The Planetary Intelligence Operating System
We deliver mission-grade intelligence for frontier operations by unifying terrain, orbital, and resource data into a modular system. From renewable grid congestion to lunar site selection, subsea cable risk to orbital traffic control, every environment connects through the same decision-intelligence spine.
What the Platform Powers
The Sustainable Exploration Platform supports:
- Energy & infrastructure siting
- Climate resilience & environmental risk
- Corridor & logistics routing
- Emergency & disaster response
- Robotic & autonomous operations
- Orbital–surface mission coordination
- Lunar & planetary surface and subsurface intelligence
All powered by a shared intelligence architecture that scales from Earth to deep ocean to cislunar space.
The Five Platform Engines
1. Terrain Engine
2. Subsurface Engine
2. Subsurface Engine
High-resolution models of surface conditions, hazards, and mobility.
The Terrain Engine transforms raw elevation, imagery, and environmental data into mission-ready geographic intelligence.
Capabilities:
- DEM → slope → roughness → terrain difficulty
- Landform classification & geomorphology
- Hydrology, floodplain & drainage mapping
- Fire, storm, landslide & erosion hazard layers
- Climate exposure & resilience scoring
- Surface mobility & passability modeling
Used for:
Energy siting · Infrastructure corridors · Climate resilience · Disaster response · Autonomy mobility · Lunar hazard mapping
2. Subsurface Engine
2. Subsurface Engine
2. Subsurface Engine
Geology, geophysics, and resource inference fused into a single intelligence layer.
The Subsurface Engine fuses geologic maps, gravity, magnetics, radiometrics, hyperspectral data, and mineral-systems modeling to generate structural and resource intelligence.
Capabilities:
- Geological + geophysical fusion
- Structural & mineral-systems inference
- Prospectivity modeling
- Heat-flow & geothermal indicators
- Subsurface risk & uncertainty scoring
- Seabed & subsea geology extensions
Used for:
Critical minerals · Geothermal · Seabed minerals · ISRU targeting · Subsurface hazard analysis
3. Routing Engine
2. Subsurface Engine
4. Communications Engine
Multi-criteria routing for infrastructure, logistics, and autonomous mobility.
The Routing Engine computes optimal access routes, transmission corridors, emergency paths, and autonomy-ready mobility networks using terrain, hazards, climate, communications, and permitting constraints.
Capabilities:
- Cost-distance routing & corridor optimization
- Multi-hazard-aware pathfinding
- Environmental & permitting overlays
- Road passability & emergency access routing
- Offshore & subsea routing
- Drone, rover & AUV mobility corridors
Used for:
Infrastructure planning · Pipelines & transmission · Subsea cables · Emergency response · Lunar & robotic mobility
4. Communications Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
4. Communications Engine
5. Autonomy Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
6. Autonomous Inversion Engine
Physics-driven, closed-loop adaptive modeling.
A continuous learning system that updates subsurface, terrain, and environmental models in real time using robotic, aerial, subsea, and orbital sensing.
This engine transforms the platform from static analytics into a self-improving planetary intelligence system.
CROSS-DOMAIN EXTENSION LAYERS
1. Ocean Layer
1. Ocean Layer
1. Ocean Layer
For offshore wind, subsea cables, pipelines, seabed minerals & AUV operations.
Includes:
- Bathymetry
- Seabed hardness
- Currents & sediment mobility
- Marine permitting
- Subsea geohazard modeling
2. Orbit Layer
1. Ocean Layer
1. Ocean Layer
For SDA / SSA-aware routing and orbital–surface synchronization.
Includes:
- Orbital-pass prediction
- Thermal cycles
- Communications-window analysis
- Orbital–surface mission integration
3. Lunar Layer
4. Asteroid Layer
4. Asteroid Layer
For ISRU targeting, hazard-aware mobility, shadow-zone prediction & illumination modeling.
Extends the Terrain + Autonomy Engines directly to the lunar surface.
4. Asteroid Layer
4. Asteroid Layer
4. Asteroid Layer
For regolith characterization, mobility scoring, thermal cycling, ISRU targeting, and autonomous microgravity mission planning.
What the Platform Enables
1. True Multi-Sector Intelligence
1. True Multi-Sector Intelligence
1. True Multi-Sector Intelligence
Energy • Minerals • Infrastructure • Marine • Disaster Response • Robotics • Defense • Space Exploration
All powered by the same modular OS.
