Using ATAK for Urban Operations

Most ATAK conversations revolve around off-road use way out in the wilderness, but there are a lot of plug-ins and tools for urban use, and a lot of ways that you can use off-the-shelf stuff to start learning the platform.

@S2Underground
@thetaksyndicate6234

And start collecting your maps!

[SUnderground]

Appreciate the mention, thanks! Looks like a neat TOC-in-a-briefcase setup 👍👍

[Maxmason]

S2 UNDERGROUND MENTIONED!!! LETS GO!!!

[HarryBudkins]

I believe S2 underground also has a decent application video.

[DPolk]

Thank you for sticking to your promise to elaborate on ATAK usage, it’s so helpful to have an authoritative voice for beginners (me lol) to follow

[bulkmulch]

"Water's rising. Time to start collecting your maps." Genius. The whole setup and delivery. A very welcome reminder that I (all of us, really) need to not only be learning, but engaging and practicing. Thank you

[hughlamont]

Just flooded in houston.

We used atak so me, wife and kids could all align at school and work and figure out how to get home.

Super helpful piece of software, and we learned about it from you guys.

[jwcross]

S2 reference? Ugga bugga, one of us!! One of us!!

[kcomg]

I literally said to my screen "Of course you'd take the old one, there's 50 gold sovereigns in there!" 😆

[waylonk]

What a host of information you provide in this video! I've got a lot to research and practice. The ATAK plugin for garmin watches blew my mind.

[TheMulk]

I am not the techiest person, and I love the idea of implementing some of these things. I consume all S2 Underground content too.

These surface level videos that give an idea of all that can be done are great, but I want to see how each component is configured!

[bringer-of-change]

Youve not only successfully sold me on ATAK, But also every devuce you've shown here. I still worry about the devices traceablility, but the utility of this is far greater than i ever thought any civilian would have access to.

[rickwebb]

A good all be it DIY solution for camera are the ESP-Cam boards, a 3d printed enclosure along with an 18650 and you have some small and quick to deploy camera.

[Okiey]

I'll be honest I just found this channel but if all your content is as instructive as this video I'll be here a lot!

[RAMZAVFX]

Perfect timing, right as i get back into using meshtastic. Good refresher from s2's old vid

[ThePatriotParadox]

The SD card thing is amazing especially when Internet is out or unwanted.... To ba able to assemble a group of friends to help move furniture during a storm can all be planned out and gone over by each individual before meeting to save that leather sofa

[johncash-vrks]

One point I believe our host is missing is this: The fact that everyone today has these tools are the exact reason these tools were so incredible in the NO ONE had them you see, the scarcity of any notion of what these gadgets even were to the common man made them otherworldly, ...incredibly well made an informative video, I have been meaning to really get off my ass and learn this gem of communication software.

[laakeaalbano]

Could you make a video on how to do the plug in for your garmin watch?

[AmRock]

I'll give you a scenario to work with. Squad size team of people dispersed in an urban area with requisite equipment and training. One gets a call that a CHOP/CHAZ style zone has been setup and a relative is stranded inside, but precise location is unknown. The team has comms that can get them to a staging area. They arrive on site with the gear they need to run covert or overt unsupported extraction using items available on the civilian market (including vehicles). They need to determine location of the stranded person and extract them.

[JLi--le]

For your upgraded internet/wifi gateway/router, consider watching the YouTube vid from Dave's (Plummer) Garage about the Spitz AX 5G Wi-Fi 6 Cellular Gateway, a multi-wan, 2 sim, travel router.

[PNWOverland]

Glad to see TREX is linking to S2 Underground - that guy is awesome