Makerspace research projects
More about the project we will research in our makerspace including offline communications, smart agriculture, and electronic nose systems
Offline communications
It is hard to remember what it was like before we had the internet. When I started, computers we didn’t have wi-fi. Even buying a modem would cost several hundred dollars. And it would cost several thousand just to create a small office network to share files and printers. Local Area Networks are setup to connect to the internet first. You might connect to a device network to manage devices. Today’s services are cloud-based and making something work offline is retrofitted into the application architecture later.
There are many times I’ve worked in an environment where I needed to go offline and found the service that claimed to work offline really only supported temporary outages. Even most things that are “peer to peer” still require an online connection to negotiate a connection. I have experience setting up local networks, but still todays systems make it hard because the default is to expect an internet connection. I’ve wanted to create a functional communications system. This is part of the infrastructure we need to be able to support, but I haven’t had the time to set this up and work in this myself.
Developing an offline web app architecture
I have seen a need for a web application architecture and system that would enable teams and groups to communicate through messaging and sharing media while in remote or offline settings. I have tried several different tools over the years, and have some basic concept that we will be exploring. We want to create some simple and low-cost services that could support team communication and collaboration in some of the following environments.
Mission team communications
Remote classrooms
Small group outings in the mountains
Friends and services along the Camino de Santiago
Private events and classrooms
Smart Agriculture Technology
We have been exploring embedded systems and automation technologies as a good entryway into technology education. The community of Goiana is a rural agricultural community. Smart agriculture technology will be things they can use right in their community.
Environmental sensors - electronic nose
The electronic nose system is one of the first embedded systems tools we are working with. I started researching it nearly a year ago as part of a project I was hired to develop. It is a basic environmental sensor with numerous applications. The recorded air-quality data can be processed and used to train an AI tool in much the way a dog can be trained.
Missional Living Training
We have been preparing for this project for several years. This project is a culmination of so much of what I have been through in life. To support this project, I am offering a training program based on things I have learned over the years. I will be posting the training materials to my paid subscribers, but if you would like to buy the training, I am offering a special pre-launch price of only $10.
I want to use my life to encourage others to follow a life of faith. That will look different for each person. But takes courage to go and live outside of your comfort zone. For me that has been going where God tells me to go. It has been difficult an rewarding at the same time.
Donations to our Fundraiser
We can start buying some of the initial equipment and start training with as little as $2000. We will start offering a electronic nose product here in Brazil soon, but have several things we need to get started. Also, we will be hiring some people both full and part time. The donations will help while we are building our client base.
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