this with Google Maps, but CivTAK is far, far, more capable than any competing tool. its a comprehensive mapping and geographical mapping package on your phone/table. There are [[Licensees]] who run TAKServers, but they aren&#039;t generally available yet.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. If you are going on a long hike, download your maps/imagery ahead of time, map out your route on your phone or google maps with the [[Route Manager]], and as long as you have power and a good phone, you are good to go.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Route &amp; Distance Tracking&#039;&#039;&#039;. CivTAK automatically creates a track of your travels, which can be exported as GPX or KML to other applications.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Off-Road Navigation&#039;&#039;&#039;. A more general case of Hiking.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Marking landmarks&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its great at keeping track of multiple landmarks on your phone. The landmarks are persistent, that is they stay on the app when you close the app or restart you phone. There are a wide variety of [[icons]]/markers and you can import your own icons It is also good at marking lines, measuring things and understanding geography.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Importing Custom Maps&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its possible to import photos of maps and overlay them directly on the existing imagery you have using [[Rubber Sheet]] tool. Its fairly simple to do that and once imported, you can turn them on or off and change the transparency, so you can see both the imported photo and the underlying map/imagery simultaneously. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Chat Tool&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are better chat tools, but it has chat integrated with the tool, and the ability to tap on someone&#039;s position (&quot;dot&quot;) to call/text.<br /> <br /> ===Municipal and Corporate Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. This is the thing that CivTAK excels at. Its used by Federal, State and local governments, companies and not-for-profits for real-time collaboration on the move.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Examples===<br /> Here are some ways people have used it:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Planning Hiking Trips &amp; Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for a week hike with everything off-grid. When added to an off-grid communications solution like [[Beartooth]] [[https://www.civtak.org/2020/05/21/2-way-satcom-texting-w-atak/ SomeWear]]or [[goTenna]], you can still track your team-mates in real time.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Capturing GIS information to share&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Tracking/Recording&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used to track those trips and export the results when returning home. It is particularly useful when elevation data is added and [[Elevation Tools]] are used, because then it shows the route taken as well as the elevation gain/loss.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mobile GIS&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for an Eagle Scout Project to collect information on local tree species for the city&#039;s planning. It is particularly useful for creating a team of users, because you can share a set of maps, imagery, overlays and points of interest, so that everyone is working from the same set of information.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Snowmobiling&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its used to track friends off road on snowmobiling trails.<br /> <br /> ===Higher Capacity (Governmental) Examples===<br /> * Its been used to track security at the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B5m_KC5jlBEh8oDZEM2bGIeV5bJIkerB/view 2017 Presidential inauguration] and the [https://www.takciv.org/2020/01/31/super-bowl-tak-dhs-counter-uas/ 2020 Superbowl].<br /> * Its been used by US forces to coordinate Iraqi forces in 2014.<br /> * The National Guard has used it for [https://www.takciv.org/2018/01/26/national-guard-touts-atak-use-in-hurricanes/ Hurricane Relief]<br /> * Many, Many more.<br /> <br /> ==Where&#039;s the Official Government Site?==<br /> The Official Government site &#039;&#039;&#039;which is only accessible to First Responders and Government Employees&#039;&#039;&#039;, is [https://TAKMAPS.com here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I Find Documentation?==<br /> The CivTAK 4.0 Manual is [http://7n7.us/civtak4manual here].<br /> <br /> ==How do I Connect Devices==<br /> <br /> ATAK supports two basic methods for connecting to other devices -- peer to peer via UDP multicast and server-based unicast.<br /> <br /> There are many ways to connect multiple devices running ATAK using those two methods. Here are four- a flat network (e.g. the same wifi channel or a flat tactical radio system, such as Persistent Systems and Sylvus radios, ZeroTAKServer, using ZeroTier, TAKServer and FreeTAKServer. Servers generally have the ability to keep track of everything that goes on in the server in a configurable manner.<br /> <br /> In addition, there are several systems that leverage special purpose hardware, such as BearTooth, goTenna and SomeWear, all of which support off-grid communications.<br /> <br /> It is possible to build hybrid networks among these components to provide the benefits of each system.<br /> <br /> ===What is TAKServer===<br /> <br /> ATAK can communicate either via point-to-all communication (UDP) or point to point communications (TCP). The point-to-point communications can be secured with TLS.<br /> <br /> TAKServer is a server that coordinates the point to point security and optionally provides security.<br /> <br /> There are several other server options available, but they are more niche.<br /> <br /> ===Where Can I get TAKServer?===<br /> Unfortunately, you can&#039;t just download TAKServer right now.<br /> <br /> However, you can [[License TAKServer]] by going here.<br /> <br /> ===What is FreeTAKServer?===<br /> <br /> [[FreeTAKServer]] (FTS) is an open source implementation of a server for TAK that is developed independently from the Government. As of now, it supports message passing, mission packages, emergency messages, and geofences among other things. However,it does not currently support TAK-based certs for security. However, it is possible to use a VPN to provide security to the FTS, and some users have run FTS using TOR.<br /> <br /> There are instructions on how to connect to a public FTS on the [[FreeTAKServer]] page.<br /> <br /> ===What is ZeroTAK?===<br /> [[ZeroTAK]] is a serverless configuration of phones using [https://Zerotier.com ZeroTier.com]&#039;s VPM which puts your devices on one virtual local network. ZeroTier is free for personal use.<br /> <br /> This allows a small number of users to share information in an all-to-all manner without a server. <br /> <br /> You can find a tutorial for configuring your phones with the [[ZeroTAK]] tutorial.<br /> <br /> For small networks of users, ZeroTAKServer meets most needs.<br /> <br /> ===What&#039;s the Difference between ZeroTAK and TAKServer===<br /> ZeroTAK isn&#039;t really a server. Its actually a way to configure the network so that all the phones are on the same subnet, so that they can send all to all messages to each other.<br /> <br /> ===Are There any Public Servers?===<br /> <br /> You can find a partial list of [[Public Servers]] [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Public_Servers here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Imagery==<br /> You need &quot;MapSources&quot; files for this. You might check the [[Public Mapsources]] page. However, if you create or use a Map Source that relies on a that hasn&#039;t given permission, you may be violating the company&#039;s terms of service. <br /> <br /> And we aren&#039;t lawyer, and especially we aren&#039;t YOUR lawyers, so don&#039;t don&#039;t have advice on what&#039;s acceptable use, but don&#039;t use map sources that violate company&#039;s terms of service.<br /> <br /> ==How Do I import Image Sources?==<br /> This is pretty challenging. If you really need a FAQ, you are not ready to create your own image source.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Create Custom Maps?==<br /> <br /> There are several methods for creating [[Offline Imagery]] and maps. [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Cursor_on_Target This page] has video tutorials on how to save and use offline imagery.<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I Get Elevation Models (e.g. DTED)==<br /> <br /> ATAK uses either DTED or [[SRTM]] as its elevation model. You can find out how to download, import and use elevation in ATAK [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=SRTM here]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get 3D terrain models==<br /> You can either download public models or make your own with your drone.<br /> <br /> ==How do I import 3D models?==<br /> Use the [[Rubber Sheeting]] tool in ATAK to import them. [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Rubber_Sheeting This page]] shows how to do that. (Though the example is with a 2D map, the process is exactly the same).<br /> <br /> ==How do I import Imagery from My Drone?==<br /> <br /> Place the imagery in the atak/grg or atak/imagery directory. You can then turn it on or off using the [[Maps and Imagery Manager]] or the [[Overlay Manager]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Plugins?==<br /> <br /> Right now you need to be a First Responder and have a registered, approved account at [https://takmaps.com TAKMAPS]. They are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install Plugins?==<br /> No answer yet.<br /> <br /> ==How Well Does it Scale?==<br /> With proper server administration, TAK has been used for critical, real-time operations with tens of thousands of users. It hasn&#039;t shown any upper bounds.<br /> <br /> ==This is Government Software. Does the Government Track Me?==<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;No&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are no trackers in any of the software that allows anyone to track you unless you configure it to do so. Even then, the who system is decentralized to the extent that you don&#039;t use a government server to do anything. People run their own servers and that allows them to be in control of their data to the extent that they choose what servers to connect to. For instance, if you setup your own [[ZeroTAK]] the only people who know anything about your business are those you have on your server and [https://ZeroTier.com ZeroTier], which has nothing to do with the Government.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions&diff=1223 Frequently Asked Questions 2020-10-29T01:55:54Z <p>File: /* What Versions a/Flavors are there? */</p> <hr /> <div> *&#039;&#039;&#039;NOTE&#039;&#039;&#039;: If you have questions you&#039;d like answered, please add them at the bottom of the page and we&#039;ll see if we can answer them. ***<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I get the Latest Version==<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;(Best for United States users)&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Best for International users). As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> ==What Are the System Requirements?==<br /> * Android OS 5.1 or higher<br /> * 64 bit version of the Operating System<br /> * About 200 MB of storage, plus maps<br /> * Network Connectivity if you want to do anything interesting with other people<br /> <br /> ==What Versions a/Flavors are there?==<br /> <br /> If you are a civilian, you probalby want the Play store version. See the section on downloading ATAK for that.<br /> <br /> There are however, several other versions.