Our future development plans are focused on scaling the project, improving usability, and building capacity among end-users. The grant funds will be used to achieve the following goals:
- Development of ATAK Plugins and Peer-to-Peer Integration: A portion of the funds will be allocated to the further development and testing of the ATAK plugin for TinySSB. This will include refining the functionality for real-time mission updates, ensuring compatibility across different environments, and optimizing the performance in low-bandwidth scenarios. The funds will also cover code documentation and the open-source release of the plugin for the global community.
- Capacity Building and Regional Expansion: To increase adoption, we will use the grant to conduct workshops and training sessions with fire departments, indigenous land defenders, and environmental stewards in Argentina and beyond. These workshops will focus on educating users about ATAK, Meshtastic, and TinySSB, and ensuring they can leverage these tools effectively in their operations. We plan to pilot the use of our application in at least one fire department, which will serve as a case study for future expansion.
- Localization of Educational Materials: A key part of our strategy is to create localized content in Spanish and Portuguese to make OSS tools more accessible to Latin American firefighting teams. The grant funds will support the translation and creation of educational materials, including best practices and technical guides, which are critical for lowering the barrier to entry for non-English-speaking users.
- Partnership Development and Sensitization: We plan to engage decision-makers and policymakers through targeted workshops and roundtable discussions to raise awareness of the importance of adopting resilient, open-source communication tools in wildfire response. This will be key in securing broader support for the implementation of our solutions at the regional and national levels.