“Captain Jonathan J. Springer reached into his own pockets to produce the $26,000 needed to develop a new iPhone app, one specifically designed for American soldiers battling the Taliban,” Terrence O’Brien reports for Switched.
“The 31-year-old soldier worked with programmers to bring his idea of a navigation and targeting app to life,” O’Brien reports. “The result, called ‘Tactical Nav,’ should soon be available in the iTunes App Store for $0.99… The app is currently awaiting approval from Apple, but, once it’s approved, Captain Springer may start work on an iPad edition.”
O’Brien reports, “The app allows soldiers to snap photos of waypoints, and plot them on a map. These reference photos and coordinates can then be sent to other units to coordinate attacks and artillery fire. The app can be used not only to direct artillery, but also to call in helicopter support.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Paul G.” for the heads up.]