What Exists Today
Beacon is live and in active use. Safety Net is partially shipped - the foundation is real, not a slide deck.
The app (production)
- PWA at beacon.guides.co - link, QR, or install to home screen
- Places with geofences - lake associations, organizations, neighborhoods
- Alerts to contacts and place members with push notifications when online
- Public Safety Net page in the app at /safety-net
- My Connection dashboard - see digital (cloud/P2P) and radio status in one place
- Admin tools - place admins can enable Safety Net and configure infrastructure settings
Resilience layers (shipped)
| Layer |
Status |
What it does |
| Cloud alerts |
Live |
Create alert → notify followers and members globally |
| Offline cache |
Live |
Cached profile, contacts, alerts; queue when offline |
| WebRTC proximity |
Live |
Fan-out to nearby devices via peer-to-peer mesh |
| Meshtastic link |
Live |
Connect pocket LoRa radio from browser; concurrent cloud + LoRa send |
| Compact mesh format |
Live |
Small alert frames suitable for low-bandwidth radio |
| Lighthouse badge |
Live |
Visitors see when a place is on the Safety Net |
What honest limitations look like today
We're transparent about the edges:
- P2P mesh works best when peers are already connected or on the same local network
- LoRa is optional - most members use the web app only
- Lighthouse hardware (local web bridge + fixed node) is designed but not yet deployed in the field
- Place-scoped encryption on public mesh channels is planned, not shipped
- Cloud infrastructure currently runs on US-hosted services while we migrate toward Canadian hosting (see Canadian Infrastructure)
We share this because trust comes from accuracy, not hype.