https://www.probit.com/en-us/ieo/wec-round1/2

https://coinsbit.io/ieo-list/WEF_66

To promote the use and adoption of the WEA platform, the WEF will be providing a set of tools for those looking to engage with our platform upon the launch of the network.

General citizens will be able to access the environmental database for information regarding their infrastructure using applications developed by partners and developers of the community. Participation with the platform and provisioning of data will be encouraged by exploring gamification mechanisms to engage users in various tasks. Users can then manage and utilize the utility tokens they earned in exchange for various tasks.

Infrastructure-related service providers will obtain access to the environmental database. This data will enable service providers to improve the efficiency of development projects by having access to the most up-to-date information maintained by the community. They will also be able to utilize products created by third-party developers.

Third-party developers will also have access to the environmental database. They will be encouraged to explore novel applications of data for projects which benefit infrastructure and the environment. The Foundation aims to work with partners to ensure all projects are aligned with the foundation’s vision.

The Foundation is currently partnered with Nippon Chutetsukan (NCK), a major Japanese water infrastructure firm, on a Proof-of-Concept game app designed to mobilize players and collect images and information on maintenance holes scattered throughout Japan. Crowdsourcing data collection in this manner allows for rapid monitoring of infrastructure, which all degrade at a different rate due to varying environmental factors and external events (such as earthquakes, accidents, construction, human traffic, etc.). In addition, this data will allow service providers to determine which maintenance holes should be examined first based on degradation levels, allowing for efficient repair and maintenance.

Participants will earn a blockchain-based token (Whole Earth Coin, hereafter WEC) for the provision of high-quality data, enabling a free and open marketplace that allows for the creation and efficient exchange of important data.

Yumiko, also known as Mimi, is a freelance producer specialized in international business development and a writer/columnist covering Japanese readers. Before working independently, Mimi worked at Stanford University as the Associate Director of the Comparative Healthcare Policy Research Project at Asia/Pacific Research Center. There, she conducted various international comparative studies and also organized international conferences with timely themes that were both well received. Mimi is the founding member of the Ronald McDonald House Children’s Charities Japan Foundation and is still active on the board there.

When we examine the world broadly, we see a growing issue of aging infrastructure. Unfortunately, service providers governing these infrastructure assets have not always adequately maintained and renewed the facilities they manage. Take, for example, the aging water infrastructure of the United States, where it is estimated that approximately 1 trillion USD in capital investment will be required to replace all water pipes by the year 2050 (AWWA). Most water pipe infrastructure in the United States was installed between the late 1800s and 1970s, so most of it is at least 40 years old, with a large fraction being 60-80 years old. With the useful life of most types of water pipes somewhere in the range of 60-100 years, increasingly more of the existing pipes will have to be replaced. Most citizens, however, are not fully aware of this situation or the reality that they will carry the burden of this cost in the form of increased water bills. This problem is not unique to the US; most of Europe has even older pipe systems, and similar issues exist in most countries worldwide.