<br /> <br /> See [[TAK Products]] for a list of products -- most of which are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install CivTAK?==<br /> [Directions to go here} <br /> <br /> If you run into problems installing the app, please check the [[Installation Problems]] page, then go to the [[Discord]] Server to ask for Help.<br /> <br /> ==What is Good CivTAK for?==<br /> Its good at understanding the geography around you, and coordinating with others over geography. Its easy to use for what it does, but its an enterprise quality, high end tool that does most of what you need in a mobile collaborative mapping application, and there&#039;s a plugin architecture so developers can add to it.<br /> <br /> Because it is enterprise quality, and scales to tens of thousands of simultaneous users, First Responders like Firefighters, Law Enforcement and Security teams like to use it to coordinate their teams.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. With a Network setup, (A simple no-server configuration called [[ZeroTAK]] is available for this. This is really the biggest, best case for using CivTAK. Its possible to do this with Google Maps, but CivTAK is far, far, more capable than any competing tool. its a comprehensive mapping and geographical mapping package on your phone/table. There are [[Licensees]] who run TAKServers, but they aren&#039;t generally available yet.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. If you are going on a long hike, download your maps/imagery ahead of time, map out your route on your phone or google maps with the [[Route Manager]], and as long as you have power and a good phone, you are good to go.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Route &amp; Distance Tracking&#039;&#039;&#039;. CivTAK automatically creates a track of your travels, which can be exported as GPX or KML to other applications.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Off-Road Navigation&#039;&#039;&#039;. A more general case of Hiking.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Marking landmarks&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its great at keeping track of multiple landmarks on your phone. The landmarks are persistent, that is they stay on the app when you close the app or restart you phone. There are a wide variety of [[icons]]/markers and you can import your own icons It is also good at marking lines, measuring things and understanding geography.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Importing Custom Maps&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its possible to import photos of maps and overlay them directly on the existing imagery you have using [[Rubber Sheet]] tool. Its fairly simple to do that and once imported, you can turn them on or off and change the transparency, so you can see both the imported photo and the underlying map/imagery simultaneously. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Chat Tool&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are better chat tools, but it has chat integrated with the tool, and the ability to tap on someone&#039;s position (&quot;dot&quot;) to call/text.<br /> <br /> ===Municipal and Corporate Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. This is the thing that CivTAK excels at. Its used by Federal, State and local governments, companies and not-for-profits for real-time collaboration on the move.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Examples===<br /> Here are some ways people have used it:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Planning Hiking Trips &amp; Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for a week hike with everything off-grid. When added to an off-grid communications solution like [[Beartooth]] [[https://www.civtak.org/2020/05/21/2-way-satcom-texting-w-atak/ SomeWear]]or [[goTenna]], you can still track your team-mates in real time.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Capturing GIS information to share&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Tracking/Recording&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used to track those trips and export the results when returning home. It is particularly useful when elevation data is added and [[Elevation Tools]] are used, because then it shows the route taken as well as the elevation gain/loss.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mobile GIS&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for an Eagle Scout Project to collect information on local tree species for the city&#039;s planning. It is particularly useful for creating a team of users, because you can share a set of maps, imagery, overlays and points of interest, so that everyone is working from the same set of information.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Snowmobiling&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its used to track friends off road on snowmobiling trails.<br /> <br /> ===Higher Capacity (Governmental) Examples===<br /> * Its been used to track security at the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B5m_KC5jlBEh8oDZEM2bGIeV5bJIkerB/view 2017 Presidential inauguration] and the [https://www.takciv.org/2020/01/31/super-bowl-tak-dhs-counter-uas/ 2020 Superbowl].<br /> * Its been used by US forces to coordinate Iraqi forces in 2014.<br /> * The National Guard has used it for [https://www.takciv.org/2018/01/26/national-guard-touts-atak-use-in-hurricanes/ Hurricane Relief]<br /> * Many, Many more.<br /> <br /> ==Where&#039;s the Official Government Site?==<br /> The Official Government site &#039;&#039;&#039;which is only accessible to First Responders and Government Employees&#039;&#039;&#039;, is [https://TAKMAPS.com here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I Find Documentation?==<br /> The CivTAK 4.0 Manual is [http://7n7.us/civtak4manual here].<br /> <br /> ==How do I Connect Devices==<br /> <br /> ATAK supports two basic methods for connecting to other devices -- peer to peer via UDP multicast and server-based unicast.<br /> <br /> There are many ways to connect multiple devices running ATAK using those two methods. Here are four- a flat network (e.g. the same wifi channel or a flat tactical radio system, such as Persistent Systems and Sylvus radios, ZeroTAKServer, using ZeroTier, TAKServer and FreeTAKServer. Servers generally have the ability to keep track of everything that goes on in the server in a configurable manner.<br /> <br /> In addition, there are several systems that leverage special purpose hardware, such as BearTooth, goTenna and SomeWear, all of which support off-grid communications.<br /> <br /> It is possible to build hybrid networks among these components to provide the benefits of each system.<br /> <br /> ===What is TAKServer===<br /> <br /> ATAK can communicate either via point-to-all communication (UDP) or point to point communications (TCP). The point-to-point communications can be secured with TLS.<br /> <br /> TAKServer is a server that coordinates the point to point security and optionally provides security.<br /> <br /> There are several other server options available, but they are more niche.<br /> <br /> ===Where Can I get TAKServer?===<br /> Unfortunately, you can&#039;t just download TAKServer right now.<br /> <br /> However, you can [[License TAKServer]] by going here.<br /> <br /> ===What is FreeTAKServer?===<br /> <br /> [[FreeTAKServer]] (FTS) is an open source implementation of a server for TAK that is developed independently from the Government. As of now, it supports message passing, mission packages, emergency messages, and geofences among other things. However,it does not currently support TAK-based certs for security. However, it is possible to use a VPN to provide security to the FTS, and some users have run FTS using TOR.<br /> <br /> There are instructions on how to connect to a public FTS on the [[FreeTAKServer]] page.<br /> <br /> ===What is ZeroTAK?===<br /> [[ZeroTAK]] is a serverless configuration of phones using [https://Zerotier.com ZeroTier.com]&#039;s VPM which puts your devices on one virtual local network. ZeroTier is free for personal use.<br /> <br /> This allows a small number of users to share information in an all-to-all manner without a server. <br /> <br /> You can find a tutorial for configuring your phones with the [[ZeroTAK]] tutorial.<br /> <br /> For small networks of users, ZeroTAKServer meets most needs.<br /> <br /> ===What&#039;s the Difference between ZeroTAK and TAKServer===<br /> ZeroTAK isn&#039;t really a server. Its actually a way to configure the network so that all the phones are on the same subnet, so that they can send all to all messages to each other.<br /> <br /> ===Are There any Public Servers?===<br /> <br /> You can find a partial list of [[Public Servers]] [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Public_Servers here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Imagery==<br /> You need &quot;MapSources&quot; files for this. You might check the [[Public Mapsources]] page. However, if you create or use a Map Source that relies on a that hasn&#039;t given permission, you may be violating the company&#039;s terms of service. <br /> <br /> And we aren&#039;t lawyer, and especially we aren&#039;t YOUR lawyers, so don&#039;t don&#039;t have advice on what&#039;s acceptable use, but don&#039;t use map sources that violate company&#039;s terms of service.<br /> <br /> ==How Do I import Image Sources?==<br /> This is pretty challenging. If you really need a FAQ, you are not ready to create your own image source.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Create Custom Maps?==<br /> <br /> There are several methods for creating [[Offline Imagery]] and maps. [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Cursor_on_Target This page] has video tutorials on how to save and use offline imagery.<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I Get Elevation Models (e.g. DTED)==<br /> <br /> ATAK uses either DTED or [[SRTM]] as its elevation model. You can find out how to download, import and use elevation in ATAK [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=SRTM here]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get 3D terrain models==<br /> You can either download public models or make your own with your drone.<br /> <br /> ==How do I import 3D models?==<br /> Use the [[Rubber Sheeting]] tool in ATAK to import them. [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Rubber_Sheeting This page]] shows how to do that. (Though the example is with a 2D map, the process is exactly the same).<br /> <br /> ==How do I import Imagery from My Drone?==<br /> <br /> Place the imagery in the atak/grg or atak/imagery directory. You can then turn it on or off using the [[Maps and Imagery Manager]] or the [[Overlay Manager]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Plugins?==<br /> <br /> Right now you need to be a First Responder and have a registered, approved account at [https://takmaps.com TAKMAPS]. They are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install Plugins?==<br /> No answer yet.<br /> <br /> ==How Well Does it Scale?==<br /> With proper server administration, TAK has been used for critical, real-time operations with tens of thousands of users. It hasn&#039;t shown any upper bounds.<br /> <br /> ==This is Government Software. Does the Government Track Me?==<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;No&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are no trackers in any of the software that allows anyone to track you unless you configure it to do so. Even then, the who system is decentralized to the extent that you don&#039;t use a government server to do anything. People run their own servers and that allows them to be in control of their data to the extent that they choose what servers to connect to. For instance, if you setup your own [[ZeroTAK]] the only people who know anything about your business are those you have on your server and [https://ZeroTier.com ZeroTier], which has nothing to do with the Government.