Executive Summary - HIP 79: Mobile PoC - Mappers Rewards

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Executive Summary - #592

TLDR

• A framework for rewarding mapping tasks is introduced, including discovery mapping to identify coverage opportunities and verification mapping to validate modeled coverage.
• HIP 79 proposes adjusting rewards for Service Providers and Mappers in the Mobile Network, reducing the Service Provider reward bucket to 10% and increasing the Mapper reward bucket to 20%.
• The implementation requires onboarding mappers and subscribers, integrating mapping data with the rewards Oracle, and visualizing mapped hexes, aiming to optimize incentives and enhance network coverage.

High Level

HIP 79 introduces a framework for rewarding different types of mapping tasks for the Mobile Network. The aim is to realign incentive models and address challenges related to incentivizing subscribers and mapping activities. The proposal adjusts the rewards system for Service Providers and Mappers in the Mobile Network. The key changes are reducing the Service Provider reward bucket from 20% to 10% and increasing the Mapper reward bucket from 10% to 20%.

The motivation behind these adjustments is the discovery that using MOBILE tokens to incentivize subscribers poses compliance and regulatory risks. Meanwhile, coupling mappers with coverage goals provides a better approach to mapping and ensures a complete coverage map. To achieve this, the proposal introduces reward points for mappers based on their contribution to mapping tasks.

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How Mobile Mapping Would Work

Mobile mapping rewards would take 2 distinct forms: discovery mapping and verification mapping.

Discovery Mapping

Discovery mapping gives rewards to subscribers who voluntarily share location data through the Helium Mobile (Service Provider) app. By identifying coverage opportunities, subscribers can boost Proof of Coverage (PoC) rewards in specific areas. Service Providers can act as oracles to access the mapping data and stake MOBILE tokens on relevant hexes to boost coverage.

Verification Mapping

Verification mapping rewards are earned by mappers who verify or invalidate modeled coverage by measuring radio signal strength within specific hexes. A reward point system incentivizes mappers to report readings across multiple hexes and validate unique radios. You do not have to subscribe to a Service Provider service to participate in verification mapping rewards.

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Implementation

The deployment impact of this proposal involves onboarding mappers and subscribers to the Solana blockchain, adjusting reward buckets, integrating mapping data with the Mobile rewards Oracle, implementing algorithms for hex recharge and rewarding, and visualizing mapped hexes.

This will require work by all Helium Core Developers across the ecosystem on both on-chain and off-chain components.

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Expected Deliverables & Stakeholders

Helium Core Developers

• Adjustments to Helium Program Library
• Oracle Reward Buckets
• Integrating Mapping Data w/ Oracle Reward Buckets
• Solana smart contracts (contract-specific names TBD)
• Onboarding for Mappers
• Algorithms for Hex Recharge and Rewarding
• Visualizing Mapped Hexes

Service Providers

• Create third-party tooling
• Update mobile apps
• Onboarding Subscribers

Third-party Applications

• Assessment of impact
• Update maker applications

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