Solar wireless collector beacon (data hub)

A solar wireless collector beacon, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• a unique identifier stored in the memory;
• a communicator in electronic communication with the processor and operable to:
• communicate wirelessly using at least two different protocols,
• communicate through a network to a server, and
• identify other wireless devices near the solar wireless collector beacon;
• a plurality of onboard sensors configured to sense an environment of the solar wireless collector beacon, the plurality of onboard sensors including one or more of an accelerometer, altimeter, humidity sensor, photosensor, camera, satellite navigation receiver, and thermometer;
• at least one solar panel;
• a rechargeable battery;
• a power circuit for charging the rechargeable battery using power from the at least one solar panel and for powering the processor, the memory, the communicator, and the plurality of onboard sensors from power stored in the rechargeable battery;
• a housing, shaped to integrate with a vehicle, for containing the processor, the memory, the communicator, the plurality of onboard sensors, the at least one solar panel, the rechargeable battery, and the power circuit;
• a data buffer configured as part of the memory;
• and
• firmware, comprising machine-readable instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:
• receive, using the communicator and one of the at least two different protocols, a first wireless signal from a first data source registered with the solar wireless collector beacon, the first wireless signal defining first data,
• store the first data as personal data in the data buffer,
• receive, using the communicator and one of the at least two protocols, a second wireless signal from a second data source not registered with the solar wireless collector beacon, the second wireless signal defining second data;
• store the second data as anonymized data in the data buffer,
• determine, at intervals, a current location of the solar wireless collector beacon and store the current location in the data buffer,
• read, at intervals, sensor data from the plurality of onboard sensors and store the sensor data in the data buffer,
• determine an environmental status of the vehicle based at least in part upon the sensor data, and
• transmit, at intervals, a message including the unique identifier, the current location, and the environmental status, to a remote server.