Glossary

Dashboard

Displayed on the homepage, it provides information about the accumulated Sahara Points, a record of the points' origin, rank, rewards, and more.

Data Marketplace

This is a hub where you can find, apply for, and complete tasks in exchange for Sahara Points.

Knowledge Contributors

This term refers to participants who apply for tasks in the Sahara Data Marketplace and annotate or review the data.

Rank

The rank of an individual is determined by the total number of Sahara Points accumulated. Higher ranks correspond to higher bonus rewards at the end of each season.

Rewards

At the end of the season, rewards are distributed according to rank to encourage high performance.

Sahara Point

A Sahara Point is the basic reward unit in the Sahara system, earned by completing tasks in the Data Marketplace.

Season

A season is a time period in which participants can earn points. Their scores are compared with others to determine their rank and bonus rewards.

Suspension

Suspension refers to a temporary or permanent ban from a task due to falling below accuracy benchmarks, or a ban from the platform for consistently low accuracy scores.

Tasks

Tasks are annotation projects that earn Sahara Points. They can be found in the Data Marketplace and fall under various interest and expertise categories.