> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vangrid.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Vangrid: Sovereign Spatial Intelligence Platform

> Vangrid delivers real-time ground truth from 3B+ decentralized edge nodes, powering autonomous systems and world models with cryptographically provable spatial data.

Vangrid is the spatial cortex for physical AI — a sovereign data rail that streams continuous ground truth from a planet-scale network of edge nodes. Whether you're building autonomous logistics, embodied AI, or mission-critical infrastructure solutions, Vangrid gives you real-time, verifiable spatial intelligence with zero-capex sensor deployment.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first Vangrid API call in minutes and start querying real-time spatial data.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Get your API key and learn how to authenticate every request to the Vangrid platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api/overview">
    Explore the Enterprise Spatial API — endpoints for queries, ingestion, and streaming.
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  <Card title="Core Concepts" icon="layer-group" href="/concepts/overview">
    Understand edge nodes, ground truth, the sovereign data pipeline, and more.
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## Get started in four steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Request access">
    Contact [hello@vangrid.io](mailto:hello@vangrid.io) to request your enterprise account and API credentials.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authenticate">
    Retrieve your API key from the Vangrid dashboard and include it as a Bearer token on every request.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Query spatial data">
    Use the Spatial Queries endpoint to pull real-time ground truth for your area of interest.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Stream live updates">
    Subscribe to the Streaming API to receive continuous ground-truth updates as conditions change.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Why Vangrid

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  <Card title="Zero-capex sensor swarm" icon="network-wired">
    Access 3B+ edge nodes with no hardware investment. Vangrid's decentralized network is always on.
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  <Card title="Edge-computed privacy" icon="shield-halved">
    Data is processed at the source. Raw sensor streams never leave the edge, preserving privacy by design.
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  <Card title="Cryptographic provenance" icon="fingerprint">
    Every data point carries a verifiable proof of origin, ensuring tamper-evident ground truth.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tactical urban density" icon="city">
    High-resolution coverage in dense urban environments — built for the scenarios that matter most.
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