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Project Meshnet has a [https://wiki.projectmeshnet.org/List_of_Mesh_Locals list of wireless mesh projects].
Project Meshnet has a [https://wiki.projectmeshnet.org/List_of_Mesh_Locals list of wireless mesh projects].


Wikipedia has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_community_networks_by_region list of wireless community networks by region].
Wikipedia has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_community_networks_by_region list of wireless community networks by region] - rather outdated, but useful as a research launching point.


= Active meshes =
= Active meshes =
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*Presentations for [https://gitorious.org/eigennet/notcode/source/3d8ccf33b91414bf1d54cca787131165f798ad3d:eigennet_presentations EigenNet]
*Presentations for [https://gitorious.org/eigennet/notcode/source/3d8ccf33b91414bf1d54cca787131165f798ad3d:eigennet_presentations EigenNet]


=== Freifunk - Germany ===
=== [http://freifunk.net/ Freifunk] - Germany ===


*Location: Germany. Several cities.
*Location: Germany. Several cities.
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Freifunk is actually both an organization, a firmware and a whole set of meshes, some of them interlinked, mostly in Germany. We have a [[Mesh/Freifunk|whole page about the project]].
Freifunk is actually both an organization, a firmware and a whole set of meshes, some of them interlinked, mostly in Germany. We have a [[Mesh/Freifunk|whole page about the project]].


=== AWMN - Greece ===
=== [http://www.awmn.net/ AWMN] - Greece ===


*Location: Athens, Greece
*Location: Athens, Greece
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*[http://wlan-si.net/en/ Website]
*[http://wlan-si.net/en/ Website]
*[http://dev.wlan-si.net/ Technology wiki]
*[http://dev.wlan-si.net/ Technology wiki]
=== [http://altermundi.net Altermundi] - Argentina ===
* Location: Outside Buenos Aires and another in Quintana
* Size: Unsure, see http://map.libre-mesh.org/
* Protocol: batman-adv
* Firmware: LibreMesh
* Altermundi folx connect rural communities to the internet through long-range links (some over 50km!) and local mesh clusters.


==South America==
==South America==
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== North America ==
== North America ==
=== [https://www.aredn.org/ AREDN] - Nationwide/Worldwide ===
*Location: USA nationwide
*Size: >200 active nodes
*Protocol: AREDN
*Map: https://www.aredn.org/content/aredn-map-0
*Status: Active
*Notes: Ham radio mesh net
=== [https://personaltelco.net/ Personal Telco Project] - Portland, Oregon ===
=== [https://personaltelco.net/ Personal Telco Project] - Portland, Oregon ===
*Location: Portland, Oregon
*Location: Portland, Oregon
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/personaltech/homemade-wireless-networks-keep-the-snoops-away.html?_r=0 NY Times Article from 11/14/2013]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/personaltech/homemade-wireless-networks-keep-the-snoops-away.html?_r=0 NY Times Article from 11/14/2013]


= Planned Meshes =
=== [[Portland mesh planning]]: a page for planning a new mesh in (Southeast) Portland, Oregon ===


== [http://redhookwifi.org Red Hook Wifi] - Brooklyn ==
=== [https://www.alliedmedia.org/dctp/casscowifi Detroit Community Technology Project: CassCo WiFi ===
* Location: Detroit, MI
* Size: ? 7 on CassCo wifi map
* Protocol: Commotion/OLSR
* Map: https://www.alliedmedia.org/sites/tmpstage.dev.altissima.theworkdept.com/files/music_box_access_map.png
* Status: Active
* Notes: An initiative in partnership with the Open Technology Institute, training Digital Stewards to build community wireless networks. Great educational resources here: https://communitytechnology.github.io/


