Comments on: CrisisCamp http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/ silona's central identity Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Silona http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Silona Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:16:35 +0000 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/#comment-23 So received this AWESOME reply from Sascha Meinrath " Well, we've hacked both gPhones and iPhones to do ad-hoc meshing: http://www.olsr.org/?q=iphone-port http://www.olsr.org/?q=node/30 I've also attached our recommendations to the FCC from the 06-119 proceeding (Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina On Communications Networks), as well as a report we prepared for the FCC on these issues. I wrote up a more mainstream article for Gov Tech as well (Gov Tech's site is fubar, but it's all Creative Commons and Reclaim the Media has a copy): http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/communications_rights/disaster_response_the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly Overall, however, very little documentation exists (it's all still in our heads and not down on paper). The good news is that ad-hoc mesh networking _absolutely works_ for emergency response. Hope these help, --Sascha So received this AWESOME reply from Sascha Meinrath

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Well, we’ve hacked both gPhones and iPhones to do ad-hoc meshing:

http://www.olsr.org/?q=iphone-port
http://www.olsr.org/?q=node/30

I’ve also attached our recommendations to the FCC from the 06-119 proceeding
(Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane
Katrina On Communications Networks), as well as a report we prepared for the FCC
on these issues.

I wrote up a more mainstream article for Gov Tech as well (Gov Tech’s site is
fubar, but it’s all Creative Commons and Reclaim the Media has a copy):

http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/communications_rights/disaster_response_the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly

Overall, however, very little documentation exists (it’s all still in our heads
and not down on paper). The good news is that ad-hoc mesh networking
_absolutely works_ for emergency response.

Hope these help,

–Sascha

]]> By: Postcard From This Weekend’s “CrisisCamp”: No Swimming, Hiking Or S’Mores, But Progress On Improving Emergency Preparedness/Response…And A Lot Of Fun Too http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Postcard From This Weekend’s “CrisisCamp”: No Swimming, Hiking Or S’Mores, But Progress On Improving Emergency Preparedness/Response…And A Lot Of Fun Too Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:32:01 +0000 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/#comment-17 [...] are reports from other campers including: Patrick Svenburg of the Gov Labs blog and Microsoft, Silona, and Gwynne On Dot [...] [...] are reports from other campers including: Patrick Svenburg of the Gov Labs blog and Microsoft, Silona, and Gwynne On Dot [...]

]]> By: kelshew http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/comment-page-1/#comment-16 kelshew Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:27:49 +0000 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/#comment-16 hi! i had big fun too...enjoyed your session on gaming. been telling friends in austin about your blog. hi! i had big fun too…enjoyed your session on gaming. been telling friends in austin about your blog.

]]> By: Silona http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Silona Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:26:10 +0000 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/#comment-15 GOOD point but I also would like for it to help with people's cell phones... so maybe a cell phone app to help? or I guess if the mesh is done correctly any phone with wifi can connect to it? haven't researched that enough... We could create a Linux WIFI mesh team (heh heh I can see people w facebook badges already!) Though the main issue there might be power... ponder ponder cause I was thinking of it having charging stations off the gennie. GOOD point but I also would like for it to help with people’s cell phones… so maybe a cell phone app to help? or I guess if the mesh is done correctly any phone with wifi can connect to it? haven’t researched that enough…

We could create a Linux WIFI mesh team (heh heh I can see people w facebook badges already!) Though the main issue there might be power… ponder ponder cause I was thinking of it having charging stations off the gennie.

]]> By: codex24 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/comment-page-1/#comment-14 codex24 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:12:00 +0000 http://silona.org/crisiscamp/2009/06/15/#comment-14 I think a much better investment of the time and money necessary for the "Travelling Instant WiFi" idea would be in implementing the 802.11s meshing standard for Linux. That would enable, at a minimum, off-the-shelf routers (e.g., LinkSys WRT54G) to retrofitted with FOSS firmware and implement a mesh. Combined with individual users similarly outfitted, a mesh connection could be propagated from the edge of the effected crisis area or existing hardened network access points. If its good enough for the OLPC project, it should be ready for prime time. I think a much better investment of the time and money necessary for the “Travelling Instant WiFi” idea would be in implementing the 802.11s meshing standard for Linux. That would enable, at a minimum, off-the-shelf routers (e.g., LinkSys WRT54G) to retrofitted with FOSS firmware and implement a mesh. Combined with individual users similarly outfitted, a mesh connection could be propagated from the edge of the effected crisis area or existing hardened network access points. If its good enough for the OLPC project, it should be ready for prime time.

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