# Cerberus
*analysis-service . products*

BlackShore delivers map products based on crowd-sourced interpretation of satellite, aerial or drone imagery through its Cerberus platform.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: blackshore
- **entity type**: analysis_service
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-10
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: blackshore
- **attributes**: {"kind":"analysis-service","manufacturer":"blackshore","description":"BlackShore delivers map products based on crowd-sourced interpretation of satellite, aerial or drone imagery through its Cerberus platform."}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
Cerberus is BlackShore's crowd-sourced imagery interpretation platform. Trained volunteer players worldwide examine satellite, aerial, and drone imagery through a gaming interface based on hexagonal analysis units; statistical consensus across multiple players converts individual responses into map-grade products.[^blackshore-cerberus-src][^blackshore-crowd-maps]

The platform processes multispectral satellite imagery at resolutions down to 30 cm.[^esa-blackshore-bic] Analytical outputs include land-cover maps and change-detection products derived from optical time-series comparisons.[^blackshore-cerberus-src] Cerberus was originally developed in 2011 as a Mars surface-mapping research project and subsequently adapted for Earth observation applications.[^esa-blackshore-bic] BlackShore is an ESA BIC Noordwijk alumnus.[^esa-blackshore-bic]

Cerberus is operated separately from BlackShore's satellite imagery forensics service; the crowd model is not used for sensitive humanitarian or legal casework.[^esa-cerberus-project]

## Sources
- [blackshore-cerberus-src] | About BlackShore - Cerberus platform and company overview | https://www.blackshore.eu/about | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-10
- [blackshore-crowd-maps] | Crowd Generated Maps with Cerberus - BlackShore | https://www.blackshore.eu/crowd-generated-maps | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-10
- [esa-blackshore-bic] | 20 years of ESA BIC: Blackshore's Earth mapping solutions | https://www.sbicnoordwijk.nl/esa-bic-noordwijk-alumnus-interview-blackshore-20-years-esabic-20/ | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-10
- [esa-cerberus-project] | Cerberus - ESA Space Solutions project page | https://business.esa.int/projects/cerberus | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-10

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