SOAR

What is SOAR

Soar is a decentralised global super-map of the world built on blockchain technology. The super-map will include access to daily satellite imagery feeds, high resolution aerial sensors and drone content collected by the greater community. All connected using blockchain technology to connect and share dynamic mapping data.

Currently, over 80% of imagery captured by satellites, planes and drones is used only once. Soar will allow providers of under-utilised mapping content to monetise it at a global scale and unlock its true value. In accessing this repository of this content, Soar will create a global super-map by aggregating content from thousands of drone operators, aerial cameras and satellite images on the blockchain.

In August 2018, an important milestone was achieved by placing imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel satellites onto the Soar platform. Through Soar’s approach, users now have the ability to view and purchase near real-time mapping content at various resolutions, globally.

By mid 2019, Soar plans to launch a mapping ‘app store’. The mapping app store will use AI and image processing technologies to enable additional end-user applications. Soar's partnership with Alibaba Cloud goes further, by providing cloud-based image processing services. This means users can buy their desired imagery, have it processed to their specifications in the cloud, and then delivered to them directly.