=== [http://redhookwifi.org Red Hook Wifi] - Brooklyn ===
*Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA
*Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA
*Size: 1 main node at the Red Hook Initiative (community center), 1 on a nearby autobody shop (as of mid-2013)
*Size: 15
*Protocol: OLSR
*Protocol: OLSR
* Map: http://www.schlossangeles.com/redhookwifi/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RHWIFI-postcard-front.png
*Organizations: [http://rhicenter.org Red Hook Initiative (RHI)], [http://rhidigitalstewards.wordpress.com/ RHI Digital Stewards], [http://commotionwireless.org Commotion / Open Technology Institute]
*Organizations: [http://rhicenter.org Red Hook Initiative (RHI)], [http://rhidigitalstewards.wordpress.com/ RHI Digital Stewards], [http://commotionwireless.org Commotion / Open Technology Institute]
*Tidepools Map of Community: http://www.redhookwifi.org/#/map
*Tidepools Map of Community: http://www.redhookwifi.org/#/map
*Notes: Used after Hurricane Sandy - SMS plugin created to enable people to text needs/information to first responders based out of the RHI.
*Notes: Used after Hurricane Sandy - SMS plugin created to enable people to text needs/information to first responders based out of the RHI.


== [http://milemesh.com MileMesh] - Hoboken ==
=== [https://nycmesh.net/ NYC Mesh] ===
* Location: New York, NY
* Size: ~60?
* Protocol: qMp using BMX6
* Map: https://nycmesh.net/map/
* Status: Active
* Notes: Met some of the folks behind this, first during a videochat back in 2015 and then at HOPE in 2016. One of their biggest challenges has been making links in the overcrowded 2.4GHz frequency spectrum.https://nycmesh.net/join/
 
=== [http://www.pittmesh.org/ PittMesh] - Pittsburgh ===
* Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
* Size: ~50 nodes
* Protocol: OLSR
* Firmware: Commotion
* Organizations: Meta Mesh
* A [http://www.metamesh.org/ META MESH] project
* irc://irc.freenode.net/pittmesh
 
= Planned Meshes =
 
==North America==
 
=== [http://milemesh.com MileMesh] - Hoboken ===
   
   
*Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA
*Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA
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*[http://commotionwireless.net Commotion Wireless]
*[http://commotionwireless.net Commotion Wireless]


== [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ LUGRo-Mesh] - Argentina ==
=== [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-about/ ChicagoMeshnet] - Chicago ===
 
*Location: Rosario, Argentina
*Size: 0 nodes so far
*Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. Experimental (bmx)
*Firmware: [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ Nightwing] their own distro.
 
== [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-about/ ChicagoMeshnet] - Chicago ==


*Location: Chicago, Chicago
*Location: Chicago, Chicago
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*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chicagomeshnet MailingList] [http://reddit.com/r/ChicagoMeshNet Reddit] [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-map/ Map]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chicagomeshnet MailingList] [http://reddit.com/r/ChicagoMeshNet Reddit] [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-map/ Map]


== [http://www.pittmesh.org/ PittMesh] - Pittsburgh ==
==South America==


* Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
=== [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ LUGRo-Mesh] - Argentina ===
* Size: 1 node so far
 
* Protocol: OLSR
*Location: Rosario, Argentina
* Firmware: Commotion
*Size: 0 nodes so far
* Organizations: Meta Mesh
*Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. Experimental (bmx)
* A [http://www.metamesh.org/ META MESH] project
*Firmware: [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ Nightwing] their own distro.
* irc://irc.freenode.net/pittmesh


= Active non-mesh community wireless projects =
= Active non-mesh community wireless projects =


==SoCalFreeNet - San Diego, CA ==
==North America==
===SoCalFreeNet - San Diego, CA ===


*Location: South Park in San Diego, CA, USA
*Location: South Park in San Diego, CA, USA
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**Sponsorship & Support: Golden Hill Rentals, Real Equity Assets, Influx Cafe, The Linkery, Golden Hill Place, Ryan Brothers Coffee
**Sponsorship & Support: Golden Hill Rentals, Real Equity Assets, Influx Cafe, The Linkery, Golden Hill Place, Ryan Brothers Coffee


