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Usage

Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK)

DTED.org offers two integration methods with ATAK:

  1. DTED Stream Server

ATAK with no plugin required. Operates as a drop-in replacement for ATAK's default DTED Stream Server (TPC).

  1. Simple DTED Streamer

ATAK with Simple DTED Streamer plugin. Operates as a Simple DTED Server.

1. Automatically with a QR Code

Scan the following QR code using the camera on your ATAK device (use the Android camera app, not ATAK QuickCam):

ATAK DTED QR code for California

2. Manually via ATAK

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3. Using an ATAK Preferences File

Add the following entries to your ATAK preferences file:

<entry key="prefs_dted_stream_server" class="class java.lang.String">CA.DTED.org</entry>
<entry key="simpleDtedStreamer.streaming_dted_uri_key" class="class java.lang.String">https://CA.DTED.org</entry>
<entry key="prefs_dted_stream" class="class java.lang.Boolean">true</entry>

Sample ATAK preferences file.

WinTAK

TK

TAKX

TK

iTAK

TK

Other Tools

For California (explicit values for ATAK):

  • DTED Stream Server: CA.DTED.org

  • Simple DTED Server: https://CA.DTED.org