Comment by randerson
18 hours ago
Its optional but it helps to see where nodes are on a map, and would be useful in (for example) a search & rescue operation.
18 hours ago
Its optional but it helps to see where nodes are on a map, and would be useful in (for example) a search & rescue operation.
"useful in (for example) a search & rescue"
I can't read that without assuming the real intent is to deliver bombs accurately, but the startup pitching it knows that'd get bad press, and the investors all know exactly what it really means...
Meshtastic/MeshCore have nothing valuable to offer in terms of delivering bombs accurately. Moreover, militaries already have access to much more robust radio messaging hardware and protocols for data and location transmission.
The main reason both Meshtastic and MeshCore have location data as a part of the protocol is because they emerged from the Ham community which has always taken its role in search and rescue seriously, and because it also appealed early on for other off-grid uses like hiking.