ORVIWO + Getac + ATAK: Hurricane-Ready Situational Awareness for Puerto Rico, the Caribbean & LATAM

TAK/ATAK: a shared operational map layer that helps teams coordinate faster during hurricanes and disasters.

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The Challenge: Situational Awareness When Everything Fails

Puerto Rico and the region face a unique operational reality: hurricanes, unstable power, damaged infrastructure, and multi-agency coordination under time pressure. In these moments, the gap is rarely “lack of tools”—it’s lack of shared, trusted, real-time location awareness across field teams, vehicles, and command staff.

TAK (Team Awareness Kit) exists to solve that exact problem: a collaborative geospatial environment where teams can share positions, markers, routes, and operational overlays. CivTAK/ATAK is described as a suite that provides geospatial information and enables collaboration over geography, originally developed by AFRL and maintained by the TAK Product Center. CivTAK / ATAK

Coastal conditions change fast—having a common map picture helps teams plan routes, staging, and pri

Field teams can mark hazards, share locations, and push updates to command in real time using ATAK/C

Mobile command keeps the Common Operating Picture (COP) alive—even when networks are degraded.

Damage assessment + map overlays accelerate triage, resource assignment, and recovery operations aft

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Why ATAK/CivTAK Matters for Hurricanes & Disaster Response

ATAK has been associated with hurricane relief operations and multi-agency coordination—enabling capabilities like rescue/evac visualization, aerial footage, hazard overlays, flood overlays, and geofencing. CivTAK / ATAK

For ORVIWO’s regional mission set, this translates into practical outcomes:

• Faster search & rescue coordination (teams + vehicles + staging areas)

• Clearer hazard awareness (flooded roads, restricted zones, shelter capacity)

• Better multi-agency synchronization (a common map picture vs. fragmented chat threads)

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The ORVIWO Solution Stack: Getac Rugged + TAK + Resilient Connectivity

ORVIWO builds an end-to-end deployment approach around three layers:

1) Rugged Edge Devices (Getac)

TAK is only as useful as the device it runs on. In harsh field conditions, rugged-certified computing becomes mission equipment—especially when gloves, rain, salt air, vibration, and extended shifts are the norm.

Getac’s defense positioning emphasizes:

• SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) priorities for modern operations

• Availability of NATO Stock Numbers (NSN) for procurement alignment

• Readiness considerations like MIL-STD-810 and “ready for TEMPEST” scenarios (as applicable)

• The need for AI-ready compute (CPUs/NPUs/GPUs), lifecycle management, and system-integrator collaboration Getac

A strong example of this “tactical laptop” category is the Getac B360 PRO, highlighted with MIL-STD-810H / MIL-STD-461G / IP66 durability and performance aimed at map-heavy, video-heavy operational use.

2) TAK Ecosystem (Clients + Server + Plugins)

ORVIWO supports fielding TAK as an operational capability—covering client rollout, team structure, overlay workflows, and integrations (as mission-appropriate). This includes hurricane/disaster overlays and coordination patterns aligned to real response operations. CivTAK / ATAK

3) Connectivity & Backhaul (When Local Networks Are Down)

ORVIWO emphasizes resilient connectivity design so TAK can keep syncing when local infrastructure is degraded—leveraging deployable internet options and hardened network design patterns common to disaster response and civil support operations. U.S. Army

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Defense-Grade Considerations (Without the Headaches)

Many organizations want “defense-grade” outcomes—durability, secure interoperability, lifecycle stability—but don’t want to become a hardware lab.

Getac’s defense framework calls out exactly the pain points ORVIWO designs around: obsolescence, customization needs, legacy system integration, secure interoperability, and data protection requirements. Getac

ORVIWO’s value is making that practical locally in Puerto Rico:

• Field-proven deployment planning

• Secure-by-design networking patterns

• Device-to-map workflows that teams can actually sustain under stress

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Compliance / Distribution Note (Important)

TAK distribution/exportability has formal documentation pathways. The CivTAK site references BIS determinations (e.g., ATAK-Civ as EAR99 in a cited determination document) and provides pointers to public release and exportability paperwork. CivTAK / ATAK

ORVIWO will always align deployments with applicable licensing, distribution, and customer eligibility requirements.

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Who This Is For (Puerto Rico • Caribbean • LATAM)

• Emergency management & disaster response

• Public safety (law enforcement, fire, EMS, security operations)

• Utilities & critical infrastructure operators

• Defense-adjacent and specialized private-sector teams operating in austere environments

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Call to Action

If your teams need a common operating picture that survives hurricanes and harsh field conditions, ORVIWO can architect and deploy a complete solution: Getac rugged + ATAK/CivTAK + resilient connectivity + operational workflow—built and supported locally in Puerto Rico for regional missions.

Contact ORVIWO to schedule a capability demo and discuss an operational rollout plan.

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En Puerto Rico, el Caribe y LATAM, la respuesta a huracanes exige un common operating picture confiable. ORVIWO integra Getac rugged + ATAK/CivTAK + conectividad resiliente para coordinar equipos, rutas y zonas de riesgo.

En Puerto Rico, el Caribe y LATAM, la coordinación en emergencias exige un “common operating picture” que funcione con lluvia, guantes, apagones y alta presión. ORVIWO integra Getac rugged + ATAK/CivTAK + conectividad resiliente para habilitar conciencia situacional y colaboración geoespacial lista para misión. CivTAK / ATAK+1