The Whole Earth Foundation – A platform that Democratizes Infrastructure Management

in #wef3 years ago

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Infrastructure service providers are often managed by public institutions or are tightly regulated by government agencies. On the other hand, the general public, who are the beneficiaries of these services, have no means to be informed of the status of the infrastructure they utilize and have little incentive to prompt service providers or participate in activities to help them operate more effectively. These problems, if left unaddressed, can lead to significant disruptions in communities and result in substantial loss of valuable resources. But how Whole Earth Foundation can leave you in these problems! It brings many solutions to these environmental issues to save it and make it sustainable

About Whole Earth Foundation

The Whole Earth Foundation (WEF), a Non-Profit Organization, proposes to utilize the Whole Earth Access (WEA) platform to connect general citizens (or information providers) and infrastructure service providers by providing access to a database containing detailed information about their infrastructure, and an ecosystem designed to facilitate communication and collaboration.

Problems in Environmental Infrastructure

When the Whole Earth Foundation examines the world broadly, it sees a growing issue of aging infrastructure. Unfortunately, service providers governing these infrastructure assets have not always adequately maintained and renewed the facilities they manage. 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. Upon further examination of this problem, two fundamental characteristics specific to public infrastructure become apparent:

  1. Imbalanced access to information between service providers and citizens
  2. The lack of general incentive among parties to challenge the status quo

Solutions of Whole Earth Foundation

At Whole Earth Foundation’s core are the environmental database, constructed by pooling together and geoprocessing multiple public and privately available data sources. Once normalized, the data will undergo additional processing to be made available in very high geographical resolution, which is not available in most publicly available datasets today. The data is also pre-cleaned, helping shorten the development time for machine learning projects by third-party developers. Information providers can interact with this data through a UI (e.g., mobile app), enabling them to stay informed about the infrastructure’s status around them, thereby helping alleviate the imbalance of information between them and the infrastructure service providers.

The goal of the Whole Earth Foundation

Among various infrastructure-related services with sustainability issues, the WEF will start first focusing on water. It is the most fundamental resource for all life and a critical resource for society. As its name implies, the “Whole Earth’’ Foundation intends to focus on all infrastructure & environment-related projects around the world. As a starting point, it is focusing on water topics, but potential uses of the platform extend far and beyond water infrastructure.

The Whole Earth Foundation is expected to help establish a system that promotes regular maintenance and renewal of infrastructure while raising the general citizens’ interest in the topic. As the public’s interest further grows, this momentum will accelerate the establishment of a society where citizens actively collaborate with institutions in joint-effort projects geared towards environmental improvement. This platform will bring a bright future for the next generation.

To Know More:

Website: https://wholeearthfoundation.org/
Whitepaper: https://wholeearthfoundation.org/whitepaper.html
Telegram: https://t.me/WholeEarthFoundation
Twitter account: https://twitter.com/WholeEarthFdn
Medium: https://medium.com/wholeearthfoundation
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WholeEarthFoundation/

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