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions&diff=1222 Frequently Asked Questions 2020-10-29T01:54:34Z <p>File: /* Where Can I get the Latest Version */</p> <hr /> <div> *&#039;&#039;&#039;NOTE&#039;&#039;&#039;: If you have questions you&#039;d like answered, please add them at the bottom of the page and we&#039;ll see if we can answer them. ***<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I get the Latest Version==<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;(Best for United States users)&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Best for International users). As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> ==What Are the System Requirements?==<br /> * Android OS 5.1 or higher<br /> * 64 bit version of the Operating System<br /> * About 200 MB of storage, plus maps<br /> * Network Connectivity if you want to do anything interesting with other people<br /> <br /> ==What Versions a/Flavors are there?==<br /> See [[TAK Products]] for a list of products -- most of which are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install CivTAK?==<br /> [Directions to go here} <br /> <br /> If you run into problems installing the app, please check the [[Installation Problems]] page, then go to the [[Discord]] Server to ask for Help.<br /> <br /> ==What is Good CivTAK for?==<br /> Its good at understanding the geography around you, and coordinating with others over geography. Its easy to use for what it does, but its an enterprise quality, high end tool that does most of what you need in a mobile collaborative mapping application, and there&#039;s a plugin architecture so developers can add to it.<br /> <br /> Because it is enterprise quality, and scales to tens of thousands of simultaneous users, First Responders like Firefighters, Law Enforcement and Security teams like to use it to coordinate their teams.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. With a Network setup, (A simple no-server configuration called [[ZeroTAK]] is available for this. This is really the biggest, best case for using CivTAK. Its possible to do this with Google Maps, but CivTAK is far, far, more capable than any competing tool. its a comprehensive mapping and geographical mapping package on your phone/table. There are [[Licensees]] who run TAKServers, but they aren&#039;t generally available yet.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. If you are going on a long hike, download your maps/imagery ahead of time, map out your route on your phone or google maps with the [[Route Manager]], and as long as you have power and a good phone, you are good to go.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Route &amp; Distance Tracking&#039;&#039;&#039;. CivTAK automatically creates a track of your travels, which can be exported as GPX or KML to other applications.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Off-Road Navigation&#039;&#039;&#039;. A more general case of Hiking.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Marking landmarks&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its great at keeping track of multiple landmarks on your phone. The landmarks are persistent, that is they stay on the app when you close the app or restart you phone. There are a wide variety of [[icons]]/markers and you can import your own icons It is also good at marking lines, measuring things and understanding geography.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Importing Custom Maps&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its possible to import photos of maps and overlay them directly on the existing imagery you have using [[Rubber Sheet]] tool. Its fairly simple to do that and once imported, you can turn them on or off and change the transparency, so you can see both the imported photo and the underlying map/imagery simultaneously. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Chat Tool&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are better chat tools, but it has chat integrated with the tool, and the ability to tap on someone&#039;s position (&quot;dot&quot;) to call/text.<br /> <br /> ===Municipal and Corporate Uses===<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Collaboration&#039;&#039;&#039;. This is the thing that CivTAK excels at. Its used by Federal, State and local governments, companies and not-for-profits for real-time collaboration on the move.<br /> <br /> ===Personal Examples===<br /> Here are some ways people have used it:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Planning Hiking Trips &amp; Hiking&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for a week hike with everything off-grid. When added to an off-grid communications solution like [[Beartooth]] [[https://www.civtak.org/2020/05/21/2-way-satcom-texting-w-atak/ SomeWear]]or [[goTenna]], you can still track your team-mates in real time.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Capturing GIS information to share&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Tracking/Recording&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used to track those trips and export the results when returning home. It is particularly useful when elevation data is added and [[Elevation Tools]] are used, because then it shows the route taken as well as the elevation gain/loss.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mobile GIS&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its been used for an Eagle Scout Project to collect information on local tree species for the city&#039;s planning. It is particularly useful for creating a team of users, because you can share a set of maps, imagery, overlays and points of interest, so that everyone is working from the same set of information.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Snowmobiling&#039;&#039;&#039;. Its used to track friends off road on snowmobiling trails.<br /> <br /> ===Higher Capacity (Governmental) Examples===<br /> * Its been used to track security at the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B5m_KC5jlBEh8oDZEM2bGIeV5bJIkerB/view 2017 Presidential inauguration] and the [https://www.takciv.org/2020/01/31/super-bowl-tak-dhs-counter-uas/ 2020 Superbowl].<br /> * Its been used by US forces to coordinate Iraqi forces in 2014.<br /> * The National Guard has used it for [https://www.takciv.org/2018/01/26/national-guard-touts-atak-use-in-hurricanes/ Hurricane Relief]<br /> * Many, Many more.<br /> <br /> ==Where&#039;s the Official Government Site?==<br /> The Official Government site &#039;&#039;&#039;which is only accessible to First Responders and Government Employees&#039;&#039;&#039;, is [https://TAKMAPS.com here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I Find Documentation?==<br /> The CivTAK 4.0 Manual is [http://7n7.us/civtak4manual here].<br /> <br /> ==How do I Connect Devices==<br /> <br /> ATAK supports two basic methods for connecting to other devices -- peer to peer via UDP multicast and server-based unicast.<br /> <br /> There are many ways to connect multiple devices running ATAK using those two methods. Here are four- a flat network (e.g. the same wifi channel or a flat tactical radio system, such as Persistent Systems and Sylvus radios, ZeroTAKServer, using ZeroTier, TAKServer and FreeTAKServer. Servers generally have the ability to keep track of everything that goes on in the server in a configurable manner.<br /> <br /> In addition, there are several systems that leverage special purpose hardware, such as BearTooth, goTenna and SomeWear, all of which support off-grid communications.<br /> <br /> It is possible to build hybrid networks among these components to provide the benefits of each system.<br /> <br /> ===What is TAKServer===<br /> <br /> ATAK can communicate either via point-to-all communication (UDP) or point to point communications (TCP). The point-to-point communications can be secured with TLS.<br /> <br /> TAKServer is a server that coordinates the point to point security and optionally provides security.<br /> <br /> There are several other server options available, but they are more niche.<br /> <br /> ===Where Can I get TAKServer?===<br /> Unfortunately, you can&#039;t just download TAKServer right now.<br /> <br /> However, you can [[License TAKServer]] by going here.<br /> <br /> ===What is FreeTAKServer?===<br /> <br /> [[FreeTAKServer]] (FTS) is an open source implementation of a server for TAK that is developed independently from the Government. As of now, it supports message passing, mission packages, emergency messages, and geofences among other things. However,it does not currently support TAK-based certs for security. However, it is possible to use a VPN to provide security to the FTS, and some users have run FTS using TOR.<br /> <br /> There are instructions on how to connect to a public FTS on the [[FreeTAKServer]] page.<br /> <br /> ===What is ZeroTAK?===<br /> [[ZeroTAK]] is a serverless configuration of phones using [https://Zerotier.com ZeroTier.com]&#039;s VPM which puts your devices on one virtual local network. ZeroTier is free for personal use.<br /> <br /> This allows a small number of users to share information in an all-to-all manner without a server. <br /> <br /> You can find a tutorial for configuring your phones with the [[ZeroTAK]] tutorial.<br /> <br /> For small networks of users, ZeroTAKServer meets most needs.<br /> <br /> ===What&#039;s the Difference between ZeroTAK and TAKServer===<br /> ZeroTAK isn&#039;t really a server. Its actually a way to configure the network so that all the phones are on the same subnet, so that they can send all to all messages to each other.<br /> <br /> ===Are There any Public Servers?===<br /> <br /> You can find a partial list of [[Public Servers]] [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Public_Servers here].<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Imagery==<br /> You need &quot;MapSources&quot; files for this. You might check the [[Public Mapsources]] page. However, if you create or use a Map Source that relies on a that hasn&#039;t given permission, you may be violating the company&#039;s terms of service. <br /> <br /> And we aren&#039;t lawyer, and especially we aren&#039;t YOUR lawyers, so don&#039;t don&#039;t have advice on what&#039;s acceptable use, but don&#039;t use map sources that violate company&#039;s terms of service.<br /> <br /> ==How Do I import Image Sources?==<br /> This is pretty challenging. If you really need a FAQ, you are not ready to create your own image source.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Create Custom Maps?==<br /> <br /> There are several methods for creating [[Offline Imagery]] and maps. [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Cursor_on_Target This page] has video tutorials on how to save and use offline imagery.<br /> <br /> ==Where Can I Get Elevation Models (e.g. DTED)==<br /> <br /> ATAK uses either DTED or [[SRTM]] as its elevation model. You can find out how to download, import and use elevation in ATAK [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=SRTM here]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get 3D terrain models==<br /> You can either download public models or make your own with your drone.<br /> <br /> ==How do I import 3D models?==<br /> Use the [[Rubber Sheeting]] tool in ATAK to import them. [[https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Rubber_Sheeting This page]] shows how to do that. (Though the example is with a 2D map, the process is exactly the same).<br /> <br /> ==How do I import Imagery from My Drone?==<br /> <br /> Place the imagery in the atak/grg or atak/imagery directory. You can then turn it on or off using the [[Maps and Imagery Manager]] or the [[Overlay Manager]]<br /> <br /> ==Where can I get Plugins?==<br /> <br /> Right now you need to be a First Responder and have a registered, approved account at [https://takmaps.com TAKMAPS]. They are not publicly available.<br /> <br /> ==How do I Install Plugins?==<br /> No answer yet.<br /> <br /> ==How Well Does it Scale?