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GitHub repository:

Blockchain: https://github.com/CarbonTracker/blockchain
Frontend: https://github.com/CarbonTracker/frontend
Backend: https://github.com/CarbonTracker/backend
Embedded: https://github.com/CarbonTracker/embedded

Description:

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Solution Description

GreenTrace is an imperative project that champions the protection of our environment and empowers individuals to make a tangible impact on the planet. 🌍 Through our revolutionary combination of IoT, AI, and blockchain technologies, we address critical challenges in the carbon credit market, providing transparency, trust, and accountability to climate action projects and individuals seeking to offset their carbon footprint. 🌱💪

Key Features

IoT Sensors: GreenTrace installs state-of-the-art IoT sensors in climate action projects, enabling real-time data collection on crucial environmental parameters such as humidity, CO2 levels, and more. 🌡️🌿 This comprehensive dataset ensures accurate monitoring and verification of carbon credits, ensuring the integrity of climate action initiatives.

AI-powered Anomaly Detection: Our cutting-edge AI model, integrated into a Cartesi machine, meticulously analyzes the collected sensor data for anomalies. By detecting inconsistencies in environmental conditions, such as deviations from normal patterns in the Amazon rainforest, we effectively identify and flag potential harmful human activities like deforestation. 🚫🌳 This proactive approach safeguards our ecosystems and prompts immediate action to halt the minting of carbon credits.

Blockchain-based Verifier Registry: GreenTrace establishes a secure and immutable blockchain-based smart contract system, acting as a verifier registry. This technology guarantees transparency and accountability as verifying institutions evaluate climate action projects, estimating the quantity of carbon credits they should generate annually. 🔒⛓️ By storing this information on the blockchain, we foster trust and confidence in the carbon credit market.

Token Marketplace: Our user-friendly frontend provides a dynamic marketplace where individuals and companies can effortlessly purchase or retire carbon credit tokens. 🛒💸 GreenTrace empowers individuals to offset their carbon footprint by integrating that enables users to calculate and offset their carbon emissions from everyday activities such as car rides, public transit trips, or flights. 🚗🚌✈️ With the capabilities of Chainlink Data Feeds, it is possible to facilitate token swaps involving different tokens. 🔃

NFTs and Dashboard: As users actively contribute to carbon offsetting, with Chainlink's automation capabilities, GreenTrace rewards their dedication with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as a testament to their environmental impact. 🏆🌱 Our intuitive dashboard presents interactive graphs and charts, allowing users to track their progress and witness the positive change they are making. This gamified approach motivates individuals to continuously reduce their carbon footprint and actively participate in the fight against climate change. 📈🌍

Leaderboards: GreenTrace celebrates the accomplishments of companies and climate action projects through our engaging leaderboards. By recognizing the top contributors in carbon credit retirement and carbon credit generation, we foster healthy competition, encouraging greater involvement and inspiring others to join the cause. 🥇🏢🌿

How the solutions works

When joining the Green Trace platform, carbon credit issuing companies start using a monitoring system based on IoT devices installed in their forest reserves. These devices continuously monitor the temperature and humidity, sending the data to a backend deployed on AWS. From there, the information is forwarded to the Cartesi Machine, also on AWS, at regular intervals of one hour.

The Cartesi Machine hosts a pre-trained artificial intelligence model fueled by NASA satellite data, which records the temperature and humidity in various regions. Upon receiving the IoT data, the AI verifies if the information falls within the normal parameters of the region, based on the existing model. Only data that passes through the AI filter and is considered of high quality allows for the issuance of carbon credit tokens.

From the certifiers' perspective, the Green Trace platform provides a dashboard that offers real-time information on the status of forest reserves. This data is verified by the aforementioned artificial intelligence. Through this dashboard, irregularities can be identified, and if necessary, the right of companies to issue carbon credit tokens can be revoked. Additionally, the dashboard allows certifiers to register new companies. For companies themselves, the platform provides a dedicated area for withdrawing values related to the sale of carbon credits.

Individual users have the ability to calculate the amount of carbon they need to offset based on their daily activities, such as flights, car trips, and public transportation usage. The Green Trace platform enables users to exchange carbon credit tokens issued by companies and use them to offset their carbon footprint. By doing so, users receive dynamic NFTs associated with their purchases, certifying their engagement and commitment to the cause.

