Common grid context for the whole team — hexagonal H3 analytics cells and GARS operational reference squares, GL-rendered directly on the ATAK map.
Shared grids are how teams talk about space without ambiguity. A sector assignment, a deconfliction boundary, a search area, a fires coordination measure — they all start with a grid reference every operator interprets identically. Tactical AI DuckDB puts two complementary grid systems on the ATAK map, rendered on the GL layer so they stay crisp at every zoom level.
The DoD-standard Global Area Reference System divides the world into 30-minute cells, 15-minute quadrants, and 5-minute keypads — the common language of air-ground coordination, area assignment, and battle tracking.
Uber's H3 hexagonal hierarchical index brings the analytics-native grid used across modern geospatial data science. Hexagons have uniform neighbor distances — which makes them the right shape for density analysis, coverage planning, and aggregation.
Assign search teams by GARS keypad so radio traffic stays unambiguous, while the planning cell aggregates clue density by H3 hexagon in DuckDB to decide where to shift effort next operational period.