Case Study: ProjectBASS Community Network Mapping

Context

ProjectBASS was built by volunteers for volunteers to gather network quality measurements from real locations and real carriers.

Stack

• Kotlin client implementation
• Retrofit network layer

Key Challenges

• Consistent data aggregation from heterogeneous devices
• Carrier and environment variability

Contributions

• Open-source feature work and maintenance support
• Community collaboration on quality and data usefulness

Outcome

The app improved visibility into field network conditions and proved out a practical crowdsourcing model for connectivity insights.