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GEODNET: Global Earth Observation Decentralized Network

Mike Horton, David Chen, Yudan Yi, Xiaohua Wen, and James Doebbler
NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation December 2023, 70 (4) navi.605; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33012/navi.605
Mike Horton
1ANELLO Photonics
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Yudan Yi
3EasyRTK
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Xiaohua Wen,
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    Example installation at a residence in Perth, AUS

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    Space weather (GNSS) miner architecture

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    GEODNET architecture: Miners, validators, and service providers

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    GEODNET station map, January 2023

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    Completed and Anticipated GEODNET Milestones

    DateMilestones
    EventDescriptionMiners
    2022.1Testnet launchInitial token distribution and test net running100
    2022.6MainnetGeoDAO created,
    SmartContract issued, token rewards
    initiated, private tests of GEODNET data
    products started
    500
    2023.2Service provider launchGEODNET data products publicly available2,500
    2024.1Mainnet 2GEODNET fully operational30,000
    2025.1Global RTK availableRTK on-demand globally, largest single network worldwide100,000

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Mike Horton, David Chen, Yudan Yi, Xiaohua Wen,, James Doebbler
NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation Dec 2023, 70 (4) navi.605; DOI: 10.33012/navi.605

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    • 1 INTRODUCTION
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    • 3 NEED FOR A DECENTRALIZED GLOBAL GNSS NETWORK
    • 4 BENEFITS OF BLOCKCHAIN FOR PHYSICAL NETWORKS
    • 5 SPACE WEATHER GNSS MINERS
    • 6 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
    • 7 GEODAO AND CURRENT STATUS
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