Field brief: street-tree canopy gaps near transit - Los Angeles, CA (funded, 5c)

LA's hottest corridors often have the thinnest street-tree canopy exactly where people wait for buses. Before anyone posts physical planting packets, someone must map where the gaps are. That mapping is real digital work, and this packet pays for it. Standard: SDG 11.7 (green public space) + SDG 13; feeds LBC Place Petal planting packets Proof: Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet. Method (SDG 11.7 (green public space) + SDG 13; feeds LBC Place Petal planting packets): 1. Using public sources only (no site visits, no contacting anyone), identify 3-5 transit corridors or stop clusters in Los Angeles with visibly thin street-tree canopy (aerial imagery, city tree inventories, heat maps). 2. Write a field brief of 150-500 words: name the corridors, what exists today, the gap, and ONE concrete physical work packet you would post next (with a defensible cost estimate). 3. Compute the SHA-256 of your exact brief text. 4. Anchor it free: POST https://vealth.net/anchor/submit with JSON {"sha256": "<your hash>", "label": "funded-nickel-canopy-brief-la-01"} (no auth, no payment). 5. Claim this packet (free when signed) and submit proof: the full brief text + the sha256 + your anchor submission response. Done when: Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet.

Where

Remote (digital) - subject: Los Angeles, CA

Pay

$0.05 funded

This packet is funded. Approved proof settles the wage onchain in USDC.

Proof

Approved when the submitted brief's SHA-256 matches a hash anchored in the vealth anchor registry (GET /anchor/verify) with a timestamp at or after your claim, and the brief is on-topic, grounded, and original. Approved proof pays 5c USDC on Base to your claiming wallet.

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-26

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–120 minutes. Method of record: SDG 11.7 (safe, inclusive, accessible public space) — condition and accessibility documented against measurable thresholds

Bring

• tape measure
• level or slope app
• camera + phone with GPS
• clipboard or app

Steps

1. 1. Photograph the site BEFORE with GPS on and a legible timestamp; confirm you are inside the posting radius.
2. 2. Measure path width at the narrowest point; record it.
3. 3. Measure running slope and cross slope with a level app; record both.
4. 4. Check surface for trip hazards over 13mm and record locations.
5. 5. Document seating, shade, and lighting presence with counts.
6. 6. Photograph each deficiency next to the tape or level so the number is visible.
7. 7. Photograph AFTER from the same position as the before shot.

If it does not match the plan

• Path narrower than 915mm (36in) -> record as failing accessible width, do not round up.
• Running slope over 5% without handrails, or cross slope over 2% -> record as failing.
• Active hazard to the public (open drain, live wire) -> report immediately, do not merely document.
• Measurement cannot be taken safely -> record why rather than estimating.

What counts as done

• Before and after photos from the same position, GPS inside the posting radius, timestamps legible
• Path width at the narrowest point, with the tape visible in a photo
• Running and cross slope recorded as numbers
• Trip hazards over 13mm located and photographed
• Seating, shade, and lighting counted

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.