== Guifi - Spain ==
==Europe==
=== Guifi - Spain ===


*Location: Spain
*Location: Spain
*Size: Over 21,000 active nodes. Mostly in Barcelona.
*Size: Over 21,000 active nodes. Mostly in Barcelona.
*[http://guifi.net/en Website]
*[http://guifi.net/en Website]
*Note: Not sure if this is a mesh, but it seems to be huge!
*Parts use mesh technology, other parts are connected via point-to-point links
:Collaborating with [http://thefnf.org/ The Free Network Foundation] to establish guifi.us: ''A self-service and full-service network planning, provisioning, and funding tool''.
:Collaborating with [http://thefnf.org/ The Free Network Foundation] to establish guifi.us: ''A self-service and full-service network planning, provisioning, and funding tool''.
* [http://dsg.ac.upc.edu/sites/default/files/dsg/acm-sigcomm-gaia-guifi-econ.pdf Making Community Networks Economically Sustainable: The Guifi.net Experience], ACM, 2016.


= Inactive / failed local networks =
= Inactive / failed local networks =


== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roofnet Roofnet] - Massachussets ==
==North America==
=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roofnet Roofnet] - Massachussets ===


*Location: MIT and surrounding area, Massachussets.
*Location: MIT and surrounding area, Massachussets.
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Roofnet turned into Meraki which used to be awesome, but became less awesome and eventually was bought by Cisco.
Roofnet turned into Meraki which used to be awesome, but became less awesome and eventually was bought by Cisco.


== [http://www.netequality.org/ NetEquality] - Portland ==
=== [http://www.netequality.org/ NetEquality] - Portland ===


*Location: Low-income housing communities in Portland.
*Location: Low-income housing communities in Portland.
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*Status: May still be active, but front page lists a 2007 article as recent.
*Status: May still be active, but front page lists a 2007 article as recent.


== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign-Urbana_Community_Wireless_Network CUWiN] - Illinois ==
=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign-Urbana_Community_Wireless_Network CUWiN] - Illinois ===


*Location: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
*Location: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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*Funding: Received ~$870,000 from 2003 to 2006
*Funding: Received ~$870,000 from 2003 to 2006


=== Funding overview ===
==== Funding overview ====


* December, 2003: Received a $200,000 grant from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Institute Open Society Institute]
* December, 2003: Received a $200,000 grant from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Institute Open Society Institute]
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* July, 2006: Received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation
* July, 2006: Received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation


== Archive.org's SFLAN - San Francisco ==
=== Archive.org's SFLAN - San Francisco ===


*[http://archive.org/web/sflan.php Website]
*[http://archive.org/web/sflan.php Website]
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*Note: Not 100% sure this is inactive.
*Note: Not 100% sure this is inactive.


== NoCat - Sebastopol, CA ==  
=== NoCat - Sebastopol, CA ===


''NoCat's goal is to bring you Infinite Bandwidth Everywhere for Free.''
''NoCat's goal is to bring you Infinite Bandwidth Everywhere for Free.''
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One of the main organizers, Rob Flickenger, wrote the O'Reilly book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596002046.do Building Wireless Community Networks] (published 2001). We should find him and ask him why it failed. His website is http://hackerfriendly.com
One of the main organizers, Rob Flickenger, wrote the O'Reilly book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596002046.do Building Wireless Community Networks] (published 2001). We should find him and ask him why it failed. His website is http://hackerfriendly.com


== [http://www.myrtletown.net/wifi.php  myrtletown.net] - California ==
=== [http://www.myrtletown.net/wifi.php  myrtletown.net] - California ===


*Location: Murtletown, California
*Location: Murtletown, California
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:Actually covers a good part of the tiny town!
:Actually covers a good part of the tiny town!
*[http://www.myrtletown.net/pics/myrtletown_wifi_coverage_map_r2.jpg Map]
*[http://www.myrtletown.net/pics/myrtletown_wifi_coverage_map_r2.jpg Map]
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