2. A Scalable Engagement Path
1. True Multi-Sector Intelligence
1. True Multi-Sector Intelligence
- Insight Packs (2–4 weeks):
Rapid intelligence modules built directly from the four engines. - Pilot Programs (4–12 weeks):
Scaled deployments, deeper scoring, workflow integration. - Monthly Intelligence Retainers:
Continuous updates for siting, routing, hazards, climate, or autonomy. - Platform Licensing:
APIs and dashboards built on the Sustainable Exploration OS for enterprise, government, and frontier operations.
Advanced Projects & Research
Frontier R&D for the Next Generation of Planetary Intelligence
Advanced Projects & Research is where Sustainable Exploration develops the systems that define the future of planetary-scale intelligence beyond today’s commercial deployments.
These programs extend the Planetary Intelligence Stack into autonomous discovery, self-updating world models, multi-agent exploration, and next-generation Earth–Moon operational coordination. This work supports strategic government partnerships, non-dilutive grant funding, and long-horizon platform defensibility.
These initiatives exist to unlock the next decade of planetary infrastructure, autonomy, and exploration.
1. Autonomous Inversion & Self-Updating Planetary Models
Closed-loop geophysical intelligence for continuous learning.
We are developing a physics-driven autonomous inversion system that continuously updates terrain, subsurface, and environmental models using live sensing from satellites, drones, AUVs, rovers, and surface instruments.
Core capabilities include:
- Joint inversion of gravity, magnetics, seismic, SAR, and hyperspectral data
- Active learning and next-best-measurement optimization
- Closed-loop robotic survey planning
- Physics-informed AI assimilation
- Coupled surface–subsurface digital twins
- Uncertainty-aware resource and hazard intelligence
This system transforms Sustainable Exploration from a static analytics platform into a self-improving planetary sensing and decision engine.
2. Planetary-Scale Digital Twins
Living models for Earth, ocean, orbit, and the Moon.
We are building toward continuously updated digital twins that integrate terrain, subsurface, climate, infrastructure, orbital dynamics, and operational constraints into unified, mission-ready world models.
These digital twins enable:
- Long-horizon climate and infrastructure scenario simulation
- Autonomous mission rehearsal and stress-testing
- Orbital–surface coordination forecasting
- Energy, logistics, and resilience optimization across domains
Digital twins represent the long-term foundation for planetary infrastructure management.
3. Federated Intelligence & Multi-Agent Learning
Distributed learning across robots, satellites, and operators.
We are developing federated learning systems that allow autonomous agents (e.g. satellites, drones, AUVs, UGVs, and rovers) to learn collectively without centralizing raw data.
This includes:
- Multi-robot coordination and swarm optimization
- Distributed sensing and model updating
- Secure cross-operator intelligence sharing
- Autonomous exploration policy learning
- Infrastructure inspection and planetary mobility at scale
This work underpins future autonomy across Earth, ocean, orbit, and planetary surfaces.
4. Blockchain-Enabled Resource Governance
Trust infrastructure for planetary development.
We are designing cryptographically verifiable systems for:
- ISRU material tracking
- Seabed mineral provenance
- ESG-compliant resource development
- Mission auditability and operational integrity
- Multi-party infrastructure coordination
This layer supports the long-term governance of planetary resources and autonomous operations.
5. Extreme Environment & Planetary Analog Programs
Earth as the proving ground for off-world systems.
We operate and collaborate on analog programs in
- Polar, desert, cave, volcanic, and subsea environments
- Offshore infrastructure and deepwater robotics
- Extreme climate and hazard zones
These programs validate
- Sensor fusion and terrain intelligence
- Autonomy and communications resilience
- Geophysical inversion under operational constraints
- Robotic navigation in high-risk environments
Earth is the training ground for space.
6. Orbital–Surface Coordination Systems
Next-generation cislunar operations
We are advancing experimental systems for:
- Orbital pass and surface operations synchronization
- Relay-optimized communications routing
- Energy, thermal, and comms co-optimization
- Autonomous landing window generation
- SSA-informed planetary mission safety
This work bridges today’s orbital infrastructure with tomorrow’s lunar and cislunar logistics networks.
7. Government & Grant-Funded Research Programs
Non-dilutive capital for frontier intelligence systems
Advanced Projects & Research supports:
- NASA, NSF, DoD, DOE, ESA, UKSA, Horizon Europe programs
- SBIR / STTR technology development
- Defense innovation units
- Climate resilience and infrastructure security R&D
These partnerships accelerate platform maturation while preserving long-term equity and strategic control.
Why This Matters
The commercial Insight Packs and Solutions you deploy today are powered by the same engines that will govern tomorrow’s planetary infrastructure.
Advanced Projects & Research ensures Sustainable Exploration remains:
- Scientifically grounded
- Autonomy-ready
- Institutionally trusted
- And structurally defensible at global scale
This is how a services platform evolves into a planetary operating system.