Non-Commercial ATAK (TAK) Technology and Implementation Resources

Annotated bibliography in MLA style. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

Notes: “Non-commercial” is interpreted here as government, community, and open-source resources that primarily publish technical guidance, code, or documentation (not vendor marketing).

Works Cited (Annotated)

  1. “AndroidTacticalAssaultKit-CIV.” GitHub, U.S. Department of Defense, https://github.com/deptofdefense/AndroidTacticalAssaultKit-CIV. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Official ATAK-CIV source code repository (build, dependencies, contributing). Useful for core platform internals and SDK-adjacent exploration.
  2. “ATAK Plugin Example.” GitHub, Paul Mandal, https://github.com/paulmandal/ATAK-Plugin-Example. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Small, readable example plugin showing common patterns (handling messages, simple UI, overlays).
  3. “ATAK-Plugin-Template.” GitHub, Hellikandra, https://github.com/Hellikandra/atak-plugin-template. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Project template scaffold for building an ATAK-CIV plugin (includes Gradle/Android project structure).
  4. “Develop/ Run ATAK Plugins.” LearnATAK, updated 20 Feb. 2023, https://toyon.github.io/LearnATAK/docs/setup/atak_plugin/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Step-by-step guidance for deploying/running plugins and creating a plugin from a template; includes practical filesystem layout expectations.
  5. “FreeTAKServer.” FreeTAKServer User Docs, FreeTAKTeam, https://freetakteam.github.io/FreeTAKServer-User-Docs/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Volunteer-run documentation for FreeTAKServer (a Python implementation of a TAK Server) including install and configuration guidance for ATAK clients.
  6. “MavSDK ATAK Plugin Example.” GitHub, riis, https://github.com/riis/mavsdk-atak-example. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    A “modern” ATAK plugin example oriented around current recommended formatting; includes build/run notes.
  7. “OpenTAKServer.” OpenTAKServer Documentation, https://docs.opentakserver.io/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Open-source TAK Server aimed at easy installation and use; explicitly targets ATAK/iTAK/WinTAK and small computers (e.g., Raspberry Pi).
  8. “‘openTAKpickList’ — Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Related Resources and Links.” GitHub, FreeTAKTeam, https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/openTAKpickList. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Curated, community-maintained index of TAK/ATAK-related resources, servers, plugins, and tooling—useful as a jumping-off catalog.
  9. “TAK Product Center, a U.S. Government Organization.” GitHub, https://github.com/TAK-Product-Center. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Official TAK Product Center GitHub organization—useful for locating government-published TAK components and source releases.
  10. “TAK Server Development.” GitHub, TAK Product Center, https://github.com/TAK-Product-Center/Server. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    TAK Server build/development instructions and source tree for the server side of the TAK ecosystem.
  11. “TAK.gov.” TAK Product Center, https://tak.gov/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Primary official portal for TAK products and resources (ATAK/WinTAK/iTAK, downloads, release schedule, and references).
  12. “TAK Server SDK.” TAK Product Center Git, https://git.tak.gov/sdks/takserver/tak-server-sdk. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Government-hosted developer portal for TAK Server SDK materials; requires a TAK.gov account to access.
  13. Kristan, Michael J., et al. Cursor-on-Target Message Router User’s Guide. The MITRE Corporation, Nov. 2009, https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/pdf/09_4937.pdf. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
    Implementation-oriented reference for Cursor-on-Target (CoT) routing—useful background for TAK/ATAK data exchange and message handling.