Blackshore

Name: Blackshore
Address: Kapteynstraat 1, Noordwijk, 2201BB, NL
Telephone: +31614104204

BlackShore | Crowd generated maps, Crowd generated training data and Satellite Imagery We map what matters most in the world.

BlackShore — mapping what matters:
BlackShore delivers accurate, up-to-date and low-cost map products based on the crowd-sourced interpretation of satellite data and aerial imagery. Topics range from forest monitoring to disaster relief and food security. Our tailor-made maps typically cover a large area thoroughly, yet they are very affordable and can be created in a matter of just a few days. Th

is is achieved through a mapping concept unique in the market: we use game-based crowdsourcing to create our maps. The concept of game-based crowdsourcing:
Even with today’s advanced artificial intelligence, the best interpretation of visual imagery is still being performed by humans. Putting a team of specialists on an interpretation quest for thousands of square kilometres is a very expensive and time-consuming task, though. This is where crowdsourcing comes in. With our award-winning Cerberus(tm) gaming platform, we utilise the eyes of hundreds to thousands of people throughout the world as sensors. Game players are briefed through e-learning first, which not only improves quality, but also raises awareness and builds knowledge for the topic at hand. After the training our crowd starts playing and gathering information. The more people mark the same object or visual change in an image, the more likely it is that this object or change is true. With so many people visually interpreting our imagery, we can use statistical methods to extract the right information with large confidence. This ensures our maps are thorough and accurate, though still very affordable. Through Cerberus people are encouraged to actively participate in solving the world’s pressing problems. This is why so many players return to our crowdsourcing projects time after time. Through their eyes we can create information products that map what really matters. Key advantages of BlackShore’s map products:
• Our mapping method is specifically designed for large and remote areas
• Low-cost information products compared to traditional techniques
• Thorough, accurate and reliable results
• Almost real-time information through fast and easy delivery of maps
• Customisable: get exactly the information you want

09/04/2025

April 3, there was a forest burn brought under control quite quickly by Dutch fire fighters. As a season of exceptional drought it is sign warned throughout the Gemeente Ede to watch out with 'fire'.. (fun fact: I drove by that particular time in Ede when the burn started).. ..hence, this very moment there was a defense exercise just a click from the point where I was driving ands something went possibly wrong with a piece of ordnance.

So, here the aftermath, brought to you by pure European innovation spearheaded by BlackShore. In 3 variants (optical, false color vegetation and some experimentation) you can observe the burnscar at a resolution of 30 centimeters with a length of about 1500 meters.

If you look close, you can still see the firefighters suppressing the fire, and I can tell you where most water has been used (and I can tell you where it is risky).

A surprising positive is that the tall vegetation ( ) all survived, but the heath has been scorched away.. doesn't have to be bad for as some experts already say..

It was an 'oopsie' by the Ministerie van Defensie, but the Brandweer Nederland did an amazing job, taking control so quickly in a dangerous situation. Second, in addition, we could create these images and we can use it to learn and evaluate using satellite imagery.

Larger images can be viewed here: https://blackshore-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/hanswoud_blackshore_eu/El5JMmJMI3JMt1FKDeHSeeIBFIAQAbIta2qiBTkmP0f9Vg?e=T7cMyt

These images fall under BlackShore's satellite hashtag forensics service: https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery-forensics

Source imagery Airbus Defence and Space made available through - Netherlands Space Office (satellietdataportaal).

21/03/2025

Captured with European satellites:

There is news on an airstrike within the aggressor region, and this is the location (2025).. Captured by Airbus Defence & Space 's Pleiades constellation, this just demonstrate we are not much different than the US when it involves intelligence.

So, since I know a thing or two about the topic, some images:

-You can spot the suspected munition depot strike locations.
-You can spot a Tupolev strategic bomber.
-You can spot false v.s. true hardware.

So.. BlackShore's ready to help build op and share knowledge to do our important part keeping safe what we can.

Ref: https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery-forensics

08/03/2025

We all see the 'terrible' news of Maxar here in Europe, giving us a sense we are paralyzed, but we are not..

Let's not forget in Europe we have Airbus Defence & Space with it's fully operational 0,30cm resolution Pleiades- Neo constellation, which is no lesser for many capabilities than what was gained from the US.

So, for Europe, this news doesn't have to be a bad thing p***e and we have so many more capabilities than we, as EU citizens might think..

Of course, and we pray for it that the US will find it's own path back to the light, but it must get rid of it's own hate, fear and re-invent humanity as a driving force (which can never be a few rich men), but we cannot wait for them.