==<br /> With proper server administration, TAK has been used for critical, real-time operations with tens of thousands of users. It hasn&#039;t shown any upper bounds.<br /> <br /> ==This is Government Software. Does the Government Track Me?==<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;No&#039;&#039;&#039;. There are no trackers in any of the software that allows anyone to track you unless you configure it to do so. Even then, the who system is decentralized to the extent that you don&#039;t use a government server to do anything. People run their own servers and that allows them to be in control of their data to the extent that they choose what servers to connect to. For instance, if you setup your own [[ZeroTAK]] the only people who know anything about your business are those you have on your server and [https://ZeroTier.com ZeroTier], which has nothing to do with the Government.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1221 Getting Started 2020-10-29T01:53:11Z <p>File: /* ATAK APK Sources */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you a couple hours to configure a device and learn your way around.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> ====Requirements====<br /> <br /> To Run the current version of ATAK, you need an Android device running a recent 64 bit operating system. Think 5.1 or above. Some cheap Android phones have 64 bit cores but a 32 bit operating system. If you are using a &quot;mainstream device&quot; that&#039;s less than four years old, you should be OK.<br /> <br /> ====ATAK APK Sources====<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;(Best for United States users)&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;Best for International users). As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDtNTvqK2E&amp;list=PLD4gdaBHX0b7xmJughABx7NUTyb82wVCM&amp;index=15 Importing DTED/SRTM] as a Zip File<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1220 Getting Started 2020-10-29T01:51:03Z <p>File: /* Getting ATAK */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you a couple hours to configure a device and learn your way around.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> ====Requirements====<br /> <br /> To Run the current version of ATAK, you need an Android device running a recent 64 bit operating system. Think 5.1 or above. Some cheap Android phones have 64 bit cores but a 32 bit operating system. If you are using a &quot;mainstream device&quot; that&#039;s less than four years old, you should be OK.<br /> <br /> ====ATAK APK Sources====<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDtNTvqK2E&amp;list=PLD4gdaBHX0b7xmJughABx7NUTyb82wVCM&amp;index=15 Importing DTED/SRTM] as a Zip File<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1219 Getting Started 2020-10-29T00:44:49Z <p>File: /* Time Expectation */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you a couple hours to configure a device and learn your way around.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> ====Requirements====<br /> <br /> To Run the current version of ATAK, you need an Android device running a recent 64 bit operating system. Think 5.1 or above. Some cheap Android phones have 64 bit cores but a 32 bit operating system. If you are using a &quot;mainstream device&quot; that&#039;s less than four years old, you should be OK.<br /> <br /> ====Sources====<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDtNTvqK2E&amp;list=PLD4gdaBHX0b7xmJughABx7NUTyb82wVCM&amp;index=15 Importing DTED/SRTM] as a Zip File<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Plugins&diff=1218 Civilian Plugins 2020-10-16T15:04:13Z <p>File: /* Plugins that are deployed with CivTAK 4.0 (But Not CivTAK-PR) */</p> <hr /> <div>CivTAK has a Software Development Kit (SDK) which makes CivTAK extensible in many dimensions. <br /> <br /> (Note: Each of these should have their own page).<br /> <br /> Plugins which have been developed for civilian use: (These should each have a separate page when this is fleshed out).<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Beartooth&#039;&#039;&#039;. [https://Beartooth.com BearTooth] has a CivTAK plugin for its off-grid radio, which they call &quot;The world&#039;s smartest walkie talkie&quot;. The purpose of the Beartooth ATAK plug-in is to use the Beartooth radios as a network transport for simple situation awareness data (e.g., PLI, Chat, PTT audio). One Beartooth device with a secondary network (e.g., TAK Server) will proxy blue force tracks it receives over Beartooth to the secondary network. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;goTenna&#039;&#039;&#039;. [https://goTenna.com goTenna] has three plugins for CivTAK. One each for their Personal, Pro and ProX off-grid radios. goTenna is a TAK Licensee. goTenna ATAK plug-in is to use goTenna radios to create a tactical mesh network for situational awareness data (e.g., PLI such as location, points, routes, etc.) and chat when off-grid (see www.gotennapro.com for more details). A goTenna user with a connection to a secondary network (e.g., TAK Server via LTE) will proxy blue force tracks, points and chat it receives from goTenna to the secondary network via the End User Device (EUD). Each ATAK version (e.g., 3.8, 3.10, MIL, CIV, etc.) requires a different goTenna ATAK plug-in.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Wave Relay&#039;&#039;&#039;. [https://www.persistentsystems.com/ Persistent Systems] has [https://www.persistentsystems.com/pdf/mpu5/5-17-android-rev-a.pdf integrated CivTAK] into its product, especially its MPU5. Persistent Systems is a TAK Licensee.<br /> <br /> == Plugins that are deployed with CivTAK 4.0 ==<br /> <br /> These plugins are included in the CivTAK 4.0 release. They are also included in the PR Release, but they are not compatible with that version.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;GeoTAKCam&#039;&#039;&#039;. Technically a separate camera app rather than a plugin. Gives an estimate of the location you are looking on the map. Included with CivTAK 4.0.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Image Markup&#039;&#039;&#039;. Image markup allows users to mark up images, either from the camera or screenshots.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Network Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;NightVision&#039;&#039;&#039;. Changes the light output so that it is possible to read ATAK in very dark situations without ruining your night vision or with Night Vision Goggles on. Included with CivTAK 4.0<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Serial Manager&#039;&#039;&#039;. Included with CivTAK 4.0.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;TAK ICU&#039;&#039;&#039;. A Peer to Peer video camera integrated with CivTAK.<br /> <br /> ===[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EuAGH2mxkWISXWQSb_o9XyMyvbMCNGkP?usp=sharing Getting the Bundled Plugins]=== <br /> <br /> The plugins above come standard with the TAKMAPS version of CivTAK (bundled). However, for Play Store policy reasons they could not be included as part of the Play Store versio of ATAK. You can download the plugins [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EuAGH2mxkWISXWQSb_o9XyMyvbMCNGkP?usp=sharing here]. They would normally go in atak/support/plugins/bundled. Put them there and install them as though they are standard apps.<br /> <br /> == Plugins for civilian use which are not yet publicly available, but are available to First Responders from the official web site ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;ADSB&#039;&#039;&#039;. In combination with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver, connected by either Bluetooth or USB, places the ADS-B feed on the map. [https://youtu.be/4tv2bkQaFHc?t=79 Here] is a public video showing how the ADSB plugin was used during Hurricane Maria.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;DSM Manager.&#039;&#039;&#039; Allows users to import and use Digital Surface Models. DSMs can be generated by using personal Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) such as those produced by DJI.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;GRG Builder&#039;&#039;&#039;. Builds a search grid around an are. Useful for searches.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Reports&#039;&#039;&#039;. Builds reports.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;UAS Tool&#039;&#039;&#039;. A plugin to control you small UAS, such as DJIs. Provides a Sensor Point of Interest from the UAS.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;VISCA Cam&#039;&#039;&#039;. Plugin to control the VISCA Cam camera.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Track Export&#039;&#039;&#039;. Exports tracks.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;WXReport&#039;&#039;&#039;. Places a current commercial weather source overlayed on the map.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1217 Getting Started 2020-10-16T14:05:14Z <p>File: /* Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> ====Requirements====<br /> <br /> To Run the current version of ATAK, you need an Android device running a recent 64 bit operating system. Think 5.1 or above. Some cheap Android phones have 64 bit cores but a 32 bit operating system. If you are using a &quot;mainstream device&quot; that&#039;s less than four years old, you should be OK.<br /> <br /> ====Sources====<br /> <br /> You can download ATAK, both Mil and Civ from many sources on the web. Many of those sources have malware installed on them. We recommend in the strongest possible terms that you &#039;&#039;&#039;DO NOT INSTALL ATAK FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Below are three soucrces that are trusted:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ From the Google Play Store]&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://takmaps.com/ From the Official Web Site.]&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses. The link above is to the web site, not the actual APK, because it is impossible to directly link to the web site and this way you know you got it from an official source.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://files.civtak.org/ From CivTAK.org.]&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDtNTvqK2E&amp;list=PLD4gdaBHX0b7xmJughABx7NUTyb82wVCM&amp;index=15 Importing DTED/SRTM] as a Zip File<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1216 Getting Started 2020-10-16T13:31:04Z <p>File: /* Elevation Tools */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDtNTvqK2E&amp;list=PLD4gdaBHX0b7xmJughABx7NUTyb82wVCM&amp;index=15 Importing DTED/SRTM] as a Zip File<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Rubber_Sheet&diff=1215 Rubber Sheet 2020-10-15T21:54:37Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>The Rubber sheet tool allows users to take an image or 3D model on the phone and lay it over the imagery/map of ATAK/CivTAK.<br /> <br /> If the map is approximately a representation of the geography, the image/model can be adjusted so the coordinates of the image that match the underlying map. If the proper settings are active, the resulting rubber sheet can be turned on and off and the transparency can e set by clicking the outline. as can KMZs placed in the [[GRG]] directory.<br /> <br /> To turn on and off the rubber sheet display or change the transparency, you must enable outlines &#039;&#039;&#039;and (something else)&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> Once the rubber sheet is where you want it, you can go into the Rubber Sheet Overlay menu and click the &quot;export button&quot; (next to delete). This will allow you to export the rubbersheet as an [[Image Overlay]] (Previouy referred to as a [[GRG]]. The Image overlay has all the benefits of a Rubber Sheet, but can&#039;t accidentally be nudged or moved.