Adding more metadata on where peers are would assist in third-party mapping of the CJDNS network using openstreetmap mashups.
For example, fc00.org could add a map background and root known nodes before calculating force layout, representing known nodes with "pins" and location-unknown nodes as "clouds".
For this data, would have to insist that the geo-mapping match the actual location of the server and not the server operator, because someone hosting a VPS in a datacentre might accidentally add their location as operator.
It would also be helpful to correlate this map with a public database of significant clearnet infrastructure. For example, in Cork, Ireland I'm thinking of approaching a local datacentre to suggest a Cork CJDNS node on which to build a local network, which would then be adjacent to several inbound oceanic cables/fibres. It'd be cool for the map to present this data so that international peering negotiations between nodes could have more useful visual data attached. If you ask to peer with me and I observe that you're connected through some fat pipes that'll improve the network, that's a big argument in favour of agreeing.
Adding more metadata on where peers are would assist in third-party mapping of the CJDNS network using openstreetmap mashups.
For example, fc00.org could add a map background and root known nodes before calculating force layout, representing known nodes with "pins" and location-unknown nodes as "clouds".
For this data, would have to insist that the geo-mapping match the actual location of the server and not the server operator, because someone hosting a VPS in a datacentre might accidentally add their location as operator.
It would also be helpful to correlate this map with a public database of significant clearnet infrastructure. For example, in Cork, Ireland I'm thinking of approaching a local datacentre to suggest a Cork CJDNS node on which to build a local network, which would then be adjacent to several inbound oceanic cables/fibres. It'd be cool for the map to present this data so that international peering negotiations between nodes could have more useful visual data attached. If you ask to peer with me and I observe that you're connected through some fat pipes that'll improve the network, that's a big argument in favour of agreeing.