Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5817-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5817-2026
Data description article
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12 Aug 2026
Data description article |  | 12 Aug 2026

OpenMesh: wireless signal dataset for opportunistic urban weather sensing in New York City

Dror Jacoby, Shuyue Yu, Qianfei Hu, Zachary Hine, Rob Johnson, Jonatan Ostrometzky, Igor Kadota, Gil Zussman, and Hagit Messer

Data sets

OpenMesh Dataset Dror Jacoby et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15287692

Model code and software

OpenMesh: Code Repository Dror Jacoby https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18510358

Interactive computing environment

OpenMesh: Code Examples Dror Jacoby https://github.com/drorjac/OpenMesh/tree/main/src/analysis

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We present a dataset of signal strength measurements from 103 wireless links in a community internet network in New York City, paired with data from 37 personal weather stations. By tracking how rain and snow weaken these signals at one-minute intervals across Manhattan and Brooklyn, we show that community networks can serve as low-cost weather sensing systems. The dataset and analysis demonstrate its use for real-time precipitation monitoring in cities.

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