about

locatia is a progressive web application that allows people to view, buy, and sell geolocated digital art through AR.

quick start

locatia is a progressive web app (PWA). A PWA is a website that you can install on your phone by adding it to your home screen. You can also install it on your desktop/laptop.

mobile device



to download to a mobile device, go to https://art.locatia.app. Find the add to homescreen button and the app will install on your phone!

desktop/laptop



to download to desktop/Laptop, go to https://art.locatia.app. Find the install button on the right side of the search bar as shown below. Click install and the app will be installed on your computer.

how to Use

once you have installed the application on your mobile device, you can open the app to go and see art.

navbar



the navigation bar contains three buttons: home, dropped art, and your art.

• home - you can see and navigate to the featured art collection.

• dropped art - see and navigate to art that has been dropped.

• your art - see the art that you have collected, create drop listings to sell art, and view your current drop listings.


you found art

if you are within 15 meters of the art, the “AR“ and “Buy“ buttons will be activated! Sometimes you will need to refresh the page to activate.

• click on the “AR“ button to view the art in AR.

• click on the “Buy“ button to purchase the art in MATIC currency.


anatomy of a drop

when you drop art, you are creating a listing on the locatia marketplace. the listing contains the following information:

note - plus codes are used to address any location on earth.

for artists

locatia is a platform for artists to create and sell geolocated digital art.

to get started, you will need to create a wallet. locatia uses metamask to create wallets. metamask is a browser extension that allows you to interact with the polygon blockchain. you can download metamask here. Never give your seed phrase to anyone!

prepare your art

is is recommended that you use the testnet site mumbai.locatia.app to learn this process.

1. tutorial #1 - generate art for AR
2. tutorial #2 with Studio - prepare your artwork the easy way
3. tutorial #2 (old method) - metadata (please see metadata structure below)
4. tutorial #3 - launch your collection

metadata structure

the metadata structure is a json file that contains information about your art and is critical to AR object rendering and initial geolocation. the metadata structure is as follows:

              {
                "name": "locatia",
                "description": "go and see art",
                "image": "ipfs://bafybeibknyau5s2n2jrownhygkrfxrwvfimkuopchucs6mp7dwzxks3bum/locatia.png",
                "apple": "https://bafybeibknyau5s2n2jrownhygkrfxrwvfimkuopchucs6mp7dwzxks3bum.ipfs.nftstorage.link/locatia.usdz",
                "android": "https://bafybeibknyau5s2n2jrownhygkrfxrwvfimkuopchucs6mp7dwzxks3bum.ipfs.nftstorage.link/locatia.glb",
                "centerpoint": "84CWHG7G+GX",
                "contentstring": "go. see. collect.",
                "twitter": "https://twitter.com/calculatingzero",
                "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/calculatingzero/",
                "attributes": [
                  {
                    "trait_type": "Loc",
                    "value": "84CWHG7G+GX" 
                  },
                  {
                    "trait_type": "Artist",
                    "value": "calculatingzero"
                  },
                  {
                    "trait_type": "Medium",
                    "value": "3D object in blender"
                  }
                ]
              }
              

apply to be listed

once you have created your art and tested artwork on the testnet, you can apply to be listed on locatia. please fill out this form.

advanced

locatia is built on the polygon blockchain. polygon is a layer 2 solution for ethereum.

you can list either ERC721 or ERC1155 on the locatia app

• testnet contract - Mumbai contract
• mainnet contract - Polygon mainnet contract