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The Silencio Network has over 35,000 smartphones working as noise sensors via the Peaq blockchain ecosystem in an effort to combat the issue of global noise pollution. <\/p>\n

On Sept. 19, the Silencio Network announced its integration with Peaq as it continues to expand its reach to include more noise sensor devices. Silencio reports that the noise sensors working in its network cover 176 countries, and anticipates working on one million devices by next year. <\/p>\n

The project calls its work \u201cWeb3 citizen science\u201d in which community members receive tokenized rewards for providing \u201chyper-local\u201d noise pollution data. Cointelegraph spoke with the two co-founders of Silencio, brothers Thomas and Theo Messerer, about the reason behind tokenizing sound data. <\/p>\n

Thomas said the \u201cseed\u201d for the idea was planted over 20 years ago. Growing up with a hearing-impaired parent meant they were always sensitive to noise pollution in different places, plus their experience later deploying Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePINs) in Europe. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were captivated by the concept of crowd-sourcing geodata in a decentralized way. Driven by the vision of democratizing valuable data and improving lives, we recognized the immense potential of Web3 communities to address real-world challenges, at a scale that Web2 couldn’t achieve.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Theo told Cointelegraph that to date, Silencio has collected over a billion data points from the more than 35,000 devices employed in the Silencio network. He said the primary contributions have come from Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. <\/p>\n

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He pointed to Silencio\u2019s explorer maps, which show average noise level variations from country to country. He said trends are subject to change as more data is collected and processed at the moment:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe general trends you\u2019ll spot there go as follows: Urban areas tend to be louder than rural ones, and the issue of noise pollution is more acute in the developing world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt’s important to note that we’re still in the early stages.\u201d He said that the company began deploying its technology on smartphones back in February. \u201cIt’s premature to determine noise levels in detail due to limited data density and variety at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with personal reasons for being interested in noise pollution data, hearing loss is one of the most prevalent global health concerns according to the World Health Organization (WHO).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Till Wendler, the co-founder of Peaq, highlighted that, \u201cnoise pollution costs trillions to world GDP each year\u201d and by using Web3 mechanisms, along with \u201ccitizen science to crowd-source the data, that will be crucial in solving this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIts data will also enable such businesses as hotels, restaurants, and real estate companies to make more informed decisions when picking locations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When asked about how user privacy is factored into the equation, Theo said a \u201crange of measures\u201d are implemented to protect users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are measuring decibel levels and not the actual audio content. Decibel levels (dB) measure the intensity of sound,\u201d he clarified. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are logarithmic and can describe volumes ranging from nearly imperceptible sounds to loud and potentially harmful noise levels.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given that location is inherently tied to the project, he said location tracking is something users can opt in for with \u201cexplicit\u201d consent. Additionally, all the data collected from users in a given place is anonymized and encrypted in the app. <\/p>\n

Silencio\u2019s solution for combating noise pollution is one of many new initiatives in the Web3 space that works with physical objects, like smartphones, charging stations or vehicles to create efficiency and create a bridge to the rapidly expanding digital world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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