Posts tagged Location Protocol
Using the Location Protocol to Decentralize and Verify Geospatial Data - Three Demonstrative Applications
- 06 October 2025
Reliable digital location information is foundational to scientific research, news reporting, and many online services. Yet, traditional methods for sharing and verifying this data fall short. Too often, location records are easy to alter, hard to trace, and siloed within single apps. The location protocol intends to close these gaps. It sets out a standard approach for recording, authenticating, and exchanging “location claims”—assertions linking events or observations to specific places.