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Efraín Foglia
Efraín Foglia is an interactive media designer.
He is currently researching on the relationship between creative practices and the development of digital networks, as well as the related social and political implications.
He is a member of guifi.net and exo.cat, two self-managed platforms which develop open digital networks.
He is also a member of the GRID research group (Grup de Recerca de Interaccions Digitales) at the Universitat de Vic (Barcelona), where he works as a lecturer of Digital Art and Info Visualization.
He is researcher of GIIP (International Group of Research on the Convergence between Art, Science and Technology), at the UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
web: www.efrainfoglia.net
mail: efrain.foglia@uvic.cat
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Nodo Móvil
With the mobile Node we propose a free transmission workstation, a mobile wireless telecommunications infrastructure which can be used in the urban space contributing to the digital mess across citizens' networks.
Currently, we have a Mobile Node on trial and we intend to build another improved node with the financial support of Goteo.
It will be automonous and self-configurable and will be able to interconnect multiple computers and peripherals (LAN: Local Area Network) in different spaces and without the need of any telecommunications company.
Currently, we have a Mobile Node on trial and we intend to build another improved node with the financial support of Goteo.
It will be automonous and self-configurable and will be able to interconnect multiple computers and peripherals (LAN: Local Area Network) in different spaces and without the need of any telecommunications company.
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Main features
The system will consist of two main parts: the mobile physical station (supply, structure, wheels, pole, etc.) and the firmware (the programable code which controls it).It is a high-performance device able to transfer data with a powerful bandwidth; a highly flexible project which raises possibilities of interconnection with digital devices located in the city of today.
The Mobile Node adds mobility to the citizens' wireless network guifi.net by expanding it so as to generate new social practices weithin the urban space and mixing the physical and digital spheres.
More info: www.mobilitylab.net/nodomovil/
Why this is important
The Mobile Node is addressed to people and groups interested independent digital communication systems built with open protocols.It is a R+D project in which different groups and institutions are involved. It may be used for education, activism, art, first-adis, etc.
Goals of the crowdfunding campaign
Currently, it is important to improve its design and performance. it should also be tested, documented, and training should also be arranged so that it can be replicated in a simpler way. The underlying purpose of the project is for citizens to be able to access low-cost technology with high social returns.The project has several implementation stages. We also intend to create messing systems such as GPS technology, microcontrollers, Bluetooth, etc.
It is currently being developed in Barcelona, but its connectivity is possible almost everywhere where there is a node which can access guifi.net network.
