INSCRIPTIONS

The GEOINT Inscription Protocol allows users to permanently record geospatial data onto the Solana blockchain, creating an immutable history of ephemeral events.

// HOW TO INSCRIBE DATA

Follow these steps to permanently inscribe any tracked event onto the Solana blockchain:

1. Connect Your Wallet: Click the wallet icon in the top-right corner of the map to open the wallet modal. Click CONNECT WALLET and approve the connection in your Solana wallet (Phantom or Solflare). Ensure you have at least ~0.006 SOL (~$3 USD) in your wallet for the inscription fee.
2. Select a Data Point: On the map, click any active data point you want to inscribe—this could be a flight, ship, satellite, earthquake, radio station, LoRa mesh node, or any other tracked signal.
3. Upload to Chain: In the popup that appears, click the cloud upload button in the top-right corner of the popup. This initiates the inscription process.
4. Approve Transaction 1/2: Your wallet will prompt you to approve the first transaction. This swaps ~$3 worth of SOL for $GEOINT tokens. Approve this transaction.
5. Approve Transaction 2/2: Your wallet will prompt you again to approve the second transaction. This transaction:
   • Sends a small amount of SOL to the protocol
   • Attaches the telemetry data (coordinates, timestamps, identifiers) to the transaction via the SPL Memo Program
   • Burns the $GEOINT tokens you just acquired
6. Confirmation: Once both transactions are confirmed, you'll see a success message with the transaction signature. Your data is now permanently inscribed on the Solana blockchain!
7. Verification: You can view all inscribed data in the "LIVE FEED" section on the map, or verify any inscription on Solscan using the transaction signature.

Note: The inscription fee (~$3 USD in SOL) covers the token swap, burn mechanism, and blockchain transaction fees. This creates a permanent, censorship-resistant record that will exist as long as the Solana blockchain operates.

// THE PROBLEM: EPHEMERALITY

Most OSINT data is transient. Flight tracks are deleted after a few days. News articles are edited or removed. Social media posts are deleted. When the server goes down, the history is lost.

// THE SOLUTION: IMMUTABILITY

By using the Solana blockchain as a data layer, we can create permanent, censorship-resistant records of any tracked event.

MECHANISM

The protocol utilizes the SPL Memo Program to attach data payloads to transactions.

1. Selection: User selects a target (e.g., a specific aircraft or an earthquake event).
2. Burning: The user initiates a transaction that swaps $3 USD worth of SOL for $GEOINT and immediately burns it.
3. Inscription: The telemetry data (coordinates, timestamps, identifiers) is encoded into the transaction memo.
4. Permanence: The record is now part of the global Solana ledger, retrievable forever by anyone running a node.

Inscribed data acts as "Proof of Location" for historical analysis. It proves that a specific signal was received at a specific time.

// VERIFICATION

All inscriptions are publicly verifiable. Each record contains a transaction signature that can be viewed on any Solana block explorer (e.g., Solscan), proving the timestamp and integrity of the data.

Example Inscription: View on Solscan. Scroll down to the Memo section to see the inscribed telemetry data (coordinates, timestamps, and identifiers).