Lessons from the No Kings Rally: Field Notes on Outreach
Reflections on public outreach, technical realities, and human connection from the No Kings rally.
Reflections on public outreach, technical realities, and human connection from the No Kings rally.
🛰️ Personal Trackers Enable Pop-Up Mesh Networks Mesh networks aren’t always permanent. Some of the most powerful deployments are ephemeral — spun up for a weekend, a protest, a festival, or a trail run. These pop-up mesh setups rely on a mix of personal trackers, portable relays, and ad-hoc infrastructure nodes to serve a group of users in a defined space and time. At the heart of this model are personal tracker units: compact, battery-powered, GPS-enabled devices that join the mesh quickly, no soldering or flashing required. They’re the footsoldiers of the mesh — carried by hikers, volunteers, medics, and mutual aid runners. ...