The Artemis Tracking System (ATS)[1] is a prototype sensor and advanced tracking system still in development, for use by soldiers of the Spartan branch and operatives of the Office of Naval Intelligence, at the request of Jameson Locke to Sarah Palmer.[2] Manufactured by Ohana Prescient Systems, the Artemis Tracking System is an extension of the Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance—used by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and some Spartan-IVs—with a firmware revision of 0.7.[3] Fireteam Osiris used ATS during their hunt for the AWOL Blue Team.[1] Provisional access to the ATS has been granted to specific Spartan operatives, only with the permission of Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer, to aid in the search for missing UNSC assets and individuals. ONI technicians have approved it for field testing, however, various bugs and defects limit system functionality outside of a small range of approved Mjolnir [GEN2] integrations.[3]
The ATS is capable of highlighting enemies, scanning the surrounding area for technological artifacts known to be of tactical significance, such as weapon storage crates, or of notable interest to intelligence analysts.[3] Spartan-IVs can also use the ATS to restore functionality to the armour systems of their fellow Spartans.[4] The ATS also has the ability to scan a weapon to see if it has ammunition in it or not. The system is able to remotely hack and operate a wide variety of technologies, from human to Forerunner.[1]
Trivia
The tracking abilities of this system seem to be a reference to the Greek goddess of the hunt who shares the same name.
Gallery
Concept art of the Artemis Tracking system in use, before the system was integrated within the MJOLNIR armour.
Concept art of the ATS being used to revive a downed teammate.
Jameson Locke using the ATS to highlight hostiles.
Holly Tanaka with the ATS during the Battle of Kamchatka.
Holly Tanaka using the ATS to revive Olympia Vale.
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, Artemis in-game ability
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Osiris
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Artemis Tracking System (Retrieved on Sep 19, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 83