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<br />(1) Specialty team equipment and incident command equipment is reaching the end of its useful life or has
<br />been damaged in responses.
<br />(2) There is a need for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in the Seattle [UA].
<br />NATIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS (NPP):
<br />Investment 5-1 (DVE): Regional Tactical Awareness Kit (TAK)
<br />With FY20 funding the UA began to build the capability of Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK). ATAK has
<br />been rebranded to Tactical Awareness Kit (TAK) as the system now supports both Android and iOS
<br />technology platforms. TAK is a situational awareness and common operating picture (COP) application that
<br />gives first responders access to dynamic open -source background information, data packages, on -site
<br />geospatial awareness, interoperable communication, real time data sharing, and mapping.
<br />Funding is intended to be used to purchase one Go Tenna package (or comparable technology) to support
<br />non -cellular interoperability but quantities may change due to actual costs. The Go Tenna package is an
<br />enhancement to the FY20 project which will allow TAK users to create and use a self -meshing data network
<br />in the absence of cellular, satellite, or wi-fi data services. Additionally, it will support TAK user training and
<br />covering travel to TAK trainings/conferences. Finally, funding will cover Information Technology (IT) support
<br />for TAK system servers (being purchased with FY20 UASI funding) such as high-speed data cables,
<br />installation, or programming requirements for the servers as needed.
<br />Nexus to terrorism: When dealing with radicalized domestic terrorists, there is a need for situational
<br />awareness to support logistics, interoperable communications, and resource management. To ensure the
<br />safety of personnel, special teams need to know what they are walking into and where their resources are
<br />located. The TAK system orients first responders to the situation so they can adapt and quickly conform to
<br />the dangerous and rapidly evolving presence of terrorism and targeted violence.
<br />TAK allows users to layer data from a variety of sources, including terrain maps, weather maps, real-time
<br />drone footage, GPS locations from smartphones and legacy computer -aided dispatch systems. The
<br />information appears on one easy -to -understand map. Everyone gets the same real-time view of the
<br />situation, and users can mark up the map with new information. With this technology, first responders can
<br />support complex missions by loading mission orders in data packages and by providing fluid geospatial
<br />awareness of assets, a dynamic COP, and robust information sharing in a mobile format during a complex
<br />coordinated terrorist attack. Additional data packages for physical geography and high -risk targets like
<br />critical infrastructure, schools, religious facilities, stadiums, and event centers can be pre -loaded which
<br />allows for better situational awareness.
<br />Situational awareness from TAK will be relayed to first responder agencies and individuals, Command, and
<br />other UA partners such as local jurisdiction emergency management Emergency Operation Centers (EOC)
<br />and Fire Departments (FD) to delay, divert, intercept, halt, apprehend, or secure domestic violent extremists
<br />by providing timely and actionable information . Past work with the TAK capability was limited to local areas.
<br />This application began as a pilot program by a King County agency and FY20 UASI funding is enabling the
<br />system to function fully. The FY21 project continues to provide new equipment, training, and IT support to
<br />build and maintain the capability on a regional scale.
<br />UA regional project partners include City of Bellevue Police Department SWAT, City of Seattle Police
<br />Department SWAT, City of Tacoma Police Department SWAT, King County Sheriffs Office special teams
<br />(SWAT, Bomb, Detective, Anti -Crime), and North Sound Metro SWAT. Future regional partners in this
<br />project include City of Everett Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Snohomish County
<br />Sheriffs Office, and non -law enforcement agencies such as UA regional FD and EOCs as well as federal
<br />partners. Additionally, contractors (to be selected) will partner with the project to provide. As advances in
<br />technology occur, additional capabilities will be available to expand regional participation.
<br />Regional engagement and collaboration for TAK is through the Seattle UASI TAK Working Group and the
<br />regional LE Program Manager (PM). The TAK Working Group includes regional first responder partners, and
<br />membership requires interest and participation in the growth of situational awareness technology to support
<br />the UA. Deployment coordination under this project will be through the UA LE Subcommittee which is
<br />comprised of multiple LE representatives from the three county, two city area. Partner engagement will occur
<br />each time the TAK platform is used by tactical teams to share real-time information during response
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