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POSE: Phase I: An open source ecosystem for a decentralized geospatial web — NSF Award to University of Maryland, College Park (MD

This project explores new ways to make location-based data more trustworthy and useful in everyday life. Location information supports many critical activities, including disaster response, environmental monitoring, infrastructure management, and security. However, most of this data is currently managed through central

Award titlePOSE: Phase I: An open source ecosystem for a decentralized geospatial web
Award ID2550229
AwardeeUniversity of Maryland, College Park
CityCOLLEGE PARK
StateMD
Amount obligated$299,996
Principal investigatorTaylor Oshan
ProgramPOSE
Start date06/01/2026
AbstractThis project explores new ways to make location-based data more trustworthy and useful in everyday life. Location information supports many critical activities, including disaster response, environmental monitoring, infrastructure management, and security. However, most of this data is currently managed through centralized systems that can be vulnerable to failures, manipulation, and limited transparency. This project investigates an alternative approach based on decentralized technologies that
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