Temporospatial, software-defined maritime network using high-altitude platforms

A method of generating a network configuration for a maritime network, the method comprising:

• determining that one or more of at least one maritime node or at least one aerospace node of the maritime network has traveled too far from other maritime network nodes to be able to form a link in the maritime network;
• generating and transmitting flight instructions to cause the one or more nodes that have traveled too far to alter their path, wherein additional links may be formed within the maritime network;
• receiving, by one or more processors, client information for one or more client devices in range of a given node of the one or more of at least one maritime node or at least one aerospace node of the maritime network for a period of time that the one or more client devices are traveling asea;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, location information for the period of time from a plurality of nodes in the network including the given node, the location information including predicted or known trajectories of the at least one maritime node and the at least one aerospace node in the maritime network;
• and
• based on the client information and the location information, determining, by the one or more processors, a network configuration including a plurality of links to be formed for one or more routing paths through the one or more of at least one maritime node or at least one aerospace node of the maritime network;
• wherein:
• the one or more routing paths are configured to transmit data related to the one or more client devices, and
• the plurality of links includes a link between the given node and another node in the network that is within a maximum distance from the given node.