The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) is a digital tool that greatly
enhances coordination and collaboration among response teams. This innovative
solution enables tactical data to be generated, visualized, and securely shared.
The tool facilitates daily operations for public safety organizations and
allows different organizations that don’t regularly communicate to seamlessly
come together and maintain shared tactical awareness during a disaster or
special event.
Originally developed by the Department of Defense Air Force
Research Laboratory, TAK was subsequently leveraged and piloted by Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) when a
market survey showed several tactical teams within DHS components were already
using it. S&T worked with the various DHS components to address the unique
aspects of their operational needs, tailor the TAK products accordingly, and
work with their Information Technology departments to deploy it at a fully
accredited, enterprise level.
TAK consists of server and client (mobile app) software
which is free for government and public safety use but requires hardware to run
on and a tech person to install and maintain the software. Existing hardware
and tech resources determine which TAK cost model is appropriate for an
organization.
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