Two chambers.One Earth.
EarthMeta is governed by two DAOs. Governors decide the map. Token holders decide the protocol. Pick a chamber to explore.
Two DAOs, two mandates.
International Organization of Governors
City holders vote on the map itself: boundaries, mapping fixes, and disputes between governors and landowners. When two cities claim the same ground, this is where it's settled.
We built a digital replica of Earth, and just like the real one, borders are messy.
Parks, stadiums, and historic sites don’t stop at a city edge. A single stadium can sit across two governors’ boundaries.
AI and human mapping made mistakes. Some boundaries simply need adjusting to match the real geography.
In regions like Mexico and Indonesia, cities had to be merged to reflect their true shape on the ground.
Talk first. Vote if you must.
Most boundary issues are a conversation, not a case. The DAO is the last resort, not the first.
Talk to your neighbor
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONOpen the in-platform chat with the neighboring governor. A boundary dispute starts as a conversation, not a case.
Document the compromise
IF YOU AGREEReach a deal, say, the disputed stadium strip in exchange for land elsewhere. Both governors document it and submit to the EarthMeta team, who apply the change.
Escalate to the DAO
IF TALKS FAILNo compromise, or no neighboring governor to negotiate with? The dispute goes to the International Organization of Governors DAO.
Both sides make their case
~1 WEEK VOTE · LAND LOCKEDYou and the neighbor each submit evidence. The disputed land is temporarily locked for the vote so neither party can subdivide, sell, or exploit it.
The map is redrawn
~3–7 DAYSIf governors vote your way, the EarthMeta team updates the canonical map. Currently ~3–7 days, and faster as the team grows.
Evidence wins, not volume.
Both governors present. Voters weigh both. If the neighbor’s case is stronger, the whole landmark can go to them, and you could lose your claim.
Your case
FOR YOUR CITY- ✓Proof of purchase: e.g. you were the first buyer of the city.
- ✓Over 90% of the disputed landmark sits inside your boundaries.
- ✓Screenshots, precise m² measurements and ratio comparisons.
- ✓Documentation proving no prior claim ever existed.
The neighbor’s counter
AGAINST- ✦Their purchase already included the disputed section.
- ✦The landmark is essential to their city’s identity and history.
- ✦Their city is more closely associated with the landmark.
- ✦Enough evidence, and the entire landmark can be awarded to them.
One parcel, many outcomes.
Sold before you won
If the neighbor already sold the disputed part but the vote goes your way, it becomes part of your city, even if it has grown larger than the original strip.
The owner won’t sell
Want a piece of land whose current owner refuses to sell? You can negotiate a compromise, or escalate the matter to the DAO for a vote.
One parcel, many votes
Got land from a landowner and a governor claims it’s bigger than it should be? They can re-open it. The same parcel can go through several votes.
The kind of case that lands here.
Examples, not live cases. While a real case is open, the disputed land is locked: no selling, no subdividing, no exploiting the gap.
A stadium across two cities
A stadium sits on the line between two governors. One argues most of it falls inside their boundary and that they bought first; the other says the stadium is core to their city’s identity. The DAO weighs both.
Two cities, one district: merge
A mapping error split one historic district across two cities. Both governors agree it should be one, and ask the DAO to merge them to match the real geography on the ground.
A parcel, disputed twice
A landowner’s parcel was awarded earlier. A neighboring governor now argues it’s larger than it should be and re-opens it; the same ground can go through more than one vote.
The higher the stakes, the higher the bar.
Each category of proposal comes with its own rules. Some of this is still being finalized, but the direction is set.
Every category has its own rulebook
A treasury grant, a parameter tweak, and a structural change don’t share the same bar. The more a proposal can reshape EarthMeta, the stronger the protection around it.
Structural changes get reviewed
Proposals that could change the whole structure of the project are reviewed by the EarthMeta team, who publish an analysis of the potential long-term downsides, and may require an absolute majority, where only a unanimous Governor vote can pass it.
The community always has the final say
We won’t centralize. The community’s vote is final, even when it goes against what we believe is fair. We trust Governors to reject anything that only raises taxes and makes participation less attractive.
Two chambers.
Your voice in both.
Hold a city and shape the map. Hold EMT and shape the protocol. Both decided in public.
