Incentivising open ecological data using blockchain technology.

Blockchain Enabled Open Ecological Data Utilising blockchain technology for open ecological data is likely to entail permissioned blockchain architecture which have important differences compared to their public counterparts. Blockchain Technology Trust, transparency and control are fundamental properties on which blockchain technologies have been designed. While the cryptocurrency network Bitcoin was the first widely accepted application of blockchain technology, Bitcoin and its high energy consumption should not be conflated with blockchain. [Extracted from the article]