<br /> <br /> Below is a simple video demonstrating Rubber Sheeting of a photo and its conversion to an Image Overlay:<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;7-6zu0oYJQ0&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Building Layouts==<br /> <br /> This tool is very useful for Adding building layouts. to do this, take a photo of the building layout -- Fire escape plans layouts work great for this -- and make it as square as you can. Then import it into the Rubber Sheet tool using the &quot;+&quot; icon, and treat it just like the video above. It should only take you a minute or two to import a building layout. The same method works using very high resoluiton layouts generated from building layout CAD tools.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1214 Getting Started 2020-10-15T21:35:40Z <p>File: /* Various Tools */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to help you go from &quot;Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness (SA) tool. That is, it helps you get around like any mapping tool (e.g. Google Maps), but it has a tremendous amount of additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on devices with a 64-bit ARM processor and relatively recent versions of the Android operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are several plugins available for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play Store entry. This is because there is a fairly restrictive app size limitation, and Google policy forbids including APKs within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alternative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [https://www.civtak.org/download-atak/ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated. It is not authoritative, but it is a copy of the version on the web site. It is also not guaranteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundamental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imagery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more in-depth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The trade-off is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the map sources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation Data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coarsest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resolution&quot; elevation. For more information on elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information information &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional information on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they have GPS positions. Each device will appear to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate with a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers [https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/wiki/index/community-servers here]. You can configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manually configure as well.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating Over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a virtual private network (VPN). There is a [https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=897CF159E5459429!36858&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AMLzmj-QiUDXHJM Dummies&#039; Guide] to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/7-6zu0oYJQ0 Rubber sheet tool]; CivTAK Wiki entry for [[Rubber Sheet]] Tool<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1203 Main Page 2020-10-15T12:11:14Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Takpr4001-splash.jpg|740px|thumb|center|TAK-PR Screenshot w/ Distribution Statement: A]]<br /> <br /> =Android Team Awareness Kit (CivTAK) Community Wiki=<br /> <br /> The purpose of this wiki is as a community resource to allow people to document how ATAK and CivTAK work and promote them to the civilian community, including for First Responders of all sorts. If/when other products are released, they will be added to the wiki.<br /> <br /> You are welcomed, encouraged and needed to edit and improve this wiki to encourage community development and extension.<br /> <br /> ==What is TAK?==<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (TAK), for civilian uses, or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Assault Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (also TAK) for military uses is a suite of software that provides geospatial information and allows user collaboration over geography. There are numerous [[TAK Products]] in the TAK family, all developed at government expense<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit &#039;&#039;&#039; for Android (ATAK, also known as CivTAK) was originally developed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)] and is now maintained by a Joint Product Center.<br /> <br /> ATAK (including CivTAK) is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app. It allows for precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness, navigation, and data sharing.<br /> <br /> All the Android variants of TAK are virtually identical and all are interoperable with each other and with other TAK products. There are small, military-specific additions in military versions of ATAK.<br /> <br /> See the TAK Products page for a more comprehensive list of [[TAK Products]].<br /> <br /> You can also read an [[ATAK overView]] from the [[ATAK Manual]] and an [[Documentation and Tutorials]] in Wiki Format.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK Features===<br /> Industry/civilian capabilities of ATAK/CivTAK include:<br /> <br /> * Online and offline mapping (most standard formats), with a blazing fast rendering engine<br /> * Support for very high-resolution imagery (sub 1 cm resolution)<br /> * Collaborative mapping, including points, drawings, locations of interest<br /> * Extensive and customizable set of [[Icons]]<br /> * [[Overlay Manager]] which allows the Import and display of KML, KMZ, GPX overlays, maps and imagery including both online and offline sources with adjustable transparancy. These overlays can be treated as Gridded Refrence Gaphics.<br /> * Location marking, sharing, history<br /> * Chat, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, streaming<br /> * Navigation-walking/hiking, driving, also useful flying and air-ground coordination<br /> * [[Elevation Tools]], heat maps, computed contour maps, viewsheds, routes w/DTED, SRTM, including dynamic profiling<br /> * Hashtags and Sticky tags<br /> * Center on Self, Center on other objects (e.g. another person in the network)<br /> * Range, bearing, and other measurement tools<br /> * Network-aware geofences with triggers<br /> * &quot;Bloodhound&quot; destination tracking, including on moving objects<br /> * Team Emergency Beacons<br /> * Customizable Toolbar<br /> * Radio controls and Integration<br /> * Photo to map capability (aka [[Rubber Sheeting]])<br /> * Casualty evacuation tool<br /> * Icon support for a wide variety of First Responder missions with further extensible Icons<br /> * 3D perspective and ability to display 3D geospatial models<br /> * Useful for First Responders, Hunting, fishing, ornithology, wildlife site survey<br /> * An API with an SDK<br /> <br /> Source: [https://federallabs.org/news/member-labs/afrl%E2%80%99s-atak%E2%84%A2 AFRL’s ATAK™ Web Page] and the [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AN2mpOpC1b0%5FhiQ&amp;cid=5B552B8593A4C98B&amp;id=5B552B8593A4C98B%2135140&amp;parId=5B552B8593A4C98B%2133944&amp;o=OneUp CivTAK 4.0 Manual]<br /> <br /> The API and associated SDK allow developers with access to extend CivTAK&#039;s functionality in virtually any dimension. See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]]<br /> <br /> ==Official Media==<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw ATAK 3.6 Promo video]<br /> <br /> {{#evt:<br /> service=youtube<br /> |id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw<br /> |alignment=center<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Official Links==<br /> * [https://takmaps.com/ TAK Product Center] &#039;&#039;Geoblocked to US IP Addresses Only&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not use / trust atakmap.com.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Chat Server]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting Started==<br /> <br /> There is a separate [[Getting Started]] page to get you from download to running (&quot;Zero to Hero&quot;).<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> The best place to download ATAK-Civ is from the Google Play Store, [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here].<br /> <br /> There is a file repository with consolidated executables, documention and geospatial documents [https://files.civtak.org here].<br /> <br /> If you need to upload a file (such as a tutorial or language translation, for instance), you can do that [https://oc.civtak.org/dropbox here].<br /> <br /> If you are having installation problems, see the [[Installation Problems]] page.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK / ATAK-PR Repackaged (Deprecated)===<br /> This is an &#039;&#039;UNOFFICIAL&#039;&#039; repackaged version of ATAK-PR 4.0.0.1 with needed libraries to work with more Android architectures.<br /> <br /> * [https://files.civtak.org Repackaged CivTAK / ATAK-PR Download (Rebuild) (Download)] 4.0.0.1-pr-fm<br /> <br /> ==ATAK-PR Plugins==<br /> * ATAK-PR (&lt;nowiki&gt;ATAK v.4.0.0.1 (3a32eb4e)[civ.pr]&lt;/nowiki&gt;) has plugin support internally. However does not actually support plugins and released by the government.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;If you need plugins, you currently need CivTAK 4.0, which supports plugins.&#039;&#039; See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]].<br /> <br /> =Resources=<br /> <br /> ===Mapsources and Datasets===<br /> * Public Mapsources (e.g. OpenStreetMap, USGS)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=Offline_Imagery Offline Imagery for TAK]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgokdPcMdadwX7Al4EQ?e=NfRTgc A map of the world] (500MB, 2015)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=L6T05e A map of CONUS](3.5 GB, date unknown)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=2XcT0H A sectional reference flight map] (3.5 GB, 2014) NOT for use in flight!<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgokca0_VdMqPnI82mg?e=Is4rfi Some Imagery collected from a user over time] (Mostly US)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=SRTM Elevation Data for TAK] SRTM / DTED]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgc8i5Nw7fE6zTtd-2Q?e=GPkhQs SRTM for North and most of South America] (excepting Brazil), sourced from [https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ USGS Earth Explorer], March 2020.<br /> <br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=MOBAC MOBAC for TAK]<br /> <br /> ===Icons and Symbology===<br /> * FEMA ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> * DHS ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> <br /> =Documentation &amp; Tutorials=<br /> <br /> There are numerous forms of [[Documentation and Tutorials]], including several video tutorials<br /> <br /> =Community Links=<br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [https://TAKCiv.org TAKCiv.org] collects public information and news about the TAK program.<br /> <br /> ===Social Media &amp; Discussion Groups===<br /> * Reddit ATAK Community ([https://Reddit.com/r/ATAK Reddit.com/r/ATAK]).<br /> * CivTAK [https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Server].<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/500362027115277/ ATAK Android Team Awareness Kit for Public Safety] Facebook Group.<br /> * A collection of [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFR6MiKBtUOMdn5SbXE-g/videosATAK-related YouTube Videos].<br /> * A professional collection of [https://vimeo.com/teamconnect training videos] from TeamConnect<br /> <br /> =TAK Server Solutions &amp; TAK Inter-connectivity Methods=<br /> <br /> ===Free/Open Source Solutions===<br /> [[File:FreeTakServerLogo.png|right|middle|128px|thumb|FreeTakServer Logo]]<br /> * [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer] A Free Python-based &#039;TAK Server&#039; Alternative<br /> <br /> * [http://7n7.us/1 Virtual Multicast Capable LAN using ZeroTier ZeroTakServer Dummy&#039;s Guide]<br /> <br /> =Page Directory=<br /> * [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Special:AllPages CivTAK Wiki Page Directory]<br /> <br /> =Licence / Distribution=<br /> <br /> Both CivTAK and ATAK-PR are availalble to the public at no cost. You simply need to agree to the license.