{"signature": "0x3bff00abbfd8f1a4bded993febf0603393b6127e80c833257fd45d9db36d6337790c06e50f1b444c4a78942d0682ce2dc3cf9e131daebfd5e81311e7ed87ea191c", "application": {"round": "0xc1cffd1845deee83ab44cae123738a854593bcd2", "answers": [{"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Core Infrastructure", "Developer Tooling", "dApps & Apps"], "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project contribute to the advancement of the Arbitrum ecosystem?", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Astral builds open source tools + infrastructure for location-based dapps. This year, we:\n- developed the Location Proof Protocol (built on EAS — deploying on Arbitrum mainnet very soon)\n- built the Astral Logbook, a dapp for telling place-based stories using location proofs\n- designing Spatial.sol, a Solidity library of geospatial data structures and algorithms, to make it easy for location-based builders\n- developed resource guides, code examples and documentation to enhance the developer experience\n\nThis strengthens Arbitrum's foundational infrastructure through the introduction of new smart contract protocols, improves developer efficiency by offering open source, forkable solutions to hard engineering problems, and accelerates the adoption of novel applications by introducing primitives to serve a new vertical on Arbitrum.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your previous work or plans related to the Arbitrum ecosystem. How does your project strengthen Arbitrum's foundational infrastructure, improve developer efficiency, or accelerate the adoption of novel applications?", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "If applicable, describe how your project leverages Stylus or Arbitrum Orbit Chains. What unique capabilities or use cases does this enable?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Astral is committed to building and deploying in the Arbitrum ecosystem, as evidenced by the deployment of our Location Proof Protocol and client dapp, the Astral Logbook. We aim to continue building and deploying our application within the Arbitrum ecosystem. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your team's expertise in your chosen focus area within the Arbitrum ecosystem. Include relevant experience, publications, or past projects.", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "https://gap.karmahq.xyz/project/astral-2", "hidden": true, "question": "Please provide a link to Karma GAP, where you are tracking and reporting on milestones.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "", "hidden": true, "question": "List any contract addresses with the associated network(s), EOAs, or deployer addresses your project has deployed.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes - we have been approved to receive funds from the Arbitrum Firestarters Grant, and are in the process of receiving the funds. The amount committed was ~30k in ARB. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you received any previous grants or support for your work in the Arbitrum ecosystem? If so, please provide details and estimated funding amounts.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Please confirm that you have read and agree to comply with the ethical standards outlined in the eligibility criteria, including Gitcoin's Quid Pro Quo policy (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/gitcoin-grants/general-questions/what-is-our-quid-pro-quo-policy)", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose? If yes, please provide details.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Astral was first conceived in the Genesis block of Kernel, a Web3 fellowship funded by Gitcoin at the time. It was founded by John X, a geospatial data scientist and Web3 builder who co-founded Toucan, co-chaired of the WEF’s Web3 Climate Action Working Group, worked at Ordnance Survey (the UK’s national mapping agency). John is a proven builder and leader at the intersection of Web3 and regenerative finance.\n\nSince the project’s inception, we have aimed to be a intent, value oriented, and open source product, taking only grant and other public goods funding\n\nWe found our Head of Engineering, Ron E. after he and team won ETHDenver’s hackathon for ZK Maps, a project that provides location proofs using ZK technology. Ron is a passionate builder with a penchant for privacy and using blockchain to assist with solving the climate crisis. He led engineering teams at [ZED.RUN](http://ZED.RUN) and taught at Columbia University, with an extensive background in data imaging and computer vision.\n\nThen came Danny. John and Danny met through Kernel. He serves as a contributor helping with growth and operations. Danny leads growth efforts at Sherlock, helping ensure the security of Web3 projects. Previously, he was management and strategy consultant with stints including McKinsey, PwC. He was a DeFi founder for an analytics solution, having won a hackathon via OnDeck fellowship’s hackathon.\n\nAlong our journey, we’ve:\n    - Been founding members of the Climate Collective, a organization for climate-focused Web3 startups which now includes over 30 member organizations\n    - Cofounded the Decentralized Geospatial Working Group with academic researchers from the EASIER Data Initiative\n    - Served as Kolektivo’s project partner, developing GeoNFTs\n    - Received Filecoin’s Development Grant for storing satellite imagery on IPFS using decentralized identifiers\n    - Presented to the Open Geospatial Consortium\n    - Won the Arweave Prize, Future of Blockchain 2020\n    - Spoke at the European Space Agency's Living Planet Symposium 2022\n    - Coordinated the forming of the GeoSpatial Decentralized Collaboration Group 2023\n    - Served as Regeneration and DeFi guild(s) leads at KERNEL", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to share anything else about your project, team, or vision for the Arbitrum ecosystem that wasn't covered in the previous questions?", "questionId": 9}], "project": {"id": "0x1249835eaab22b2d2fd7f34556a20cae9cfd902f56c54789730081e6996ed012", "title": "Astral", "logoImg": "bafkreifo4ja4zx7zmpbslprno7zrpfyev5ou35g24bmvd52c77ihmivjle", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreia5evhtfneeyldqhwy5ssrbozzw6fon2pytjtsfp2j435npmo5o2e", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://astral.global", "bannerImg": "bafybeie3fbdw7t5pbpkph4ymxrp2xmplgg3oqjolvjc7k7wvcydng25sky", "createdAt": 