FieldedWith U.S. Army usersSince August 2026

Terrain intelligence
for those on the ground.

Offline by design Built for ATAK

From development to deployment

Built for the ground.
Already in the field.

Our routing technology is fielded with U.S. Army users. Field validation, deployment authorization and user feedback have shaped the path from development to real-world use.

Deployment

Fielded

With U.S. Army users
since August 2026

08 / 2026

Maturity & authorization

TRL 7

Authorizing Official approved

Fellowship / June 2026

DIU Fellowship

Defense Innovation Unit

Defense Innovation Unit
The ground comes first.

A line on a map.
A world of difference
on the ground.

A slope changes the effort. A treeline changes the view. A crossing changes the options.

Groundpath brings terrain-aware route planning into ATAK: off-road options on foot, and vehicle routes on drivable roads and tracks. Weigh terrain, cover and exposure — with people in control of the final decision.

01 Read the terrain02 Prepare the context03 Choose your path
01 / The intelligence layerG / P

One landscape.
Layers of understanding.

See beyond mapped roads.
Understand the ground. Compare your options.

An aerial view of a mountain valley with a trail, woodland and changing elevations
Groundpath / Terrain studyN
Elevation & slope
Land cover
Illustrative visualization

Explore the layers

Give the landscape context.

Bring elevation, slope and land cover into the decision. Understand the terrain, then assess visibility and potential exposure along your route.

Viewshed analysis

Understand visibility.

See how terrain shapes what can be seen. Viewshed analysis highlights potential exposure and helps compare routes that prioritise concealment.

Analog fallback

A plan beyond the device.

Prepare a route for map-and-compass navigation. Copy the plan to paper before you move, so it stays with you if the device becomes unavailable.

Two anonymous soldiers moving along a wet forest path through layers of morning mist
G/P — The human elementIllustrative imagery
02 / Built around people

Technology serves.
People decide.

The ground is complex. The tools shouldn’t get in the way. Groundpath puts useful context where the decision happens.

Close to the terrain.
Closer to the people on it.

Beyond the network.

Calculate and replan on the device using a prepared terrain package. Offline routing needs no connection and sends no data off the device.

Within your workflow.

Move from planning to briefing and navigation in ATAK. Save routes with named checkpoints, share them with your team and follow them on the map.

Under your judgement.

Compare speed, effort and concealment through explained route options, with day and night planning estimates. The decision stays with you.

03 / From preparation to planningGroundpath method

Take the context.
Leave the connection.

From the wider picture to the path in front of you. A deliberate workflow for disconnected planning.

01 — Define

Set the area.

Define the planning area. Use existing ATAK drawings to mark areas to avoid and boundaries your routes must stay within.

02 — Prepare

Bring the ground with you.

Bring AI-extracted roads and tracks together with land cover and elevation in a compact offline terrain package.

03 — Plan

Make an informed choice.

Compare off-road options on foot or vehicle routes on drivable roads and tracks. Replan in ATAK as conditions change.

Groundpath, in three words.

Terrain. Context. Choice.

Open a conversationGroundpath

Let’s find
common ground.

Exploring a use case, a partnership,
or a different way forward?
We’d like to hear from you.

info@groundpath.ai

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