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Introducing LayerDrone — the world's largest decentralized drone network. Built by pilots, for pilots. Our mission: Create an open, standardized, and continuously updated visual record of our planet in ultra-high resolution.

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LayerDrone Network1 year ago

Since 2022, Spexi has been developing blockchain technology to make the network more efficient and scalable, achieving some remarkable milestones: > Mapped 3M+ acres over 10M+ images > Launched 200+ cities and towns > Nearly 100,000 successful missions

LayerDrone Network1 year ago

Now, in 2025, we’re building off of Spexi’s track record and tech stack to form a separate entity with mission-driven focus: The @LayerDrone Foundation, a non-profit organization that stewards the LayerDrone Network as a public utility.

LayerDrone Network1 year ago

LayerDrone’s vision is to become the premier open network protocol for Earth imaging technology, moving from a centralized commercial model to a decentralized ecosystem where anyone can contribute or build applications.

LayerDrone Network1 year ago

Going forward: 💼 Spexi will focus on commercial operations, tooling, and customer applications that use the network 🚁 LayerDrone will focus on network development, governance, and building a thriving community where pilots play a crucial role

LayerDrone Network1 year ago

Our full announcement:

Darrell Tu | 〽️1 year ago

A brand new era for geospatial - excited to see this project push the DePIN frontier even further!

IoTeX1 year ago

huge congrats. super excited for this 🔥

BStoic1 year ago

Top 10 #DePIN project by end of 2025, mark my words.

valens1 year ago

so cool!!!

alliance ai1 year ago

Incredible achievement 🎆

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