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Special Interest Groups

SIG help to better move the community by creating a engaging spirit based on active projects that not only reflect the current state of free software and hardware tools, technologies possible to illustrate, but also to work towards common goals while engaing participating individuals in their interested fields and work areas.

The following are the identified SIG's of FSHM.

No.	Group Name	Work Area
1.	Complexers	Complexity Theory & Complex Systems
2.	Envirorers	Citizen Science, Environment Monitoring
3.	Swarmers	Swarming, Complexity, Bioinspiration
4.	Weatherers	Citizen Science, Weather Data collection
5.	Geolovers	GIS, RS, OSM, HOT
6.	Pubs	Open Access, Scientific Publishing, Sci-hub, Type Setting
7.	Data Theriars	Open Data, Data Analytics, Data Visualization
8.	Zen Arters	Generative Art, Complexity
9.	Localers	Localization, Translation, Transcription
10.	Instrumenters	Sensors, Actuators, Control Systems, Embedded Systems, PLC, PAC
11.	PNOT'ers	Progressing Network of Things, Embedded Systems, Communication
12.	Designistas	Interaction designing, Experience, Accessibility
13.	Emplayers	Electromagnetics, RF, Radio, SDR, Antenna building
14.	Optocores	Telescopy, Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Optics, Sensors, Measurement, Analysis, Exploration
15.	CBPPers	Commons based peer production, 3D printing, Inhouse making
16.	Selfhosters	Selfhosting Web, Database, Static Websites, Monitoring
17.	Hammers	Free Radio Communication, Amateur Radio
18.	CommNetters	Community Nets, Community Radio, Mesh Nets
19.	Offgridders	Electric power generation, Mgmt, Communication
20.	First Responders	Disaster Response, Rescue, Relief, HAM & Disaster Radio communication, Mobile mapping
21.	Coopers	Business Model Generation, Idea to Project to People, Revenue, Cooperation
22.	Fielders	Field Visiting, Applying FOSS/H to field, Activism
23.	Realtors	Socio-technological dialectics, Neo-liberal dataism