Glenshane Pass in the Sperrin Mountains under a heavy sky

Reading the land from every signal.

Sperrin Labs is a small research lab in Northern Ireland. We are building Cybele Engine, an AI system that fuses a wide range of sensors with custom open-source intelligence into one clear picture of how the ground is changing across Europe.

Current test region
Europe
Home base
NI
Sensor fusion with
OSINT
Stage
Stealth
/ What makes Cybele different /

Most systems watch the land through one lens.

Satellites, radar, airborne and spectral surveys, ground stations and weather records each catch something the others miss, yet they are usually studied apart. Cybele brings them together with custom open-source intelligence, such as planning records, permits, public reports and geotagged media, so a change that is faint in any one signal becomes clear when several agree.

/ Approach /

How Cybele works.

Align every source

Each signal is brought onto one shared grid and timeline, whatever its format, resolution or age.

  • Any resolution
  • Any projection
  • Decades of history
Aerial view of patchwork fields near Antrim at sunsetAntrim, from the air
01.

Fuse what they see

A learned model weighs each signal by how far it can be trusted at that place and time, then combines them into one estimate.

  • Sensors and OSINT side by side
  • Weighs sources by reliability
  • Keeps uncertainty visible
A river valley running through the Mourne MountainsMourne Mountains
02.

Flag real change

Change is reported with its location, size and confidence, along with the evidence behind it.

  • Woodland and peat
  • Water and flooding
  • Ground disturbance
Green fields running to the sea at Fair Head, County AntrimFair Head, County Antrim
03.
/ Why fusion /

What it unlocks.

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Usable views of the ground
Camera
Radar
Fused
Cloud cover
Heavy
Gaps filled from other sources

Fewer blind spots

When cloud, darkness or a missed pass hides the ground from one sensor, another can fill the gap.

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Signal agreement
Several sources together, against any one alone

Earlier signals

Agreement across weak signals should surface change sooner than any single source could confirm it.

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Why was this hillside flagged?
Vegetation loss seen by two sensors over six weeks, matched to a public planning record. Evidence attached.
Show me the sources.

Shows its working

Every result traces back to the data behind it, so people can check the evidence before they act.

/ Get involved /

Help us read the ground better.

Cybele is in stealth, and we share details privately. If you work in environmental monitoring, land management, infrastructure or research, we would like to hear from you.

/ FAQs /

Frequently asked questions.

01.What is Cybele Engine?

An AI system that combines many kinds of sensor data about the same place into one picture, so that change on the ground can be spotted, measured and explained.

02.What kinds of data does it use?

A wide range of sensors, from orbit to the ground, alongside custom open-source intelligence feeds that most monitoring tools never touch. We share specifics in private briefings.

03.Where is it being developed?

The lab is based in Northern Ireland, and our current test region is Europe, from upland peat and forestry to farmland, coastlines and river systems.

04.Will it be open source?

That is the plan. We intend to publish the core engine openly so the method can be checked and reused.

05.Can we work with you?

Yes. We are open to research partners, data partners and early users. Get in touch and we will arrange a briefing.

/ Contact us /

Connect with us.

Tell us a little about your work and what you would like to know. We reply to every message.

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