SAF ForestEd
Integrating Real-Time Spatial Data with the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to Improve Safety and Productivity in Operational Forestry
Includes a Live Web Event on 07/22/2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
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Webinar information
The Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) was developed by the US Air Force Research Lab and subsequently adopted as the primary tool used by all branches of the US Military to help improve situational awareness in tactical environments. ATAK is now openly available for public use and provides several powerful capabilities for foresters, loggers and fire managers integrating spatial data and real-time location-sharing technologies. As part of the Pacific Northwest Ag Safety and Health Center (PNASH), University of Idaho researchers are evaluating and developing new applications of smartwatches and real-time mapping solutions for forestry and logging. We will provide a general, instructional overview and tutorial on use of the ATAK app with commercially-available technologies to integrate real-time spatial data that provides logging equipment operators, ground-workers and foresters with a common operating picture for active operations.
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Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for forest managers, foresters, students, logging business owners, equipment operators and spatial data managers.
Registration
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Pricing
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Webinar access
The webinar will be live on Wednesday, July 22 at 1:00 pm ET.
It will be recorded, and its recording will be accessible for a year following air date. Access will close after July 22, 2027.
The webinar is accessible within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Describe the history and description of the Android Team Awareness Kit.
2. Identify how to obtain, configure, and use ATAK with commercially available radios and other technology.
3. List specific examples of how ATAK can be helpful for improved communication among logging equipment operators, ground workers, and foresters.
Rubric
Successful completion of the webinar is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help the Community of Interest and presenters continually improve webinars for future programming.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning CFEs. CFEs will be uploaded to participant CFE records by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
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Robert Keefe
Associate Professor of Forest Operations, Director University of Idaho Experimental Forest
University of Idaho
Rob Keefe is Associate Professor of Forest Operations and Director of the University of Idaho Experimental Forest. He earned his BS from the University of New Hampshire and MS and PhD from the University of Idaho. Dr. Keefe manages a fully mechanized, operational working research, teaching and demonstration forest with students in the College of Natural Resources. He also conducts research in smart and digital forestry, linking remote sensing, the Internet of Things, AI and real-time data networks to improve forestry in a variety of ways. He has many interests, but is particularly interested in development of real-time mapping solutions and use of wearable devices to increase situational awareness to improve the safety and productivity of logging operations.
Eloise Zimbelman
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Idaho
Eloise Zimbelman is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Idaho. Her doctoral research focused on evaluating location and data sharing networks and wearable-based activity recognition to improve situational awareness and safety on logging operations. Her main research interests are related to the use of emerging technologies to increase the safety and efficiency of natural resource professionals.
Stephanie Patton (Moderator)
Forest Biometrician
Weyerhaeuser
Stephanie Patton is a Forest Biometrician at Weyerhaeuser. She is part of the Planning and Inventory team, where she helps develop long-term strategic harvest schedules, supports acquisitions and dispositions, and improves operational biometrics workflows and communication.
Stephanie has been part of SAF leadership through several roles and is currently the Resource Measurements Subject Area Representative.
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