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;ATAK-PR is the least restricted version of TAK and is made available to support virtually any individual or organization with a requirement to display Position Location Information (PLI). ATAK-PR is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which advices this item is classified as EAR99 (CJ0001904 &amp; CJ0002108-CJ0002135). TAK-PR is not authorized for release to an embargoed or sanctioned country, to a party of concern, or in support of prohibited end-use.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ATAK-PR and CivTAK, and their SDKs have also been approved for public release under the same restrictions listed above. See the Public Release paperwork [https://www.takciv.org/2020/02/14/civtak-has-been-approved-for-public-release/ here].<br /> <br /> ==ATAK is NOT FOR SALE (Its Free)==<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE GRANTED A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE, NO-CHARGE, ROYALTY-FREE RIGHT TO USE, COPY, PUBLISH, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE IN OBJECT CODE FORMAT, AND TO PERMIT PERSONS TO WHOM THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED TO DO SO. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SELL, REVERSE ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE, OR DECOMPILE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE, OR TO PERMIT OTHERS TO DO SO.&quot;<br /> <br /> Source: ATAK Licence - Settings &gt; About &gt; View EULA<br /> <br /> Read the full [[ATAK_EULA|(ATAK End-user License Agreement (EULA))]] here.<br /> <br /> ATAK was paid for with public funds.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=1202 Main Page 2020-10-15T12:09:15Z <p>File: /* Downloads */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Takpr4001-splash.jpg|740px|thumb|center|TAK-PR Screenshot w/ Distribution Statement: A]]<br /> <br /> =Android Team Awareness Kit (CivTAK) Community Wiki=<br /> <br /> The purpose of this wiki is as a community resource to allow people to document how ATAK and CivTAK work and promote them to the civilian community, including for First Responders of all sorts. If/when other products are released, they will be added to the wiki.<br /> <br /> You are welcomed, encouraged and needed to edit and improve this wiki to encourage community development and extension.<br /> <br /> ==What is TAK?==<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (TAK), for civilian uses, or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Assault Kit&#039;&#039;&#039; (also TAK) for military uses is a suite of software that provides geospatial information and allows user collaboration over geography. There are numerous [[TAK Products]] in the TAK family, all developed at government expense<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Team Awareness Kit &#039;&#039;&#039; for Android (ATAK, also known as CivTAK) was originally developed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)] and is now maintained by a Joint Product Center.<br /> <br /> ATAK (including CivTAK) is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app. It allows for precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness, navigation, and data sharing.<br /> <br /> All the Android variants of TAK are virtually identical and all are interoperable with each other and with other TAK products. There are small, military-specific additions in military versions of ATAK.<br /> <br /> See the TAK Products page for a more comprehensive list of [[TAK Products]].<br /> <br /> You can also read an [[ATAK overView]] from the [[ATAK Manual]] and an [[Documentation and Tutorials]] in Wiki Format.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK Features===<br /> Industry/civilian capabilities of ATAK/CivTAK include:<br /> <br /> * Online and offline mapping (most standard formats), with a blazing fast rendering engine<br /> * Support for very high-resolution imagery (sub 1 cm resolution)<br /> * Collaborative mapping, including points, drawings, locations of interest<br /> * Extensive and customizable set of [[Icons]]<br /> * [[Overlay Manager]] which allows the Import and display of KML, KMZ, GPX overlays, maps and imagery including both online and offline sources with adjustable transparancy. These overlays can be treated as Gridded Refrence Gaphics.<br /> * Location marking, sharing, history<br /> * Chat, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, streaming<br /> * Navigation-walking/hiking, driving, also useful flying and air-ground coordination<br /> * [[Elevation Tools]], heat maps, computed contour maps, viewsheds, routes w/DTED, SRTM, including dynamic profiling<br /> * Hashtags and Sticky tags<br /> * Center on Self, Center on other objects (e.g. another person in the network)<br /> * Range, bearing, and other measurement tools<br /> * Network-aware geofences with triggers<br /> * &quot;Bloodhound&quot; destination tracking, including on moving objects<br /> * Team Emergency Beacons<br /> * Customizable Toolbar<br /> * Radio controls and Integration<br /> * Photo to map capability (aka [[Rubber Sheeting]])<br /> * Casualty evacuation tool<br /> * Icon support for a wide variety of First Responder missions with further extensible Icons<br /> * 3D perspective and ability to display 3D geospatial models<br /> * Useful for First Responders, Hunting, fishing, ornithology, wildlife site survey<br /> * An API with an SDK<br /> <br /> Source: [https://federallabs.org/news/member-labs/afrl%E2%80%99s-atak%E2%84%A2 AFRL’s ATAK™ Web Page] and the [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AN2mpOpC1b0%5FhiQ&amp;cid=5B552B8593A4C98B&amp;id=5B552B8593A4C98B%2135140&amp;parId=5B552B8593A4C98B%2133944&amp;o=OneUp CivTAK 4.0 Manual]<br /> <br /> The API and associated SDK allow developers with access to extend CivTAK&#039;s functionality in virtually any dimension. See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]]<br /> <br /> ==Official Media==<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw ATAK 3.6 Promo video]<br /> <br /> {{#evt:<br /> service=youtube<br /> |id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojMXYMVdyw<br /> |alignment=center<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Official Links==<br /> * [https://takmaps.com/ TAK Product Center] &#039;&#039;Geoblocked to US IP Addresses Only&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not use / trust atakmap.com.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Chat Server]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> The best place to download ATAK-Civ is from the Google Play Store, [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ here].<br /> <br /> There is a file repository with consolidated executables, documention and geospatial documents [https://files.civtak.org here].<br /> <br /> If you need to upload a file (such as a tutorial or language translation, for instance), you can do that [https://oc.civtak.org/dropbox here].<br /> <br /> If you are having installation problems, see the [[Installation Problems]] page.<br /> <br /> ===CivTAK / ATAK-PR Repackaged (Deprecated)===<br /> This is an &#039;&#039;UNOFFICIAL&#039;&#039; repackaged version of ATAK-PR 4.0.0.1 with needed libraries to work with more Android architectures.<br /> <br /> * [https://files.civtak.org Repackaged CivTAK / ATAK-PR Download (Rebuild) (Download)] 4.0.0.1-pr-fm<br /> <br /> ==ATAK-PR Plugins==<br /> * ATAK-PR (&lt;nowiki&gt;ATAK v.4.0.0.1 (3a32eb4e)[civ.pr]&lt;/nowiki&gt;) has plugin support internally. However does not actually support plugins and released by the government.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;If you need plugins, you currently need CivTAK 4.0, which supports plugins.&#039;&#039; See the list of [[Civilian Plugins]].<br /> <br /> =Resources=<br /> <br /> ===Mapsources and Datasets===<br /> * Public Mapsources (e.g. OpenStreetMap, USGS)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=Offline_Imagery Offline Imagery for TAK]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgokdPcMdadwX7Al4EQ?e=NfRTgc A map of the world] (500MB, 2015)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=L6T05e A map of CONUS](3.5 GB, date unknown)<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgolK2pe27arYyTOTWQ?e=2XcT0H A sectional reference flight map] (3.5 GB, 2014) NOT for use in flight!<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgokca0_VdMqPnI82mg?e=Is4rfi Some Imagery collected from a user over time] (Mostly US)<br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=SRTM Elevation Data for TAK] SRTM / DTED]<br /> ** [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1Vbgc8i5Nw7fE6zTtd-2Q?e=GPkhQs SRTM for North and most of South America] (excepting Brazil), sourced from [https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ USGS Earth Explorer], March 2020.<br /> <br /> * [http://wiki.takciv.org/index.php?title=MOBAC MOBAC for TAK]<br /> <br /> ===Icons and Symbology===<br /> * FEMA ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> * DHS ATAK Icon Package - Included in CivTAK and CivTAK-PR.<br /> <br /> =Documentation &amp; Tutorials=<br /> <br /> There are numerous forms of [[Documentation and Tutorials]], including several video tutorials<br /> <br /> =Community Links=<br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [https://TAKCiv.org TAKCiv.org] collects public information and news about the TAK program.<br /> <br /> ===Social Media &amp; Discussion Groups===<br /> * Reddit ATAK Community ([https://Reddit.com/r/ATAK Reddit.com/r/ATAK]).<br /> * CivTAK [https://discord.gg/xTdEcpc Discord Server].<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/500362027115277/ ATAK Android Team Awareness Kit for Public Safety] Facebook Group.<br /> * A collection of [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFR6MiKBtUOMdn5SbXE-g/videosATAK-related YouTube Videos].<br /> * A professional collection of [https://vimeo.com/teamconnect training videos] from TeamConnect<br /> <br /> =TAK Server Solutions &amp; TAK Inter-connectivity Methods=<br /> <br /> ===Free/Open Source Solutions===<br /> [[File:FreeTakServerLogo.png|right|middle|128px|thumb|FreeTakServer Logo]]<br /> * [https://github.com/Tapawingo/TAKlib TAKFreeServer] A Free Python-based &#039;TAK Server&#039; Alternative<br /> <br /> * [http://7n7.us/1 Virtual Multicast Capable LAN using ZeroTier ZeroTakServer Dummy&#039;s Guide]<br /> <br /> =Page Directory=<br /> * [https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Special:AllPages CivTAK Wiki Page Directory]<br /> <br /> =Licence / Distribution=<br /> <br /> Both CivTAK and ATAK-PR are availalble to the public at no cost. You simply need to agree to the license.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;ATAK-PR is the least restricted version of TAK and is made available to support virtually any individual or organization with a requirement to display Position Location Information (PLI). ATAK-PR is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which advices this item is classified as EAR99 (CJ0001904 &amp; CJ0002108-CJ0002135). TAK-PR is not authorized for release to an embargoed or sanctioned country, to a party of concern, or in support of prohibited end-use.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ATAK-PR and CivTAK, and their SDKs have also been approved for public release under the same restrictions listed above. See the Public Release paperwork [https://www.takciv.org/2020/02/14/civtak-has-been-approved-for-public-release/ here].