RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS · PUERTO RICO

Resilient communications planning and operational awareness for Puerto Rico.

SKYNET is a Puerto Rico-focused resilient communications project built around LoRa/Meshtastic networking, organization-operated gateways, fixed and backup sites, RF engineering, and operational awareness. The public site exposes planning and environmental tools while protected network traffic and member operations remain inside the authorized area.

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LoRa / Meshtastic focusedPuerto Rico operationsPublic-safe by design

SKYNET PUBLIC OPS

RF · WEATHER · SEISMIC

PUBLIC SYSTEMS ONLINE

ABOUT SKYNET

A communications network built for resilience, not just coverage.

SKYNET combines Meshtastic/LoRa radios, organization gateways, and the WATCHTOWER software platform to observe network health, support RF planning, and maintain communications awareness across Puerto Rico. The operational side is designed around CORE, BACKUP, and RELAY roles so the network can continue functioning when a primary site or normal infrastructure is unavailable. The member platform adds missions, operator accountability, infrastructure references, gateway health, RF observations, and communications-path intelligence.

Resilient by roleCORE, BACKUP and RELAY sites are organized so communications do not depend on one location.

Evidence-driven RFPlanning uses terrain and Fresnel analysis; the private system also learns from real RF observations and path history.

Public / private separationPublic tools expose safe planning and environmental information, not protected messages, missions, member records or private station telemetry.

COREPrimary SKYNET operational site with the fullest command, gateway and intelligence capabilities.

BACKUPIndependent standby site designed to keep communications available when a primary site is unavailable.

RELAYRemote site used to extend reach and strengthen the mesh across difficult terrain or distance.

WATCHTOWERThe software and observation layer used for gateway, RF, network-health and communications intelligence. SKYNET radio nodes and WATCHTOWER stations are tracked as separate concepts.

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RF Planning

Plan point-to-point radio links with real terrain elevation, line of sight, Fresnel clearance, path loss and installation guidance.

TerrainLOSFresnelLink Budget

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Weather & Tropical

Review NOAA/NWS warnings, watches and advisories with interactive mapping and National Hurricane Center tropical paths.

NOAA/NWSAlertsTropicalInteractive Map

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Organization Gateway Map

View public SKYNET organization gateway locations and configured planning range rings.

GatewaysRange RingsPuerto Rico

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Earthquake Map

Explore live USGS earthquake activity around Puerto Rico and the Caribbean with magnitude, depth, recency and heat visualization.

USGSMagnitudeDepthHeat Layer

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Public-safe by design. Public tools use terrain, public environmental feeds and gateway locations explicitly designated for public display. Protected SKYNET messages, member identities, missions, private station assignments, gateway telemetry and internal RF intelligence remain in the authorized member area.