Canadian Police Get New Option for Secure Drone Data Storage

The integration of the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) with infrastructure hosted entirely in Canada offers a new option for Canadian police and defense agencies to store sensitive drone data without sending it to a foreign cloud provider.

ThinkOn, a Canadian-owned sovereign cloud provider, and drone technology company AVSS have collaborated to provide a TAK experience that keeps data under Canadian ownership and jurisdiction. This integration allows telemetry and video from MAVLink-compatible drones to flow directly into TAK's common operating picture and onto TAK-enabled devices, including Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK).

For teams in the field, the workflow remains unchanged. The major difference is happening behind the scenes, where the TAK server runs on ThinkOn's Canadian cloud platform rather than a foreign hyperscaler. This could be particularly important for police and defense organizations handling sensitive location information, live video, and operational data.

TAK deployments commonly use hyperscale cloud infrastructure because those platforms are readily available and often serve as the starting point for TAK implementations. However, this can leave agencies responsible for building the surrounding infrastructure while their data resides outside their home jurisdiction. ThinkOn and AVSS say their integration is designed to close this gap.

For agencies already running TAK on a hyperscaler, the setup provides a path to migrate to Canadian infrastructure without requiring field personnel to learn a new system or change their everyday workflows. Agencies deploying TAK for the first time can also start with a sovereign setup instead of having to move away from a foreign cloud later.

The partnership brings together two Canadian companies to offer a homegrown TAK option for public safety and defense organizations, with the companies emphasizing Canadian control over both the infrastructure and the data.

## Secure Drone Data Storage for Canadian Agencies

The integration of TAK with ThinkOn's Canadian cloud platform offers a secure way for Canadian police and defense agencies to store sensitive drone data. This is particularly important for agencies handling sensitive location information, live video, and operational data.

## Benefits of the Partnership

The partnership between ThinkOn and AVSS brings together two Canadian companies to offer a homegrown TAK option for public safety and defense organizations. The companies emphasize Canadian control over both the infrastructure and the data, providing a secure way for agencies to store sensitive drone data.

## Conclusion

The integration of TAK with ThinkOn's Canadian cloud platform offers a new option for Canadian police and defense agencies to store sensitive drone data without sending it to a foreign cloud provider. This partnership brings together two Canadian companies to offer a homegrown TAK option for public safety and defense organizations, with the companies emphasizing Canadian control over both the infrastructure and the data.