We are proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration between Pickspot and MapMetrics, two innovative companies joining forces to revolutionize last-mile delivery. This partnership promises unparalleled efficiency and a truly decentralized future for parcel management, particularly in emerging markets.

Pickspot, a trailblazer in digital addressing and community-owned smart delivery lockers, is set to transform how parcels are sent and received with its ambitious rollout across Africa. Backed by Kamukunji Constituency, their first pilot is going live in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Central to this transformation is the Pickspot Explorer, powered by MapMetrics’ advanced mapping technology, which combines precision location data with a live interactive view of the network to deliver a seamless and engaging user experience from day one.

MapMetrics: The Browser-Based Backbone of Pickspot’s Onboarding Success

For Pickspot, effective onboarding of its smart locker network is paramount. This is where MapMetrics steps in, providing the best mapping available and enabling a smooth, efficient, and highly accurate operational setup, accessed entirely through the browser. Key features from MapMetrics that Pickspot will be leveraging include:

• Map API: Providing the foundational interactive maps for displaying locker locations and managing the network.
• Geocoder: Enabling precise address lookup and conversion of human-readable addresses into geographic coordinates, essential for accurate locker placement and user input.
• Heatmaps: Visualizing the density of parcel activity or locker distribution, offering valuable insights for network optimization and strategic expansion.
• Cluster: Grouping nearby locker markers into single, clickable clusters on the map, ensuring a clean and manageable interface even with a large number of deployed lockers, enhancing usability for both operators and end-users.

These browser-based tools ensure that Pickspot’s operational teams and users have immediate access to powerful mapping functionalities without requiring complex software installations.

Building Together for a Decentralized Future

A key element driving this powerful alliance is the shared commitment of both Pickspot and MapMetrics to building on the peaq, the Machine Economy computer. As both companies are developing within the peaq ecosystem, they benefit from its focus on decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) as one of the Machine Economy pillars. This is highly convenient for DePINs as peaq provides the foundational layer with built-in modular functions like decentralized identities (peaq ID) and streamlined smart contract deployment. This shared infrastructure ensures enhanced security, data integrity, and seamless interoperability between their respective platforms, fostering a truly interconnected Machine Economy.

This collaborative approach also extends to the community level. Individuals will be able to actively support both projects, contributing to the growth and refinement of these decentralized networks. For MapMetrics, this partnership presents an ideal opportunity to onboard users, especially from regions like Kenya, who can contribute directly to hyper-localizing and improving mapping data. This community-driven data collection fills a crucial gap, as it allows for the optimization of maps for all users, addressing detailed local nuances that large, centralized players often overlook or refuse to address.

This synergistic relationship between Pickspot and MapMetrics, empowered by their shared foundation on peaq, signifies a pivotal moment for the logistics and mapping industries. By prioritizing decentralized, community-driven solutions, they are not just optimizing last-mile delivery; they are actively building the future of the Machine Economy, where efficiency, transparency, and user empowerment are at the forefront. As both companies continue to grow their presence within the peaq ecosystem, the impact on global logistics and location-based services is set to be truly transformative.