letser / goatak

go ATAK/CivTAK simple server & web client

GoATAK - free ATAK/CivTAK server & web-based client

This is Golang implementation of ATAK server/CoT router aimed to test some ideas about CoT message routing.

binary builds can be downloaded from releases page

Web-based client features

• v1 (XML) and v2 (protobuf) CoT protocol support
• SSL connection support, tested with FreeTakServer and Argustak
• web-ui, ideal for big screen situation awareness center usage
• unit track - your target unit is always in the center of map
• RedX tool - to measure distance and bearing
• Digital Pointer - send DP position to all other contacts
• Add and edit units on map

GoATAK server features

• v1 (XML) and v2 (protobuf) CoT protocol support
• certificate enrollment (v1 and v2) support

Server fast start

Web client setup

1. Download latest binary build from releases page
2. Unzip it to local directory
3. edit goatak_client.yml (default values are for community server).
4. run webclient
5. open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

You can use as many config files as you want and run with specific config with webclient -config <your_config.yml>

Web client config examples

simple config to connect to Argustak cloud based TAK server:

---
server_address: argustak.com:4444:ssl
web_port: 8080
me:
   callsign: username
   uid: auto
   type: a-f-G-U-C
   team: Blue
   role: Team Member
   lat: 0
   lon: 0
ssl:
   cert: username.p12
   password: password

Libraries used

• Leaflet
• Milsymbol

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