1673545266638, "userGithub": "johnx25bd", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..aRwbO80YDUXLbWdfgRN_0as2FgFJj-S5ozyx_Xv53KhgKadhEZvMCpokHMcjeLzeIIl6rC1GJ-S27t7ZFGy7Ag", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-15T16:53:39.342Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-15T16:53:39.342Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-14T16:53:39.342Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x25bdFF8dB8d80971935A7f38A0CF31DeC62f7696", "hash": "v0.0.0:zbmxAHABx3lEWi5bDsCGXltgs90dd3ENxVLlzdQHNkM=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#AstralProtocol#41551283"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9.._WwEM1kIS3dm8boIwIh0LEWG6GZENr6yD7ZldcGOqhHIeBV9WWeDY7bn81BcSTEBxLTeKYNYaforXhi08SqLCw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-15T16:53:29.876Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-15T16:53:29.875Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-14T16:53:29.875Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x25bdFF8dB8d80971935A7f38A0CF31DeC62f7696", "hash": "v0.0.0:CDg0RACRNgCnyXDI+InPe/uYELcDqRPXI0sGiDGDoFI=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#AstralProtocol"}}}, "description": "## Web3 Spatial ✨\n\nAt Astral we see a world where humanity has the geospatial technologies and tools needed to monitor and govern life with dignity.\n\nOur mission is to make it possible to build location-based apps on the decentralized web. We're doing this by researching and developing a set of open source standards and software tools that help Web3 developers work with geospatial data.\n\n---\n\n## Updates / Milestones:\n- Deploy EAS Location Proofs - Q2’24\n- Complete and pitch at Ethereum Attestation Service Demo Day - Q2’24\n- Deploy ZK Location Proofs - Q3’24\n- Present at ETHCC - Q3’24\n- Integrate with data storage solution - Q3’24\n- Develop front end - Q3’24\n\nSince GG19\n- Deployed Spatial Registry Contract - April’24\n- Gained pilot users’ confirmation - Jan-April’24\n- Hosted and Presented Decentralized Spatial Web Workshop for Web3 Projects - April’24\n- Accepted to Ethereum Attestation Services Fellowship - March’24\n- Attended & presented at ETHDenver - Feb’24\n- Defined product and growth strategy - Feb’24\n- Develop technical architecture- Jan’24\n\n## Architecture\n\nThe Astral Protocol has three components:\n\n- **Spatial Registries** — smart contract-based registries of spatial features like points, lines, polygons and raster images;\n- **Verifiable location claims**, to serve as presence claims in the Astral ecosystem, and \n- **Web3-native geospatial data technologies** so the data backing these systems is user-controlled, cryptographically verifiable, uncensorable and permanent.\n\nSince the project was founded, we have focused on building open source standards and tools, and have been fully funded through public goods funding and grants. \n\n## Our Work\n\nWe've developed and led several projects, including:\n- **[Kolektivo GeoNFTs](https://medium.com/kolektivo-co/regeneration-needs-location-b538cae97ff7)**, which serve as an on-chain spatial data registry\n- **[Hyperaware](https://github.com/wearehyperaware/hyperaware-core)**, a spatial governance protocol for connected devices targeted at transport and mobility applications\n- **[Sprout](https://astral.global/sprout)**, a proof-of-concept sustainability-linked bond in Solidity that aligns loan terms to environmental metrics — one of the first ReFi smart contracts\n- **[Spatial.sol](https://github.com/AstralProtocol/spatial-sol)**,  a library of geometric and topological functions in Solidity\n- **[GeoLocker](https://devpost.com/software/geolocker)**, a prototype verifiable spatial data registry built on Ethereum and 3Box\n\nThese are linked components that will enable the ecosystem to build a Web3 map of the world, and location-based dapps that use that map. Our work is primarily focused on building core infrastructure and open source standards to enable and empower climate- and sustainability-related Web3 builders to work with spatial and location data.\n\nAstral tools and standards will be useful in a range of different use cases including: \n- Regenerative project development and dMRV\n- DAOs / digital governance: geofenced local and regional DAOs, local currencies, spatial demurrage\n- Mobility: defining policy areas like congestion zones, capturing the position of connected devices like IoT and smartphones\n- Natural capital currencies: defining ecological zones, storing physical measurements of ecosystem conditions\n- Metaverse / gaming: virtual land registries like Decentraland and Cryptovoxels, and AR games like Pokemon Go\n\n## Funding\n\nGrant contributions will fund the development team building these public goods. \n\nSpecifically, funds will support the development of:\n- a Solidity library of topological and geometric functions\n- Web3 GIS tools\n- verifiable location credentials standards and software tools\n- coordination across decentralized geospatial working groups \n\n## Team\n\n- [Ron E](https://twitter.com/ronerlih): Tech Lead\n- Danny G: Organization + Operations Lead\n- [John X](https://twitter.com/johnx25bd): Architect + Project Lead\n\n\n## Accomplishments (so far)\n\n- KERNEL Genesis Block final presentation\n- Kolektivo project partner, developing GeoNFTs\n- Filecoin Development Grant for storing satellite imagery on IPFS using decentralized identifiers\n- Presenting to the Open Geospatial Consortium\n- Winner, Arweave Prize, Future of Blockchain 2020\n- Speaker, European Space Agency's Living Planet Symposium 2022\n- Grant recipient, dClimate\n- Coordinated the forming of the GeoSpatial Decentralized Collaboration Group 2023\n- Presented Astral’s work at Decentralized Geospatial Web Working Group\n- Member, Climate Collective\n- Co-lead, Regeneration Guild, KERNEL\n\nFunded:\n- zkMaps, finalist at ETHDenver 2022 building zero-knowledge location proofs\n\n## Challenges\n\n- Scaling of verifiable spatial data registries due to technical limitations.\n- Coordination across various working groups; while we’ve helped organize and herd cats, there is still the challenge in coordinating across stakeholder groups to establish geospatial standards for Web3.\n- Navigating a bear market with various partners and builders in this space losing funding and interest due to macroeconomic conditions. 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