06-29, 12:00–12:20 (America/Los_Angeles), Prime Dome
Ever wondered how information gets transported deep underground? Caves present a very unique harsh environment, often requiring people to take notes and transport it by hand. This talk will go into the history of cave rescue communications and some of newer technologies that are being prototyped, in particular attempting to use meshtastic.
The main focus of this talk will be method used for communications in cave, then presenting several problems that exist with current methods and ideas as to how we might solve these. I have a unique perspective on many of these points as I was the patient of the 2nd longest cave rescue in the US recently and got to experience just how slow communications can be.
My day job is a DevOps Engineer, but much of my free time and hobbies revolve around Spelunking. Nearly every weekend I am off exploring or surveying new passages or just looking for new entrances.