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There is a new crowdsourced mapping campaign underway in India, Indonesia and Nigeria - Proto. Founder and CEO / akshay-aditya-75957388 takes the view that maps are content. Similar to social media accounts and blogs. This system is about making it just as easy and engaging to contribute. This is the coverage map, showing the majority of content is in India so far: https://coverage.protomap.xyz/. Principally it appears to be driven by the need to send delivery drivers to front doors reliably. It relates to the variance in addressing systems across the globe covered in the OpenCage episode. If you download the app (https://www.proto-geo.xyz/download), you'll be presented with a detailed data entry form for a new address. There is also a requirement for 4 photos. This reflects how it can be easier to help a driver identify a delivery point simply by looking at pictures of a property. • We also got into the incentive system Akshay has put in place to get the map populated and kept up to date. They appear to run regular mapathons, have a very active community on Whatsapp and pay people in cryptocurrency to map the world. Ultimately the system offers $USD500 per square kilometre to map it. But there are lots of qualifications on that. Have a listen to find out more. • Thanks Akshay for taking the time and opening up this part of the world for us on the show. • THE GEOSPATIAL INDEX • The Geospatial Index is a comprehensive listing of all publicly traded geospatial businesses worldwide. Why? The industry is growing at ~5% annually (after inflation and after adjusting for base rates). This rate varies significantly, however, by sub index. For $480,000 to start, this growth rate is $5,000,000 over a working life. This channel, Bluesky account, newsletter, watchlist and podcast express the view that you are serious about geospatial if you take the view of an investor, venture capitalist or entrepreneur. You are expected to do your own research. This is not a replacement for that. This is not investment advice. Consider it entertainment. • NOT THE OPINION OF MY EMPLOYER • NOT YOUR FIDUCIARY • NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geospatialin... • LinkedIn: / geospatialindex • Watchlist: ⁠https://www.tradingview.com/watchlist... • Newsletter: https://www.geospatial.money/ • Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gpQUsa...

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