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Does anyone know what mapping application is being shown in that article? It looks like Google Maps or something but I didn't think it supported a waypoint/POI

Does anyone know what mapping application is being shown in that article? It looks like Google Maps or something but I didn't think it supported a waypoint/POI layer like the ones shown. They certainly appear to be screenshots of an app actually running on the tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab it looks like).

raihansaputra 5y ago
I won't be surprised if it's a custom app made for the wider company / Russian military. Or even a simple Map viewer (based on OSM maybe). I think it's weird that the Waypoint/POI layer is actually baked into the map (perspective shift + pixellation). Maybe it's a map viewer of a custom map/imagery (distributed from command).
- giantrobot 5y ago
  Yeah that's why I'm curious. It looks similar to some commercial mapping applications as it has some georeference display and map related controls but then it's just displaying what looks like a pre-baked map. I couldn't find any Android apps with a similar UI. I hope someone has some more information about it.
  - jonah 5y ago
    There are definitely mapping apps out there that let you put custom layers on a map or annotate a base map and then project it in perspective like that. The UI looked familiar to me (I have some experience with custom mapping apps) but they copyright in the upper right corner appears to be in Cyrillic. [1] [1] https://imgur.com/a/cyHGFoB https://imgur.com/a/cyHGFoB
    - giantrobot 5y ago
      Oh man good eye. I wonder if that's a copyright for the app or the base map. I'm guessing the base map as I doubt some custom military app is going to put a copyright on the image.
      - jonah 5y ago
        On some of the other photos, there's a Google watermark on the map right above the controls in the lower left corner.
    - bserge 5y ago
      Don't understand the first word, the second looks like "Microsoft", the third is definitely Yandex.
ashtonkem 5y ago
It’s probably a Russian equivalent of the Tactical Assault Kit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit
- giantrobot 5y ago
  Thanks for the link, I'd never seen that app before.

raihansaputra 5y ago

I won't be surprised if it's a custom app made for the wider company / Russian military. Or even a simple Map viewer (based on OSM maybe). I think it's weird that the Waypoint/POI layer is actually baked into the map (perspective shift + pixellation). Maybe it's a map viewer of a custom map/imagery (distributed from command).

giantrobot 5y ago
Yeah that's why I'm curious. It looks similar to some commercial mapping applications as it has some georeference display and map related controls but then it's just displaying what looks like a pre-baked map. I couldn't find any Android apps with a similar UI. I hope someone has some more information about it.
- jonah 5y ago
  There are definitely mapping apps out there that let you put custom layers on a map or annotate a base map and then project it in perspective like that. The UI looked familiar to me (I have some experience with custom mapping apps) but they copyright in the upper right corner appears to be in Cyrillic. [1] [1] https://imgur.com/a/cyHGFoB https://imgur.com/a/cyHGFoB
  - giantrobot 5y ago
    Oh man good eye. I wonder if that's a copyright for the app or the base map. I'm guessing the base map as I doubt some custom military app is going to put a copyright on the image.
    - jonah 5y ago
      On some of the other photos, there's a Google watermark on the map right above the controls in the lower left corner.
  - bserge 5y ago
    Don't understand the first word, the second looks like "Microsoft", the third is definitely Yandex.

ashtonkem 5y ago

It’s probably a Russian equivalent of the Tactical Assault Kit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit

giantrobot 5y ago
Thanks for the link, I'd never seen that app before.