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BeWater protocol uses street data for coordinated protester gatherings

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Researchers have developed BeWater, a novel distributed protocol designed to facilitate protester gatherings in urban environments. This protocol utilizes publicly available street network data, such as street length, number of lanes, and street names, to enable effective coordination. Experiments conducted using OpenStreetMap data in various cities demonstrate that combining these simple observables into more advanced tactics significantly improves the ability of groups to assemble. AI

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BeWater protocol uses street data for coordinated protester gatherings

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  1. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthieu Latapy ·

    BeWater: Effective Protesters Navigate Watersheds in Street Networks

    During social movements, protesters need to gather with limited communication means and limited knowledge other than what they observe in their direct surroundings. We propose BeWater, a fully distributed walking protocol that achieves gathering thanks to city information like st…

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