[atlas] Exploring the Idea of RIPE Atlas Virtual Probes

I would imagine that having probe apps on mobile devices would be very
impractical in terms of battery usage, unreliable connections, the device
itself not being on/connected 24/7, etc.
In addition, I believe it would not be possible on iOS. You can't really
have an app like this running full-time in the background. Only certain
categories of apps are allowed to do this (e.g. GPS turn-by-turn navigation
and audio players), and I can't imagine anything like an Atlas Probe will
make it through App Review.

On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Colin Johnston <colinj at mx5.org.uk> wrote:

> iphone virtual app probe would be great as well :)
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 29 Dec 2015, at 19:49, Gil Bahat <gil at magisto.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gil at magisto.com');>> wrote:
>
> We also support the idea of expanding the network. If it's done in a
> modular fashion, users can pick their desired veracity levels to the task
> at hand. we'd like to see more information on mobile data as network uses
> shift a lot to mobile and (for various reasons) it's very hard to get
> current probes on such networks and ultimately having an ATLAS-like app
> might be the only realistic way to go about it.
>
> integration into open source platforms such as openwrt or the turris omnia
> would also be most welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gil Bahat,
> DevOps and Network Engineer,
> Magisto Ltd.
>
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 8:12 PM, Wilfried Woeber <woeber at cc.univie.ac.at
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','woeber at cc.univie.ac.at');>> wrote:
>
>> Dear Atlas Community!
>>
>> On 2015-12-21 12:02, Vesna Manojlovic wrote:
>> > Dear colleagues,
>> >
>> > Some of you have asked about Virtual Probes on this list.
>>
>> Indeed :-)
>>
>> > Although we don't plan to make virtual probes available in 2016,
>> > we do plan to investigate this idea and develop some prototypes.
>>
>> Fair enough.
>>
>> > Please find more details on RIPE Labs:
>>
>> I'll try to put my thoughts into some well-structured words, over there.
>> I hope to succeed, but no premature promises yet...
>>
>> >
>> https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/exploring-the-idea-of-ripe-atlas-virtual-probes
>> >
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Vesna Manojlovic
>> > RIPE NCC
>>
>> All the best for (2015)++
>> Wilfried
>>
>>
>>
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