How do Helium and Hivemapper work together to create a dynamic and up-to-date mapping network

Helium and Hivemapper are two rapidly developing DePIN projects, sharing common values around openness, decentralization, transparency, and confidentiality, making them ideal partners in this field. And they work together to improve the accuracy and reliability of geolocation in the Hivemapper network.

As we already wrote in our blog, Hivemapper is a global, decentralized mapping network, open to everyone. It uses artificial intelligence to create maps based on the journeys people make every day. Everybody can purchase a Hivemapper dashcam and create images for Hivemapper on a daily basis, thereby earning crypto. Helium, on the other hand, is a blockchain-based wireless network that connects low-energy LoRa devices in an energy-efficient, secure, and inexpensive way.

Helium allows Hivemapper to verify the location of a car camera using the location of the Helium access point and the list of access points that the Hivemapper camera sees while traveling along the route. This provides additional accuracy and reliability of location data, which is essential for creating accurate and up-to-date maps. With Helium, Hivemapper adds another layer of validation to its mapping network.

Current Road Images

The Hivemapper mapping network provides current images of routes, as well as detailed information about road features, such as turning restrictions and speed limits, for weight, tolls, and others. A special location monitoring tool, called Scout, tracks changes along key routes, providing signals when new images or changes are detected at specific locations. Receiving such signals, users can quickly adapt routes, minimize delays, and cope with infrastructure changes.

Improved Visibility

With the help of Helium and Hivemapper, users can gain access to the freshest street images, which are continuously updated by a large network of drivers. In this way, they always have the most current information about road conditions, repair zones and possible risks.

Virtual Route Planning

All of this allows for virtual preliminary inspections of journeys to identify potential road challenges. In this way, logistics companies, for example, can proactively identify potential hazards and develop contingency plans, strengthening their operational resilience.

In conclusion

Unlike traditional mapping solutions, which cannot provide information about dynamic changes, such as road repair or lane closure, the Hivemapper network is much more accurate and current. And the partnership with Helium improves the accuracy of the location data, helping the development of a better digital map of the world.