Information Ubiquity in Austere Locations

Joseph Loyall, Matthew Gillen, Jeffrey Cleveland, Kyle Usbeck, Joshua Sterling, Richard Newkirk, Ralph Kohler
2012 Procedia Computer Science  
In today's world, connectivity is increasingly taken for granted. Wireless networks, cell towers, and satellites provide ubiquitous connectivity through a number of devices. However, in austere locations constant connectivity cannot be assumed, e.g., due to the remoteness of the area, due to a disaster or combat situation, or due to insecurity or lack of access to available communications. This paper describes a system, Marti, which the authors have been developing and demonstrating that can
more » ... vide inter-connectivity and access to information in austere locations. Marti is rapidly deployable and interoperates with a large number of existing devices and client applications.
doi:10.1016/j.procs.2012.06.025 fatcat:jy5th2xj35dfjjddn2cf6bv7cy