Why this matters
Public telemetry—ADS‑B, AIS, sat TLEs, seismic sensors, CCTV and open radio—already exists but is siloed. ShadowBroker brings those signals into a single, self-hosted map interface and adds a signed, tiered agent channel so an LLM-based analyst can inspect feeds, place investigation pins, run proximity scans, and trigger map actions in real time. That combination turns fragmented public data into an actionable intelligence surface without relying on a central vendor.
What Sets It Apart
- Unified multi-domain feed set: 60+ live layers (aircraft, ships, satellites, SAR ground-change, CCTV, SDR nodes, environmental sensors, GDELT conflict events) rendered on one MapLibre map with viewport culling and efficient update tiers. This reduces context‑switching when correlating events across domains.
- Agentic AI channel: a bidirectional HMAC‑SHA256 signed API (tier‑gated) that lets compatible agents (OpenClaw reference) read telemetry, place pins, control map view, and batch commands concurrently. Designed for auditable, programmatic analyst workflows rather than embedding a model.
- Time Machine & SAR: hourly snapshot playback for forensic review and SAR-based ground-change anomaly alerts (Mode A: ASF catalog; Mode B: OPERA/EGMS with opt‑in credentials).
- Decentralized testnet: InfoNet mesh (obfuscated gate personas, dead-drop mailboxes, governance primitives). The mesh enables peer messaging and experimental governance but is explicitly labeled as a testnet.
Who it's for — and tradeoffs
Great fit if you are an OSINT analyst, researcher, radio operator, or lab operator who needs to correlate multi-domain public telemetry in near real time and wants an agent-enabled workflow you can host yourself. It is useful for situational awareness, rapid correlation, and creating reproducible snapshot timelines.
Look elsewhere or proceed cautiously if you require provable end‑to‑end privacy or a production‑grade secure messaging system today: InfoNet lanes are obfuscated but not fully E2E encrypted, and several privacy primitives are scaffolded but not yet fully wired. Some features (global flight coverage, AIS, Sentinel imagery) require operator-supplied API keys, and running the backend at scale needs adequate RAM and sensible operational controls.
Where it fits
Think of ShadowBroker as an OSINT map + agent bridge rather than a hosted SaaS: it sits between single-domain trackers (ADS‑B sites, AIS dashboards, SatNOGS) and heavyweight commercial intel suites. Its main value is fast cross-layer correlation and agentic automation on a self-hosted surface that you can audit and extend.
