Zana taswirar Afirka daga ciki.
Corners na ba kowace kusurwa ta nahiyar wuri a taswira — kuma kowane mai bincike fasfo na isa gare ta. An gina shi don Afirka, ba wani abu ba.
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A continent of 1.4 billion people, 55 countries and thousands of living cultures — and on most of the world’s apps, it fits in a handful of pins.
Idan aka zana Afirka daga waje, takan fito siriri: manyan biranen nan uku, rubuce-rubucen yawon shakatawa iri daya, gidajen abinci da suka iya biyan a same su. Kasuwar da ke titi uku daga nan, bikin da duk gari ke zuwa, gidan baki da iyali ke gudanarwa tsawon zamani — babu daya daga cikinsu da ke shiga taswira.
Muna ganin wannan akasi ne. Wadanda ke zaune a wuri su ne suka san shi. Don haka an gina Corners ta wata hanya: ana shuka shi da bayanan bude, kasuwanci da kansu ke mallakar shafinsu, masu bincike da suka zo da gaske ke buga hatimi. Ba Afirka kamar yadda duniya ke tunani ba — Afirka kamar yadda take.
Three hands, counted today
Live from the catalogue. Small numbers are said, not hidden.
Four stamps
A manhajojin duniya nahiyar siriri ce — 'yan fil kadan a wasu manyan birane. Corners ita ce cikakkiyar taswira, an gina ta domin ta kadai.
Wadanda ke zaune a wuri su ne suka fi saninsa. Kasuwanci na mallakar shafinsu; masu bincike na barin hatimi. Taswira na girma daga kasa.
Muna shuka taswira da bayanan bude (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) da kafofin watsa labarai masu lasisin kyauta — ba a sace ba, ana ambaton tushe koyaushe. Abin kowa ya kasance na kowa.
Harsuna takwas, manhaja maras nauyi da ke shiga kowace waya, da tsari kyauta ga kowane wuri. Bincike kada ya dogara da kudin data.
Four doors, one passport
Gidajen abinci, masauki, kasuwanni, rayuwar dare, al'adu da waje — kusurwoyin da mazauna ke zuwa da gaske, ba wadanda suka biya kawai ba.
Binciko wurareKide-kide, bukukuwa, hutu da al'amura a fadin nahiya — ana nuna su gwargwadon inda kake, don bugun zuciyar kusa da kai kada ya bace.
Duba al'amuraBiza a kallo daya, muhimman abubuwa na kowace kasa, tsaro da yanayi, da kirga baya da ke mai da mafarki ranar tashi.
Shirya tafiyaKowane wuri na iya mallakar kusurwarsa kyauta — ya fadi labarinsa, ya kai ga masu bincike, ya kawo tawaga don gudanarwa. Taswira na daga tattalin arzikin gida tare da ita.
Rajista wurinkaCornersDrive — trusted local rides, booked and tracked — is what comes next. It is not built yet, so it is not a door.
A map that senses
Taswira farkon abu ne kawai. Corners na zama hanyar sadarwa mai rai — da ke jin abin da ke faruwa a fadin nahiya ta kuma isar da shi ga wanda ke kusa: kide-kiden da mawakinka ya sanar yanzu, hutun da ke mai da gari shiru biki, sabon wurin da aka bude wannan mako titi biyu daga gare ka.
Sanya kowace kusurwa ta Afirka a taswira, da fasfo na isa gare ta a kowane aljihu.
And it reaches both ways. For the diaspora, it’s a line home. For the traveller, it’s a way in. For the local, it’s the recognition that the place they love belongs on the map as much as anywhere else in the world. One passport, 55 countries, and a continent that finally maps itself.
Corners is a project in the making, not yet a company. Questions and proposals: the contact page.