Safecast @ 29c3

SAFECAST

PLAN A

Experience DIY

DevelopmentAction

PLAN B

PLAN WTF?!

THE FIRST DRIVE

THAT WORKED!

THAT SUCKED!

INSTANT ITERATION

DESIGN PROCESS

SENSOR DEVELOPMENT CYCLE

Prototyping/Upgrade

DeploymentAssessment

Always

Measure

•Time is critical!

•Start measure NOW!

•No time for normal

development process.

•Iterative prototyping

followed by field testing.

DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES

1 Month: Functionality, bare minimum

3 Months: Usability, improve design

Long-term: Manufacturability, cost, quantity

1 3 Long-term

•Netbook

•Geiger counter

•USB GPS

•Rugged enclosure

•Cables

Phase I Prototype

Time-to-deployment:

1 week

•Self-contained

•Arduino

•Custom shield

•SD card

•Geiger counter

•GPS

Phase II Prototype

Time-to-deployment:

2 months

•Single custom PCB

•Bare Geiger tube

•Smaller form factor

•Manufacturability

•Cost cut by half

Long term design

Starting production soon

MAJOR / MINOR

NEW DEVICE SHIPPING EVERY 3-4 MONTHS

• bGeigie - get data now!

•bGeigie Mini - have other people get data!

•bGeigie+ -- power users get data easily!

•bGeigie Stealth -- measure w/o attracting unnecessary attention

•bGeigie 3 -- make bGeigie manufacturable

•bGeigie nano kit -- remove manufacturing need

REACTION

100+ BGEIGIES

300+ STATIC

VISUALIZATIONS

SIMILAR RELEASE APPROACH/SCHEDULE

•no map for drives, only static sensors

•Google maps - each drive data on a separate map!

•Fusion tables - see all data on one map (Japan only)

•GeoSense - handle millions of data points - see the world!

•iOS App - location aware maps on iPhone / virtual geiger

•What is the next challenge? (show changes over time, interpolate, etc)

6 MONTHS = 1M

TODAY > 5,000,000

“OFFICIAL DATA?”

TRANSPARENCY

COMMUNITY

FAIL FASTER

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