Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 115 - Navigate - Optimizing global mapping with blockchain, AI, and crowdsourced data
In episode 115, we’re excited to welcome Ali Husain, Advisor at Navigate, a Web3 organization using blockchain, AI, and crowdsourcing to optimize global mapping. We discuss how they’re using next generation technologies to improve mapping data, the power of decentralized communities to crowdsource data, using Web3 tools to incentivize community participation, and much more.
Three Key Takeaways
The average individual regularly contributes data to mobile applications (such as a map, social media platform, online marketplace, etc.) to the benefit of the corporation, but are rarely rewarded for their contributions. Web3 enables new opportunities to decentralize the crowdsourcing of data and recognize users for their contributions with token rewards.
Currently, most data is not openly available to the public. By crowdsourcing high quality map data and imagery, and making it open to the public, it will catalyze new use cases that are in the public good.
Web3 solutions, including the self-custody of data, may not be for everyone at this time, but as more people start to understand the importance of data sovereignty, it’s important to have decentralized solutions that give individuals the opportunity to take ownership of and make decisions related to their personal data.
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Episode Time Stamps
02:10 - What was your “Ah hah” moment that got you excited about cryptocurrency and web3 in the beginning?
06:00 - Can you please give listeners a high-level overview of Navigate and your mission?
12:10 - Why is this work important? How does crowdsourcing map data improve global mapping.
18:20 - On your website you mention how “it takes more than a village to create a global map. Each contributor plays a critical role in building a map that benefits everyone, so they deserve to get rewarded for it.” Tell me more about the NVG8 token and the rewards process.
24:00 - What blockchain was Navigate deployed on and why?
25:30 - What role does Artificial Intelligence play in Navigate’s solution?
34:10 - Why is Web3 the perfect platform for individuals to take back control of their data and allow companies to use that information for the creation of new solutions?
36:50 - Beyond Navigate, I understand that you’ve been involved in other startups related to AI and blockchain, including SkyGrid, a drone solution built on AI and blockchain. What is it about these technologies that inspires you? Why work in these emerging sectors?
40:20 - What’s the best way for listeners to learn more about Navigate and start contributing?
41:10 - To wrap things up, if you could name one thing that excites you most about the social impact potential of web3, what would it be and why?
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