Genesis city top-down map website and mapping script

by 0x97cb89ccb1511ee8beef1dff74bfb8e39139b5fa

Should the following Tier 3: up to $5,000 USD in MANA, 3 months vesting (1 month cliff) grant in the Platform Contributor category be approved?

Abstract

Create, update and make freely available to the community a top-down view map of genesis city. We will run a mapping script and update the content on the map every month. A prototype of the current version can be found here: https://genesis.city/

Grant size

5,000 USD

Beneficiary address

0x97cB89Ccb1511Ee8BEeF1DfF74bFB8E39139B5FA

Description

The scripting map is a fork of the official Decentraland explorer, modified to change the camera settings and automated to take screenshots of every coordinate in Genesis City. The website then takes all those images and stitches them together using OpenLayers, the open-source mapping software. The current version of the mapping script is a technical prototype and is very buggy, needing lots of manual interventions to complete the full map. This grant will set up a budget, including salaries and expenses, to run this team for the next 3 months of developments and updates. Further grants will be requested by us in the future if the community is happy with our work, in order to continue to develop and regularly update the project.

Specification

A prototype can be found on https://genesis.city/. Funds are needed to further keep the project running and to provide infrastructure and maintenance for it.

Personnel

• maraoz (github) - original map prototype creator, will oversee that the project’s vision is aligned with the Decentraland community.
• Rodrigo Heredia - Full Stack Unity3d + Web Developer https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-heredia-36521084/ https://github.com/rheredia-dev
• Anon experienced PM

Roadmap and milestones

A fully working and updated version of the map will be live by t+31 days. The map’s content will be updated via script every month for 3 months. Once that time has elapsed we will request another similar or smaller grant in order to provide further maintenance and updates.

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