# Future Governance

**This page will be expanded as the governance framework develops.** The information below describes the general direction for FliteGrid governance. Specific structures, voting mechanisms, and timelines will be published as they are finalized.

## Vision

FliteGrid is built by its community, and over time, the community should have a meaningful role in how the network is governed. The long-term vision is a governance structure that gives sensor operators, token holders, and other stakeholders a voice in the decisions that affect the network's direction.

## Principles

The governance framework will be guided by several principles:

**Transparency.** Decisions that affect the network should be made openly, with clear reasoning and public documentation.

**Participation.** Community members who contribute to the network (through sensor operation, data contribution, and other means) should have a role in governance proportional to their involvement.

**Practicality.** Governance should be effective, not just symbolic. The goal is a system that makes good decisions efficiently, not one that creates bureaucracy for its own sake.

**Progressive decentralization.** Governance responsibility will shift toward the community over time as the network matures, the community grows, and the tools and processes for decentralized decision-making are developed and tested.

## What's Coming

As FliteGrid moves through its roadmap phases, governance capabilities will expand. This may include:

* Formal voting on improvement proposals
* Community election of governance roles or committees
* Token-weighted decision-making on key network parameters
* Structured processes for hardware manufacturer approval
* Community input on hex value adjustments and reward formula changes

The specifics will be developed collaboratively with the community and published here as they're finalized.