Mesh/InternetArchive

Participants

• Internet Archive: Ralf Muehlen
• Sudomesh: Matt, Jenny, Mitar

Context

• Internet Archive has a 70ft-tall antenna in Richmond shooting 100mbps wifi to the citizens of Richmond, the municipal government of which is fully in support.
• They are excited about the Oakland mesh and interested in contributing bandwidth to the network =)
• They are currently testing out a long-distance link to Ashby.

Cooperation

• They could possibly be another termination point if we're using openvpn or some such (tunneldigger?)
• Internet Archive doesn't keep logs, and Sonic diminished =)

Working with the City

• Hard to get the combination of excited and capable from city govts
• Litmus test: can we get on the roof of the building we're in?
• Always call it an experiment, pilot (so they have coverage)
• Deborah costa (san leandro)
• Two requirements: free and fast
  • "we don't want your money, we want your rooftops"
• Hard to understand you're not a vendor, but a potential partner
• Scenario that is most persuasive: Upset villagers w/ pitchforks and the community org saving them

Additional Notes

• Edge router ubiquiti device fastest connection
• Silicon Valley Power connecting via mesh to monitor everyone's power usage
• 2 yr License to build on a military-use GSM band - does that license extend to Oakland?

800MHz

• Bookmobile in Africa

Disaster Radio

• A wiki that people can indicate that they're okay, where they are
• DIY satellites for mapping areas post-disaster
• Pyresticks --> pyre servers (can also provide heat!)

Resources

• PHP Network Weathermap