As an imagery provider (and other technology) with , we never placed a bet on a single horse, and we can be happy for that right now.. ..we loved working (and still love) with WV imagers, but is just as great, and today if I would recommend placing investments in our own 'capabilities', we could launch more of them ourselves, right? ;)..

Ref: https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery

Volkskrant:, We saw today's Live news, but it might be good to write on what 's still possible.. Ready to help there since we know a thing or two...

An image to raise questions: So, we had to take a look, and while there isn't much in the region, one incredibly prestigious project is going on.

Under construction, quite recently imaged a Nuclear powerplant is being raised dwarfing everything in it's vicinity.. now with counter aggressor- forces at it's doorstep, would this facility be worth capturing?

Credits in the image. | https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery-forensics

12/11/2024

"Eyes in the sky usher in new era of law and order"

If something tells us the absolute truth, it is satellite imagery: Honored to have contributed to the following article by Neil Savage for Nature. It involves new developments where Blackshore's "satellite imagery forensics" should be a no brainer to be used in court showing wrong doings all around the globe.

- main article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03593-x
- all credits to Sabrina Rewald, JD LLM (Fénix Foundation) for getting Hans Van 't Woud on board
- more about BlackShore's service: https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery-forensics

Satellite imagery is getting sharper and is gradually making its way into the courtroom.

An image to raise questions: So, we had to take a look, and while there isn't much in the region, one incredibly prest...

11/08/2024

20/06/2024

June 19 2024: A for the coast!

Sometimes you feel like you have the best job of the world. There was news of a sighting near the Dutch beach town ZANDVOORT AAN ZEE / AM MEER of a whale. "Bultrug" in Dutch.. ..well, we just had to go and try some ground- truthing in inverse and went to check for data.

So here, behold the novel Airbus Defence and Space Pleiades- NEO, capturing the Netherlands from space a resolution of 30 centimeters.. with many things going on at sea, I am very positive this humpback is right here in front of us, captured late in the morning from space.

To our calculations has a length of 13,5 meters. In the image, there is the block 'INT' which is the usage of spectral bands we normally use for the Cerberus platform making things more easy to detect. In this case, INT, or is a combination or Near Infrared, Green and Deep Blue.

So, the Netherlands might not be a good country to catch sunlight, it might add whale watching beside flowers ;).

Image: Blackshore, source provided through Netherlands Space Office (Satellietdataportaal).

03/05/2024

Watch the launch! Well done Maxar (and EUSI) new WorldView Legion successful launch basically doubling global imaging capacity close to 30cm resolution up to 8-bands!..

Congratulations SpaceX FrontPage for hurling these neat imagers into space. Especially today with our world in turmoil this class imagery can better help us to reveal the truth for example*.

- Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpY5vSgwMKI
- Legion datasheet: fil:///E:/Downloads/worldview-legion-data-sheet.pdf
- And what we do with (Blackshore): https://www.blackshore.eu/crowd-generated-maps

* Cerberus

LIVE! SpaceX Worldview Legion 1+2 Launch Pad : SLC-4ELocation : Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USARocket : Falcon 9 Block...

21/04/2024

Re-share on Blackshore's standardization plans, covering earth in a continuous geospatial grid for memory efficient interfacing with Cerberus and other 3rd party integrations.

20/04/2024

We have been doing a lot of upgrades to the Blackshore website showing a new branch involving satellite - image based forensics for example.

Also we have separated Cerberus into sections for crowd generated mapping, geospatial data labels for artificial intelligence ( ) and a game- dedicated page.

What do you think? :). Any feedback?

https://www.blackshore.eu/satellite-imagery-forensics

29/03/2024

Digging in the soil: In most projects vegetation health is a primary measurement, but in this case a new experiment:

Utilizing most Multi Spectral Bands of Maxar's World-View3 (one of our favorite imagers) we did not only create an optical and a vegetation highlight image, but now a dedication involving soil conditions.

So, around a natural protection area in the North of Spain there are mining activities and nearing into the IR bands touched by some Blackshore magic we can highlight where soil or rocks are exposed. Then involving the exposure we see all kind of colors to reveal themselves as used involving .

One might say you can use it as a tool for your own operations.. ..on the other end you can use such tools to monitor for and detect where end up which aren't good for and .

Image has been acquired as input for further research involving the prevention of decline of bio diversity (3edata S:.). More details soon!

p.s. would be pretty interesting having this in Cerberus, wouldn't it? ;)

Adres

Kapteynstraat 1
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2201BB

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+31614104204

Website

https://www.blackshore.eu/cerberus-game, http://www.blackshore.eu/

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