Genesis city map, 6-month renewal This proposal has been ENACTED by a DAO Committee Member (0x88013d7ed946dd8292268a6ff69165a97a89a639) Vesting Contract Address: 0xbd4c2c464ffc304069856df4f69961e26f3fafb4

Hi, we tried to reach out to you but emails to [seibo03@gmail.com](mailto:seibo03@gmail.com) bounced. Is there a better email contact we can use?

Genesis city map, 6-month renewal This proposal is now in status: PASSED. Voting Results: * Yes 91% 6,961,299 VP (83 votes) * No 8% 646,521 VP (5 votes) * Abstain 1% 301 VP (2 votes)

I love this project, but I'm not sure it's adding enough direct value back to Decentraland at this time to fund continuously. I voted yes this time, but you *need* to do some marketing to get awareness to your project to DCL users. You can have the best project in the world, but if people aren't aware you exist, then they won't use whatever it is you've created.

I explore all kinds of different areas in DCL and have never used this map. I think I saw it once. I am going to vote yes this time for the 6 month extension, however without there being a way to self support it becomes necessary to come back and I am afraid it may become more difficult to for it pass. So am I suggesting if not finding a way to self support, perhaps there is a way to self update. I am not techy so that could be totally out of the question but with smart contracts is that a possibility and something you could look into. Thank you.

@Existential14 + CheddarQueso The increase in the grant amount from $5,000 to $36,000 and then to $33,000 was primarily due to the expansion of our team. We hired a dedicated programmer and a project manager (myself) to ensure efficient maintenance, regular updates, and community-driven improvements to the website. These additions allowed us to enhance the quality of the map and better address user feedback. Regarding the sustainability of the project, we currently do not have plans for self-sustainability. However, we are open to exploring possibilities in this regard. For now, we don't want to hurt the product with ads or some other monetization strategy. @JasonX We appreciate your feedback, although we disagree with your perspective. While we understand that not every project may resonate with everyone, the Genesis City Map has garnered significant support from the community, as evidenced by the multiple grants we have received. The Genesis City Map serves as a valuable resource for the Decentraland ecosystem. It provides users with an intuitive and visually appealing top-down view of the virtual world, allowing them to navigate and explore the various virtual lands and assets within Decentraland. The map has proven to be highly useful for both newcomers and experienced users who are looking to discover, buy, sell, or interact with virtual properties. If you're interested, here are some usage metrics too:  Metrics alone may not fully capture the value and impact of a project, especially in the early stages of development. The Genesis City Map serves as a user-friendly tool that aids in navigation and exploration within Decentraland, hoping to cover the lacks of the official client's map.

Besides the marketing, what sort of impact Genesis City Map had or has? I am wanting to hear a logical explanation as to why this should exist? how does it help the overall eco-system?, what are the benefits? Genesis City Map already received multiple fundings from DAO and it had little or no impact so far. I feel these funds would be better utilised in the ongoing VR & 2D clients.

I recently talked about Genesis City map on our Twitter space, and I was surprised how many people said "I never knew this existed!". (You quoted some of those responses up above) How do you intend to make Genesis City map a staple that people know about? Since you have already received a large sum from the DAO, I feel like marketing your project should have been more strongly prioritized. I LOVE Genesis City map, I'm just surprised more people don't know about it. I don't think DAO funded projects should sit in obscurity... they need to be actively sharing their progress and marketing themselves so as many people are aware of the content as possible. Thank you :)

I would like to know or see some kind of metrics for Genesis City Map? Who would need to use this map & for what reasons? I don't see the any reason why we should continuously fund this project. This could be said for many other projects who had little or no impact so far. DAO is not a charity. I am voting NO.

Restating it here as a comment because it's a little bit hidden in the Personnel section: > maraoz will be gradually reducing his involvement, starting from this grant. Following this period, maraoz's participation will continue to decrease until he is no longer involved, allowing the team to take full ownership of the project. Just wanted to give the community a heads up that I'm working on making https://genesis.city/ a self-driven and self-managed team.

I like this project but have some questions and concerns. I notice that the original grant went from $5000 to $36,000 to $33,000. Why the drastic jump? Do appreciate the decrease from the last one but is there a way to bring this down further? Is there any type of way for this to become self sustainable or will this just continue to need to be funded by the DAO? If that is the case there definitely needs to be a way to bring the cost down. I will vote yes, however I believe there needs to be some exploration into those issues, IMO.

I really love this project, the features are amazing, but should we move towards making this part of the default DCL map? How long will this stay separate from DCL to the tune of 80K/year?

**IMPACT METRICS** A working version can be found at https://genesis.city/ Repositories: 1. Website: https://github.com/genesis-city/genesis.city 2. Scouter: https://github.com/genesis-city/scouter 3. Unity Renderer: https://github.com/genesis-city/unity-renderer We’re using GitHub to host the images, and Netlify to handle deployments and building the website. **Some users love the map!** 

Adding some of the projects in our roadmap that did not fit in the proposal, due to character limit: * Implement a clickable icon that opens a modal with the project changelog * Upload tutorials on how to use our features to Twitter * Display the image from the official client's map when clicking a POI on our map * Modify the “Recent changes Layer” to show content from the previous week instead of displaying a red section * Visitors heatmap Layer * Number of live users per Estate Layer * Integrate with https://dcl-metrics.com/ * Add ability to have bookmarks/favorite destinations * Add historical versions of images (to see the growth/change of an area over time) * Colors by owners Layer