Orbuculum
Orbuculum is a blockchain-based platform facilitating Earth Observation data processing and AI collaboration, where encrypted satellite data is monetized and leveraged for insights without raw data handling.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:44 PM
Projects should directly support the mission of DeSci to innovate scientific research by exploring novel mechanisms of funding, conducting, and disseminating scientific research in an open, inclusive, and accessible manner.
Project Orbuculum proposes a blockchain-based platform for the Earth Observation sector, streamlining the process of data monetization, processing, and providing synthetic intelligence which aligns with the mission of innovating scientific research by offering a new mechanism for conducting and disseminating research.
DeSci projects most commonly support this mission by building and testing necessary technological infrastructure, but projects may also be eligible if they are deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in a scientific research context or if they are educating and recruiting members of the scientific community to contribute to the mission.
Orbuculum is building a technological infrastructure that enables collaboration and processing of encrypted Earth Observation data via blockchain and also appears to recruit scientific community members to contribute to their mission.
Concrete examples of issues covered by the DeSci mission include: the data reproducibility crisis and archaic data sharing practices; misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review; financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research; intellectual property, patents, and financial incentives to trade progress for profits; academic disconnect and poor science/health literacy and trust in the lay public and government representatives.
The project addresses the archaic data sharing practices by providing a decentralized platform that ensures transparent and secure sharing of EO data. It mitigates financial and technical barriers that may hinder globally inclusive research by enabling smaller operators and individual researchers to participate in the EO market.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Based on the information provided, it's unclear if the project fully complies with the latter part of the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy, since no explicit details are offered regarding their compliance with all general requirements.