Genesis city map, 6-month renewal

by 0xbf0b8c681b54027b11318cd6cf7cbf96c49666a2 (m0lex)

Should the following $12,156 grant in the Platform category be approved?

Abstract

Maintain, update, and improve https://genesis.city/, a top-down map of Decentraland.

This is an extension of the previous grant: https://decentraland.org/governance/proposal/?id=aebc4db6-d96c-4c4c-b2c0-2a2d0003e64d

We’ll continue maintaining the website, running the mapping script weekly, and improving the product.

Our goals are to:

• Help the community discover content in Decentraland
• Encourage people to upload more content to Decentraland

Grant size

12,156 USD in DAI

Project duration

6 months

Beneficiary address

0xD58607F5323e4966a8c871E155Cee9489CF8c469

Email address

0xivanhoff@gmail.com

Description

Here are our main product updates from the past 6 months: Real Estate Trends Heatmap: This feature introduces two new layers on Genesis City map. Lands for Sale Heatmap and Lands for Rent Heatmap. Lands for Sale Heatmap: Each parcel is color-coded based on its sale price, making it easy to visualize high and low price areas at a glance. Lands for Rent Heatmap: Similar to the sale layer, but showing rental prices across the map with a color gradient. Both heatmap layers include a legend on the left with the pricing scale and corresponding colors. When a heatmap is active the background map is now grayscale to allow the color-coded land prices to stand out more vividly. To access the new heatmap layers: Lands for Sale Heatmap > https://genesis.city/#0,0,2z,n0,e0,c0,p0,s1,r0

Lands for Rent Heatmap > https://genesis.city/#0,0,2z,n0,e0,c0,p0,s0,r1

Games Layer: We've added a new Games Layer to Genesis City, making it easy to locate and access all the games available in Decentraland. The Games Layer shows the position of every game on the Genesis City map. Left click on a game's location and you'll jump straight into it. To view the Games Layer: Games Layer > https://genesis.city/#0,0,2z,n0,e0,c0,p0,s0,r0,g1

Art Layer: Allowing you to easily discover and explore all the art venues and galleries within Decentraland. With the Art Layer toggle on, you can see the precise locations of every art spot on the Genesis City map. Simply navigate to an art venue's location, and you'll have the option to jump right in. To view the Art Layer: Art Layer > https://genesis.city/#0,0,3z,n0,e0,c0,p0,s0,r0,g0,a1

UI Enhancement We've updated our layer toggle controls, categorizing them for easy navigation.

Finally, we improved our project's maintenance processes and stability. We paid off some technical debt and fixed bugs. We remain committed to engaging with our community and continue to receive valuable feedback from our users, including requests for new features and improvements.

Roadmap and milestones

We will update the map weekly for 6 months. If the proposal is approved, our main focus for the next period will be to generate historical views of Genesis City. Soon, you will be able to select past dates and view the state of Genesis City as it was on those days. This feature will allow you to explore the evolution of Genesis City over time, providing valuable insights and a fascinating look at its development.

Here are some of the projects in our roadmap:

• Historical view of the entire map.
• Land ownership layer.
• Live users locations.
• Display weekly events.
• See what's nearby a location (eg. display info of events, POIs, etc).
• Street view.
• Land rating system.
• Isometric views.
• Allow users to upload photos of lands.
• Staff picks.
• Layer showing frequency of land updates.
• Percentage of land development (user feedback).
• Include missing parts of Aetheria (user feedback).
• Search bar.
• Bookmarks/favorite destinations.
• Content age heatmap.
• Display the bus routes.
• Monthly/weekly treasure hunt.
• Geolocated comments.
• Metamask log-in for displaying user-owned lands.
• Livestream of virtual cameras from certain points in DCL.
• Design tweaks.

We will continue improving the website and mapping script based on this list and future suggestions by our community. Please let us know which features are the most important to you, so we can prioritize accordingly.

This proposal is summarized due to technical limitations. To view it complete and vote on it, visit the DCL DAO Governance dApp