<br /> <br /> ==ATAK is NOT FOR SALE (Its Free)==<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE GRANTED A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE, NO-CHARGE, ROYALTY-FREE RIGHT TO USE, COPY, PUBLISH, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE IN OBJECT CODE FORMAT, AND TO PERMIT PERSONS TO WHOM THE SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED TO DO SO. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SELL, REVERSE ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE, OR DECOMPILE THE ATAK PR SOFTWARE, OR TO PERMIT OTHERS TO DO SO.&quot;<br /> <br /> Source: ATAK Licence - Settings &gt; About &gt; View EULA<br /> <br /> Read the full [[ATAK_EULA|(ATAK End-user License Agreement (EULA))]] here.<br /> <br /> ATAK was paid for with public funds.</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1201 Getting Started 2020-10-15T12:03:11Z <p>File: /* Need */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1200 Getting Started 2020-10-15T12:02:47Z <p>File: /* Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1199 Getting Started 2020-10-15T12:01:46Z <p>File: /* =Additional Map Sources */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1198 Getting Started 2020-10-15T12:01:13Z <p>File: /* There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1197 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:29:12Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039; Please do yourself a favor and look at the manual while you watch the videos and try these techniques. It will help.<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1196 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:27:02Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get started with them. &#039;&#039;&#039;You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1195 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:26:01Z <p>File: /* Need */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> * ZeroTAKServer video (Todo?)<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1194 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:25:25Z <p>File: /* Elevation Tools */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1193 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:24:32Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper] (Basics)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper] (Radial Menu)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper] (Finding/Dropping a point)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper] (Details &amp; Sending a point)<br /> <br /> ===Route Tool===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager (Tool Icons) ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> ===Need===<br /> * Import Manager<br /> * Rubber Sheet<br /> * TakGeoCam<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1192 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:15:40Z <p>File: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situational awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public. ATAK is much more powerful and easier to use when used in conjunction with a server. See Server options below.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== <br /> If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1191 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:13:22Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>==Overview==<br /> <br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; (or perhaps zero to competent user?) on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1190 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:10:50Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> <br /> This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> ==Time Expectation== If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> ==What Device Can I Use?==<br /> <br /> Current versions of ATAK run only on 64 bit devices with relatively recent versions of the Operating system. If you are running an Android OS version before 6.0, the Play Store version isn&#039;t going to work for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1189 Getting Started 2020-10-15T01:07:43Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> These are ordered by the priority that you should learn each topic. There are multiple videos that cover each topic. The videos at the top of each topic are generally considered most useful for each topic, but there&#039;s a lot of overlap on the videos.<br /> <br /> ===The Most Basics===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> ===Maps &amp; Favorites===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> ===Overlay Manager===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> ===Point Dropper===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> ===Data Packages===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> <br /> ===Track History=== <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> ===Layout Manager ===<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> ===Elevation Tools===<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> ===Drawing Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> ===Various Tools===<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1188 Getting Started 2020-10-14T22:05:33Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231395456 Basic functions-HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool-Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231404875 Route Tool - Build]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/231407158 Point Dropper- Basic]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper-Finding &amp; Dropping a Point]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper-Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper - Details &amp; Sending a Point]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/232706406 Point Dropper - Military Icons]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1187 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:58:49Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234867996 Finding the User Manual]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/234402012 TAK Basics]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381165 Setup &amp; Basics -- The first Four Tools]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266381129 TAK Setup &amp; Basics -- The Menus]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Maps &amp; Imagery- The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269212077 Maps-Downloading a Tileset for Offline]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267849931 Overlay Manager-Basic Practices]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/237657130 Overlay Manager-Quick Clip]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Tool &amp; Geofence]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/236790444 Route Tool-Quick Clip]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911465 Route Tool- Building a Route]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911558 Route Tool - VNS Route Build] (Requires VNS Plugin)<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911673 Route Tool - Edits &amp; Modifications]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/263911789 Rout Tool - Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272686984 Track History Basics (Menu)<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271716450 Quick Pic]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/244063690 Layout Manager]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271516716 Layout Manager-Hide All, Reset, Plugins]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271312091 Layout Manager- How to Configure]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269934528 Elevaton Tool-The Basics<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270125977 Elevation Tool-Elevation within a Route]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267636153 Go-To Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269211956 Drawing Tool-The Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/269680217 Drawing Tool-Radial Menu Breakdown &amp; Geofences]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/235815352 Chat Tool - Basics]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/267437869 Chat Tool]<br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898595 Point Dropper-Finding &amp; Dropping a Point]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898657 Point Dropper-Radial Menu Breakdown]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/266898536 Point Dropper - Details &amp; Sending a Point]<br /> <br /> * <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/271135187 Emergency tool-How To]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/270189955 CASEVAC -HowTo]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272653097 Clear Content] -- Erase everything--Use with Caution</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1186 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:24:36Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics -- Video Links==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Too &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1185 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:23:45Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]; [https://vimeo.com/268621657 Settings &amp; Support]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/-82MY0O6bug Drawing Too &amp; Geofence]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/HrR6ERCg0pk Route Tool]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mWMsItMijHo Data Packages]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/1VSXF7XfOf4 Range &amp; Bearing Tool]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/272806582 Track History (Radial Menu)]<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1184 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:16:16Z <p>File: /* ATAK Usage Basics */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them. You will also find a lot of help in the [[ATAK Manual]].<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/397kuliLgXo Maps &amp; Favorites]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/mXlzq4RFFQE Settings (Intro)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/0YDv5Ekm764 Overlay Manager]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/nJgNm8ziIqo Point Dropper]<br /> * <br /> <br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1183 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:13:15Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them.<br /> <br /> * [https://youtu.be/36Y-459PLKE Overview (Basic Navigation)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/v1f_Tll4mJQ Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)]<br /> * [https://youtu.be/3YfTGNhVHh4 Self, Team &amp; Buddy Markers]<br /> * Maps &amp; Favorites<br /> * Settings (Intro)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1182 Getting Started 2020-10-14T21:09:39Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK Usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> Here are a list of topics for which you can find videos to help you get starte with them.<br /> <br /> * Overview (Basic Navigation)<br /> * Overview (Buttons &amp; Self Marker)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1181 Getting Started 2020-10-14T18:45:10Z <p>File: /* Getting Imagery */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ===Additional Map Sources==<br /> <br /> In addition to the MapSources provided with ATAK-Civ, there are many other map sources on the internet. The [[Public Mapsources]] page provides a list to numerous map sources you may want to add. You can import these using the [[Import Manager]] or by adding them to the atak/imagery/mapsources directory.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1180 Getting Started 2020-10-14T18:28:21Z <p>File: /* Setting Up Team Collaboration */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> ===The Basics -- Working Over WiFi===<br /> <br /> Two devices connected to typical home WiFi should be able to see one another on the map and communicate with one another out of the box if they Have GPS positions. Each device will apepar to the other devices in the network as an aqua dot on the map at their respective geolocations.