Welcome to the Ark community!
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CAIDA runs a global measurement platform called Archipelago (Ark). We expand it by adding hardware measurement nodes, usually Raspberry Pi devices, in diverse locations to get a better view of the global Internet. In 2024, we also started supporting software-based Ark nodes.
Ark continuously collects data to help researchers and aims to:
- Provide a secure, distributed platform for approved measurements.
- Make it easier to create, deploy, and analyze large-scale Internet measurements.
Ark is designed for measurements that need coordination across multiple locations. It runs ongoing measurement projects, creating public datasets on Internet structure (e.g., the Internet Topology Data Kit). We also support approved experiments to test new measurement techniques, keeping a record of past and current projects.
We welcome anyone to get in touch with us if you have any questions about the Ark project, getting access to data, or running your own measurements.
Send us email at [email protected], create an issue, or join us on our Ark Mattermost channel.