(SkyHub.org , U.S.A.
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“OUR AWESOME TEAM
Dedicted volunteers who make Sky Hub work.
Founder / Lead Software Developer: Steve McDaniel
Chair of the Science Advisory Board: Christopher Cogswell PhD
Co-Founder / Lead Web Developer / DevOps: Corey Gaspard
Co-Founder / Legal Affairs / Data Licensing: Adam Allen
Hardware Design / Fabrication: Richard G. Hopf
Join the Project
A world-wide, public search for UAPs using a global network of
machine-learning, smart cameras and sensor-arrays built by you with our
opensource software
Our Principles and Purpose
WHY SKY HUB - On April 27, 2020,
the Pentagon confirmed, for the second time, that there are
beyond-next-generation objects of unknown origin flying in our skies, unabated.
Given the low-cost & the capability of today’s consumer grade technology,
there has never been a better time to assemble a network of smart sensors to
capture these objects’ digital signatures.
MACHINE LEARNING - The driving forces
behind this project are: 1) the rapid growth and evolution of machine-learning
for streamlining the analysis of large data sets; 2) the increasing
affordability of AI-ready hardware like the Nvidia Jetson Nano; and 3) the
continuing, perplexing presence of unidentified aerial phenomenon in our skies.
GROUP EFFORT - Given the timing of
the facts above, we are creating a crowd-sourced network of smart Trackers that
will each recognize with “Edge Processing” whether an anomalous event has
occurred, and that will each automatically upload the anomalous data to the Sky
Hub Cloud.
OPEN SOURCE - UFO data—like all
data concerning the public good—should be made and kept Public. We created Sky
Hub with the ultimate goal of building and hosting a worldwide, digital UFO
database that anyone can access and use under a Creative Commons License using our
opensource software created by us and offered to the public under the MIT
license.
Sky Hub Components
The Sky Hub system contains 3 components. The tracker, the sensor array
and the cloud.
1
Sensors
At the edge of the Sky Hub network is the Tracker Sensor Array. It
incorporates a broad selection of environmental sensors in a single,
weather-ready enclosure. The TSA will initially support Video Feeds (RTSP &
USB), GPS, Inclinometer, Accelerometer, Air Pressure, Magnetometer, ADS-B and
RF Spectrum Analysis. Additionally, Sky Hub's open source platform allows for
effortless expansions and future device support. Developing improved and
updated sensor support will be a continuing mission of the project, in concert
with incoming types of data.
2
Tracker
The tracker is the brains of the system. It contains the AI core running
on the Jetson Nano platform. The tracker is responsible for monitoring the data
feeds from the sensors and uses AI to determine when anomalous events oocur.
When these events are detected data is recorded and relayed to the cloud.
3
Cloud
The Sky Hub Cloud receives anomalous event data from the public network
of Trackers, where it is collected and stored. Access to this data will remain
open and licensed to the public for any and all educational purposes.
IP Cameras
Sky Hub system is compatible with a variety of cameras. The main requirement is that the camera is IP based and supports the RTSP protocol. In the initial release the tracker will be optimized to work with a single fish eye lens camera. This will give the largest view of the sky. In future releases the fisheye camera will work in conjunction with a Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) camera. When the fisheye camera spots something in the sky, it will direct the PTZ camera to that location and focus in on the object for greater detail.
Become a sponsor
Be a part of the team by becoming a sponsor on Patreon. Donations will be used to purchase test
hardware for a variety of platforms, data storage costs, sensors, and cloud
infrastructure.
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