Finally, Green Trace recognizes the leading contributors to carbon credit reduction and generation through a leaderboard. This approach fosters healthy competition among participants and encourages greater engagement in the environmental sustainability cause.

Technology Stack

GreenTrace showcases a profound application of cutting-edge technologies that reinforces our commitment to environmental preservation:

IoT: We leverage advanced IoT sensors to collect real-time environmental data, enabling precise monitoring of climate action projects and ensuring the accuracy of carbon credit verification. 🌡️📊

Artificial Intelligence: Our Cartesi machine incorporates a sophisticated AI model that detects anomalies in IoT sensor data, swiftly identifying harmful activities such as deforestation. This AI-driven approach plays a crucial role in preserving and protecting our planet's natural resources. 🤖🌳

Blockchain: GreenTrace harnesses the power of blockchain technology to establish a transparent and tamper-proof verifier registry. By securely storing carbon credit information on smart contracts, we build trust and accountability within the carbon credit market. 🔒⛓️

Chainlink: Our integration with Chainlink empowers individuals to swap their carbon tokens through accurate seamless interactions with external data sources. By leveraging Chainlink automation capabilities, GreenTrace enables users to make a meaningful impact through everyday activities. ⛓️💪

AWS: GreenTrace's deployment of the Cartesi machine on Amazon Web Services (AWS) ensures scalability, reliability, and top-tier security. We leverage AWS's robust infrastructure to deliver a high-performance solution that can handle the data-intensive nature of IoT and AI operations. ☁️🚀

Bounties

GreenTrace's profound application of the following technologies positions us as a strong contender for the following bounties:

Chainlink Bounty: The integration of GreenTrace with Chainlink is a crucial milestone in revolutionizing the carbon credit market. We harness Chainlink's powerful data infrastructure to calculate highly accurate swap prices for carbon credit tokens, ensuring transparency and fair transactions. Additionally, we have implemented an automated system that enables the creation of dynamic NFTs for users who stake their tokens, symbolizing the tangible impact they are making on the environment. This seamless integration of Chainlink technology enhances the user experience, making carbon offsetting accessible, personalized, and impactful. The innovative use of Chainlink's resources by GreenTrace demonstrates our commitment to leveraging advanced technology for a greener future.

AWS Bounty: The deployment of GreenTrace's Cartesi machine on Amazon Web Services (AWS) exemplifies our commitment to scalability, reliability, and security. Leveraging AWS's industry-leading infrastructure, we provide a robust and high-performance solution that effectively handles complex and data-intensive operations required by IoT and AI technologies. With AWS, GreenTrace can seamlessly scale our platform to accommodate growing user demand while ensuring consistent and reliable service. AWS's advanced security features provide a robust framework that protects sensitive data and ensures the integrity and privacy of our users' information. By harnessing the power of AWS, GreenTrace not only guarantees a seamless user experience but also demonstrates our dedication to providing a secure and dependable solution for environmental monitoring and carbon credit verification. Additionally, our off-chain backend, which communicates with sensors via IoT and sends information to the Cartesi machine, has been deployed on AWS.

DISCLAIMER: We encountered issues deploying the Cartesi node on AWS EC2 due to a lack of support for the required RISC-V architecture by Cartesi.

Tech for Good Bounty: GreenTrace aligns perfectly with the Tech for Good mission by addressing the global challenge of climate change. Our solution empowers climate action projects and individuals to make a positive impact on the environment by monitoring and verifying carbon credits using IoT, AI, and blockchain technologies. By enabling everyday activities to be carbon-offset, we empower individuals to take small steps towards a sustainable future. GreenTrace's transparent and accountable approach fosters trust and accountability within the carbon credit market, ensuring that environmental efforts are recognized and rewarded. Through our intuitive dashboard, NFT rewards, and leaderboards, we inspire and motivate users to actively participate in the fight against climate change, making a tangible difference in the world.

AI Bounty: GreenTrace showcases a profound application of AI technology through our Cartesi machine. Our AI-powered anomaly detection system utilizes machine learning algorithms to analyze environmental data collected by IoT sensors. By accurately identifying anomalies and potential harmful activities, such as deforestation, we proactively protect the environment and ensure the integrity of carbon credits. GreenTrace's AI capabilities contribute to a smarter, more sustainable approach to environmental conservation, making us an ideal candidate for the AI bounty.