There is no place on the earth which is unseen by humans. Google maps a revolutionary technology proves that every part on the earth will be mapped and monitored using satellites. Today there are many organizations providing mapping services and all of these are centralized. They have control over the maps and location services. Today most of the applications require location details to function and to provide better services. And the centralized mapping service providers collect most amount of data from our personal devices and this is a serious concern.
The monopoly in the mapping service needs to end. And this can be achieved by decentralization of mapping data. The maps that we use today are less detailed and having low quality images. The quality can be improved by using drones. Drones fly over different heights and can provide more accurate and detailed maps of areas. Drones are capable to provide high quality still images, video and arterial maps. Thus the maps that can be derived from high quality drone contents are more detailed and useful. So that the drone operators can contribute in the creation of decentralized mapping service by providing the contents captured using their drones. They also can monetize the maps they provided and intern they will earn from it.
SOAR is a decentralized blockchain technology powered platform which connects drone content creators and customers. SOAR provides a platform where drone content creators can sell their mapped data to customers and businesses around the world. Use of blockchain and smart contracts will increase trust and transparency among the users of SOAR. The blockchain stores, equipment used, location and timing of drone content creation & smart contract helps to execute the transactions in a secure way. The SOAR platform is committed to provide a platform where anyone can directly access high quality drone maps.
In the recent years the drone market is growing exponentially. The use of drones for commercial purpose is rising. Their is a high demand for drone contents such as images and videos. The drone market economy is expected to worth $127 billion dollars according to a research by PwC. And the SOAR platform is here to provide solutions to the drone market. It protects creators content, helps them to monetize it and to sell it in a secure way.
About SOAR Technology
The SOAR platform is a product of decades of developement from the high class team. During this period, it has developed many successful commercial mapping applications for thousands of users across 80 countries. In 2015, the SOAR team was approached by US Defence Department to provide an alternative mapping technology which provides real time geospatial details on the field; in mobile or tablets required for special tactical situations. Working along with US military, the SOAR team also improved it's technology in game design, social media work flows and industrial applications. And in August 2017, the SOAR was made available for civilian and commercial applications.
Project objective
The main objective of SOAR is to create a decentralized platform for drone market economy. Where drone content creators can able to sell and monetize their drone contents. Every detailed drone content is securely stored in blockchain technology. SOAR platform helps to make commercialization of drone footage.
Principle of operation
Soar aims to create a decentralized drone marketplace, where drone content creators and customers can make peer to peer transactions. The drone footage is securely stored in distributed blockchain technology. Drone content creators can monetize their contents and get benefit from it. The sellers and buyer transactions are protected with smart contracts which further ensures the trust and transparency. The verified and authenticated drone footages are available to every soar user.
To achieve the desired high resolution of maps, Soar divided the world into grids. These grids further divided into sub grides until desired resolution is achieved. Soar uses quadtree system to map demanded areas with drones. The Soar quadtree uses different level of zooms of the area to gather the data. The soar mapping software then delivers high resolution maps.
The supply and demand for drone contents of the area is represented by heatmap. The high intensity of heat on the map shows their is a high demand for the map of that specified area. The heatmap is a realtime indicator for drone content creators about the demanded map of the area. The cost of the map is calculated using supply and demand. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, flood; sporting and public events increases the heat value on the map.
Once the drone footage is captured then it is stored in blockchain. All the supply transactions are made using smart contracts. The buyers can access the drone contents of creator's through sponsored Alibaba could service.
The Soar platform has skybounty program to encourage drone operators to provide footage of desired locations. The Soar platform incentives for providing high quality images of demanded specified locations. Drone operators get instant rewards from skybounty program. Soar platform uses part of its funds to create skybounty programs for rapid growth of its platform.
Skysponsors get specialized services on the soar platform. They will make simple and cost effective ways to interact with decentralized market. Users with certain amount of SKYM tokens can become skysponsors. Skysponsors can generate revenue without the need of a drone. Skysponsors have the authority to approve or reject a uploaded drone content.
SKYM Token
Soar platform uses SKYM token in it's decentralized platform for selling and buying drone contents. All the transactions are executed through smart contracts at reduced fee. Other uses of SKYM tokens is -
• to purchase drone contents
• mode of payment on the platform
• used to create skybounty for demanded areas
• used to incentivize the community members to create world's first decentralized map service
• holding SKYM tokens ensure the eligibility required to become skysponsors
Some examples where drones can be used:
• For surveillance purpose
• Construction monitoring and to check its progress
• In insurance claim of accidents and damage caused due to natural disasters
• In agriculture - crop planning, to detect crop diseases and for spraying chemicals on crops
• To deliver medical supplements during emergency
• To detect smoke and fire flare up during fire fighting
• Use of drones with thermal, radar and infrared cameras in army operations to find terrorists
• For tourism purpose
• Use of drones in news sector to capture footages
• In real estate for land management
##Token structure details
• Token ticker: SKYM
• Platform: ERC20
• Total supply: 350,000,000
• Available for sale: 130,000,000
• Hardcap: $19.5 million
Token distribution
Roadmap
The core team
Conclusion
SOAR is a very promising project to create a decentralized mapping service. Soar platform allows drone content creators to monetize their footage. Use of blockchain ensures the safety of stored maps. With skybounty program Soar rewards drone operators for providing footage of high demand areas. With Soar platform commercialization of drones will happen. Buyers and sellers are protected with smart contracts. Soar is here to revolutionize the drone and mapping sector. It is an amazing project to invest.
Learn more about SOAR:
website: https://soar.earth
Read whitepaper: https://soar.earth/soar_whitepaper.pdf
ANN thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4807008
Telegram: https://t.me/SoarEarth
Facebook: https://facebook.com/SoarEarthOfficial/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Soar_Earth
Medium: https://medium.com/soar-earth
GitHub: https://github.com/SoarEarth
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