Incentivise pioneer exploration of virgin areas

[TLC123]

In order for wigle.net to reach highest map quality and aim for complete coverage,
I suggest complementing the usual bulk trawling downtown and idle coasting on highways with:

Incentivise exploration of unvisited cold pockets near users common area or position.

• Suggesting or some how calling attention to virgin areas and or seldom visited squares.
• Meter and reward pioneering by acknowledge, like every wifi has first discovered by, now each square(km/mile?) has a pioneer.
• Meter and reward moderate turfing. Users can take pride in keeping some area up to date. Now each square(km/mile? smaller blocks in crowded areas?) has a last visited by user. But scores are only given for refreshing stale connection. (maybe even negative incentive for over refreshing(excluded home and work without breaking anonymity)).
• Reminder when pioneered and last visitor turf gone cold
• Reminder when passing nearby virgin land.
• Milestone recognition, Badges for special deeds like going the extra mile
• Connecting local top users in stats without breaking anonymity?

May be to much but.

• User progress, development and projected future expectation.
• Reminder when user activity has dropped below projected expectation,

Caveats are:

• How do we avoid luring people into restricted/unsafe areas where they get into trouble.
• How do we keep wifi primary and the flag planting and pissing on corners as periferial

[rksh]

visual tracking now available via - #134 - using "show networks I've discovered" on maps, making it easy to consult.

[rksh]

one of the difficult things to model is since we don't track where people have visited and found no networks, we can't really do "coverage" in areas which lack any nets

[rksh]

small update - configurable map overlays will show you where unexplored areas are. perhaps we could include a date slider / discovering party spinner to filter right on the map view, rather than sending people into preferences to configure this?

[rksh]

added route visualization, so you'll have a live portrait of where you've been since you launched the app - this will overlay on the various map views as a gold or black line.