Astral
Developing open-source standards and software to enable location-based apps on the decentralized web; includes geospatial data technologies and smart contract registries. Includes research, collaborations, and presentations on sustainable and governance applications.Application
Applied on: 16 Oct 2024 05:51 PM
Approved
User Review
R1
Reviewed on 21 Oct 2024 10:36 AM
Demonstrate how tools, libraries, or frameworks significantly reduce development barriers, improve efficiency, or enhance the security of Web3 projects.
Show support and usage within the developer community.
Meet the general eligibility criteria for Gitcoin Grants, including open-source principles and ethical standards.
They are working on producing secure, open-source tools that provide developers with a new Web3 primitive and so reducing the complexity of building location-based apps.
Support and usage within the developer community includes Ethereum Attestation Service Fellowship and Demo-day
Kolektivo Project partner, Filecoin Development Grant, Winner Arweave Prize Future of Blockchain 2020, Grant Recipient dClimate, GeoSpatial Decentralized Web Working/Collaboration Group. 6 Github forks and 20 GitHub stars. Telegram channel of 58 members.
It follows GG22 ethics. It includes open-source license. There is a first commit more than 90 days prior, no recent commit within the last 30 days, no activity on more than 20 days in the last 90 days, but contributions are from more than one individual.
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 16 Oct 2024 06:02 PM
Demonstrate how tools, libraries, or frameworks significantly reduce development barriers, improve efficiency, or enhance the security of Web3 projects.
Astral provides several open-source tools like the Location Proof Protocol and Spatial.sol, which reduce the complexity of building location-based applications. They focus on creating and verifying user-controlled, cryptographically verifiable location proofs, which directly addresses the complexity and security challenges in Web3 development.
Show support and usage within the developer community.
Astral has demonstrated significant support and usage with metrics such as over 500 GitHub commits, 20+ projects participating in their working group, and multiple protocols building on top of their Location Proof Protocol. Additionally, they are active in presenting to and collaborating with other organizations and working groups.
Meet the general eligibility criteria for Gitcoin Grants, including open-source principles and ethical standards.
Astral adheres to open-source principles, as evidenced by their public GitHub repositories and focus on developing open standards and tools. They also show ethical commitment by not engaging in venture capital funding or liquidity events and being funded through public goods funding and grants.