<br /> <br /> Note that Hotel and cafe WiFi are generally configured to not allow one another to communicate.<br /> <br /> ===Getting Cellular and Mixed Networks Communicating=== <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication and visibility.&#039;&#039;&#039; Phones on cellular networks can&#039;t see one another without a server of one sort or another can&#039;t communicate. This is not a TAK issue, but an issue with the way cellular systems are configured.<br /> <br /> To communicate without a TAK Server of some sort (either [[TAKServer]] or [[FreeTAKServer]]), you need a TAK Server setup, and you need the credentials to be on that Server. <br /> <br /> The easiest way to connect to a TAKServer is to Load a certificate for a TAKServer using the &quot;Import Manager&quot;.<br /> <br /> You can find a list of community TAKServers here. You an configure the servers manually (in most cases) or you can download the configuration file to connect to the server. All servers also have information to manuayyl configure as wlell.<br /> <br /> ===Communicating over Cellular/Mixed Networks Without a Server===<br /> <br /> You can also setup your devices to communicate with one another without a server by leveraging a Virtual Private network. There is a Dummies&#039; Guide to walk you through how to connect devices using the VPN provider ZeroTier. You can read about how to do that on the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[ZeroTAK]]&#039;&#039;&#039; page.<br /> <br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1179 Getting Started 2020-10-14T18:03:58Z <p>File: /* Getting Imagery */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> For modern devices with lots of storage and places you know you will be going to frequently, best practice is to download your imagery ahead of time while you have WiFi, so that the data is immediately available and you don&#039;t use the data or power necessary to download imagery. The tradeoff is that you may not need all the ata you download ahead of time.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1178 Getting Started 2020-10-14T18:01:29Z <p>File: /* Getting Imagery */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface. This video has narration and is a bit more indepth than the next video from Par, which has no narration. It also shows in depth how to download imagery from existing Map Sources:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1177 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:59:49Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from the Government showing how to interact with the maps interface:<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;397kuliLgXo&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date):<br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|269211956}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you the basic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1176 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:54:38Z <p>File: /* Getting Imagery */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> There are several fundemental ways to &quot;Get Imagery&quot;. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Streaming Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; When you select a map source, you will automatically download imagery for the viewed area of the appropriate resolution from that map source on the network.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Downloaded Imagery.&#039;&#039;&#039; In addition to downloading imagery &#039;on the fly&#039;, it is also possible to package imagery for offline use, or to load previously download/packaged imgery for use. Imagery for off-line use are placed in the atak/imagery directory on your phone (or a subdirectory of atak/imagery if you would like to better organize your data). They can be in the atak/imagery of either the internal memory, the SD card or even an external device with the atak/imagery directory.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Par Government showing how that imagery loading works. (This video is for a previous version of ATAK, and is slightly out of date).<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you thebasic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1175 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:43:10Z <p>File: /* Getting Elevation data */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;. You should now be able to see that you have elevation information informaton &quot;under&quot; the imagery.<br /> <br /> This will give you thebasic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1174 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:42:12Z <p>File: /* Getting Elevation data */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Download.&#039;&#039;&#039; Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Import.&#039;&#039;&#039; Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;.<br /> <br /> This will give you thebasic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1173 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:41:17Z <p>File: /* Getting Elevation data */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> <br /> * Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;.<br /> <br /> This will give you thebasic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry, including details on how to download higher resolution elevation information (1 arc-second), and some existing 1-arc second elevation information (mostly for the United States and Canada).<br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1172 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:33:16Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> Elevation data comes in various resolutions. The coursest resolution is &quot;DTED 0&quot;, which consists of 300 meter &quot;resoluiton&quot; elevation. For more information on Elevation data, see the [[SRTM]] CivTAK wiki entry.<br /> <br /> <br /> * Download the DTED 0 for the world [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AovJpJOFK1VbgpNzZTRrfr2o1kLQ-g?e=rns9Ar DTED 0]. Import that data using the &quot;Import Manager tool. When the opportunity presents itself, choose &quot;Zipped DTED Directories&quot;.<br /> <br /> This will give you thebasic elevation information in ATAK-Civ for everyday use. However, it is possible to download higher resolution elevation information for finer-grained information. You can find additional infomation on that in the [[SRTM]] entry.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Setting Up Team Collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1171 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:20:52Z <p>File: /* An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization */</p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> This video covers the basic screen navigation, including the call sign, user location, elevation, speed, and GPS/location accuracy, map scale, map orientation, basic 3D operation, lock on self &amp; self marker, back button operation (Partial), landscape/portrait mode, button, Red X tool. It also briefly describes, bloodhound tool measuring tools, route tools, media player, chat functions, point dropper (7,000 icons, and expandable), GoTo Tool, Layout Manager, maps and map sources, drawing tools, quick nav.<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;youtube&gt;36Y-459PLKE&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s a video from Team Connect giving a basic overview as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#ev:vimeo|234402012}}<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> ==setting up team collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=1170 Getting Started 2020-10-14T17:12:10Z <p>File: </p> <hr /> <div>This &quot;Getting Started&quot; tutorial will walk you through how <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Overview.&#039;&#039;&#039; This is a tutorial to take you from to &quot;Go From Zero to Hero&quot; on ATAK-Civ. ATAK is a very powerful, enterprise-quality collaborative geospatial situatioanl awareness tool. That is, it helps you get around like any map (e.g. Google Maps), but it has tremendious additional functionality and it is very extensible, though most of the plugins developed either at Government expense or for Government use, are not released to the public.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Time Expectation.&#039;&#039;&#039; If you have a device configured with ATAK already, it takes about fifteen minutes to get the basics squared away. If you are coming into this fresh, it may take you several hours to configure a device.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Getting ATAK==<br /> <br /> ===There Are Three Ways To Get ATAK-Civ===<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Google Play Store&#039;&#039;&#039;. The first--and best--way is to download it from the Google Play Store, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civh here]. this will give you automatic updates (about three minor updates per year with modest feature additions) and more frequent bug fixes. Note that there are sevaral plugins avaialable for ATAK which are not included in the ATAK Play store entry, because Google policy forbids including apks within other APKs. Currently, ATAK-Civ is only available from the United States Play Store. <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From the Official Web Site.&#039;&#039;&#039; The second best way is to download the current version of ATAK-Civ from the Government-led [[TAK Product Center]]. You will find ATAK-Civ on the main page of their web site, [https://takmaps.com TAKMaps.com]. This will provide you with the plugins not available from the Play Store. However, download from the website will not provide you with automatic updates. Additionally, the official website is currently restricted to United States IP addresses.<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;From CivTAK.org.&#039;&#039;&#039; As an alterrnative to the first two approaches, you can download ATAK-Civ [ here]. This web site is not IP restricted, but it is not automatically updated, it is not authorative (but it is a copy of the version on the web site), and it is not guanteed to be the most recent version of the software (though we will do our best).<br /> <br /> ==An Initial Walkthrough and Familiarization==<br /> <br /> This section will give you an initial walk through and familiarizaiton with ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> This section assumes you have:<br /> * ATAK-Civ as a standalone device (not connected to anyone else), with internet access.<br /> * No underlying elevation information [[SRTM]] or [[DTED]]).<br /> * No Custom imagery (you will have a few basic sources.<br /> <br /> ==Getting Imagery==<br /> <br /> ==Getting Elevation data==<br /> <br /> ==setting up team collaboration==<br /> <br /> - the basics; working over wifi<br /> <br /> - Getting cellular and mixed networks running <br /> <br /> -- encryption<br /> -- File sharing<br /> <br /> - Getting up to speed with a server<br /> -- Connecting to a TAKServer (NOT Setting up one that&#039;s not possible right now)<br /> -- Connecting to someone&#039;s FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up a FreeTAKServer<br /> -- Setting up an GoATAK Server<br /> <br /> -- Setting up a Tor onion router for additional anonymity<br /> <br /> ==ATAK usage Basics==<br /> <br /> Now that you have your device setup and you are connected to your team, lets dive more into the details of how to use the intermediate capabilities of ATAK-Civ.<br /> <br /> (Heavily leverage use of Par Army Videos)<br /> -- have this be links to separate pages</div> File https://wiki.civtak.org/index.php?title=DTED&diff=1169 DTED 2020-10-14T17:05:40Z <p>File: Redirected page to SRTM</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[SRTM]]</div> File

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