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Use case 03 / Critical infrastructure

The site you already have.

Bring the site's sensors into one picture, configure a civil action ceiling, and keep a record of detections and decisions.

A refinery lit up at night, seen from the air

The site's own sensors

Check adapter support for your equipment

Civil ceiling at SHADOW

Jam and intercept are unavailable

One small board

Server, console, simulator, database

Airports, refineries, ports and power plants need to detect and assess drones using the equipment on site. Their operators also need clear limits on the actions available to them. Those limits depend on the site's authority and operating requirements.

Runs on what the site has​

Start with the protocols the site's equipment speaks: radar, video metadata, RF sensors and cooperative aircraft feeds. Match that list against Integrations to see which adapters are available and which need further work before deployment.

The integrations screen listing protocols and their status
The integrations screen listing protocols and their status
The integrations screen lists protocols and their status in the deployment.

Detection and the civil ceiling​

Detection and classification feed the live picture. Rules can raise alerts and propose sensor cueing, with actions subject to the configured authority settings. In a civil envelope, the ceiling stops at SHADOW: jam and intercept are unavailable. The ceiling limits the software's actions; it does not itself establish legal authority.

The rules page with the autonomy line in its banner
The rules page with the autonomy line in its banner
The rules page shows the autonomy setting and the rules that govern proposed actions.

Evidence by construction​

Recorded observations, designations, alerts and decisions let operators review what the system reported and how they responded. Simulation runs can be replayed for training and review.

Sized for a site​

The whole deployment (server, console, simulator and database) runs on one small board in a cabinet, close to the sensors, and keeps working when the link out is poor.

Where to go next​