Community-powered Data Networks
For Smarter Cities
Turning Community-sourced Data from Smartphones & IoT into Real-World Impact - With Built-in Privacy and Automated Rewards
Participatory Data Generation is the Next Frontier
Collect local data - invest in sustainable infrastructure, not data brokers.
Incentivize contributors with transparent flow of funds.
Generate actionable insights for your local service needs.
Various Application Areas
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Boost Connectivity
Launch community-operated WiFi and Connectivity services to improve local coverage.
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Fuel Energy Resilience
Build local energy data networks to enhance grid efficiency and promote renewable energy use.
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Map and Detect
Build a digital model of your city's infrastructure to gain insights and automate services.
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Foster Public Health
Leverage a local health sensing network for community monitoring and intervention.
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Drive Water Efficiency
Implement water measurement and conservation systems to drive insights and savings.
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Navigate Smarter
Leverage a community-sourced geolocation network for autonomous navigation.
Get Started with Grid Collective
Unlock hyper-local data precision, compliant, community-powered, and tailored to your needs.
Let’s start building your data grid.
Communities in Action
Real World Examples
Community WiFi with Wayru
Wayru allows residents to manage shared WiFi hotspots. In Juan Montalvo (Ecuador), locals, supported by UNHCR, are rewarded for improving internet access and closing the digital gap.
Realtime Mapping with Proto
Proto helps Porto's local community to map accessibility features in their neighborhoods, providing valuable information for residents and visitors with lreduced mobility.
Geo-Location with Geodnet
Geodnet partners with the USDA to provide affordable precision location data to farmers through community-hosted reference stations, driving greater automation in local food production.
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Kick-off: Accessibility-Mapping Porto
January ‘25
Grid Collective is partnering with the city of Porto to pilot community-powered Accessibility Mapping for residents with reduced mobility - leveraging the decentralized mapping technology of DePIN Proto.
UTMC- Session on
Net-Zero Cities
December ‘24
Grid Collective partnered with UTMC - Urban Transition Mission Center for an online session on Decentralized Data Networks that support Smart Energy Grids.
DePIN Lisboa
July ‘24
Grid Collective collaborated with Goethe Institut Portugal for the DePIN-Lisboa gathering, uniting 100 residents, local authorities, and infrastructure providers to kickstart a Sandbox for community-powered infrastructure in Portugal.
FAQ
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Grid Collective is a collaborative Network of Decentralized Infrastructure Networks that are operating across various Smart City Verticals.
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Education and onboarding programs are free of charge. Service fees depend on the scope of work and the terms set by all collaborating parties.
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Please message us with your project ideas, and we will respond swiftly.
contact: info@gridcollective.xyz.
People of Grid Collective
Kathleen Olstedt
20 years in building data-driven businesses and ecosystems
(EU, Daimler, Axel Springer)
Sylvain Belahniche
15+years in designing data-driven applications (2IQ, 3 Comma Capital)
