Prototype · 2021
Geolocker
Geolocker prototyped a spatial data registry on Ethereum and IPFS, aimed at sharing authoritative zones between governments and autonomous-vehicle makers.
Purpose
Autonomous vehicles need authoritative zones from governments; we prototyped a registry where those zones could be published and trusted.
Approach
An early prototype storing GeoJSON zones on IPFS with on-chain anchors on Ethereum, aimed at bridging governments and autonomous-vehicle makers.
Status
Archived experiment, 2021.
Connections
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