Wayland provides a persistent, searchable 3D digital twin of real-world terrain by capturing aerial data and updating a live map in real time.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current terrain mapping solutions rely on low‑resolution satellite imagery or static surveys, which cannot provide centimeter‑level detail or real‑time updates of moving objects. This limits the ability of operators in aviation, mining, defense, and autonomous navigation to make timely, data‑driven decisions about routes, threats, and changes on the ground.
Solution
Wayland delivers a persistent, searchable 3D digital twin of any real‑world area by continuously capturing aerial data and reconstructing the terrain with high‑resolution Gaussian splatting (1–3 cm detail). Each flight refines the model, while a trajectory engine records the position of every detected target and updates the live map every two seconds. Operators can query changes, view routes, and assess lines of sight directly on the twin, enabling rapid planning and situational awareness. The platform streams detections in compact 19 KB packets over satellite links, supporting operation in GPS‑denied environments. By combining photorealistic terrain reconstruction with real‑time target tracking, Wayland turns raw aerial captures into an actionable, up‑to‑date ground model.
Target Audience
Primary customers are operators and engineers in sectors such as aviation, mining, defense, and autonomous vehicle navigation who require high‑resolution, up‑to‑date terrain intelligence for planning and situational awareness.
Features
- Aerial capture system (IRIS) that records all moving targets and streams detections in real time (2 s refresh, 19 KB per packet)
- High‑resolution 3D Gaussian Splatting reconstruction (CORTEX) delivering 1–3 cm terrain detail, far surpassing typical ~50 cm satellite imagery
- Trajectory engine that maintains continuous paths for every target and computes routes, approaches, and line‑of‑sight analyses on the same model
- Persistent, searchable ground database (DEN) allowing operators to query changes and locate objects within seconds
- Integrated three‑layer architecture: perception (data alignment), decision (detection, change, priority layers), and memory (persistent searchable twin)
- Satellite uplink capability for operation in GPS‑denied or communication‑restricted environments