> ## 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: Real-Time Spatial Intelligence at Scale

> Vangrid is a sovereign spatial data platform delivering continuous ground truth from 3B+ edge nodes for autonomous systems and physical AI.

Vangrid is a sovereign spatial data platform — a decentralized network of 3B+ edge nodes that streams continuous, cryptographically verifiable ground truth to power autonomous systems, world models, and physical AI applications. Rather than deploying your own sensors, you tap directly into a planet-scale network that's already running.

## What problem Vangrid solves

Autonomous systems need real-time, trustworthy spatial data. Traditional approaches — proprietary sensor fleets, satellite imagery, or manual surveys — are expensive, slow to update, and hard to verify. Vangrid replaces all of that with a decentralized data rail: always-on, edge-computed, and provably accurate.

Every data point Vangrid delivers carries a cryptographic provenance hash so you know exactly where and when it was captured, and that it hasn't been tampered with. Raw sensor streams never leave the edge, so privacy is preserved by design.

## Key capabilities

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    Access a planet-scale network of continuously operating edge nodes — no hardware investment required.
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    Receive real-time spatial data with high temporal resolution, including tactical-density coverage in urban environments.
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    Query, ingest, and stream spatial data through a single authenticated REST API designed for production workloads.
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    Every response includes a provenance hash — tamper-evident proof of data origin and integrity.
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## Who uses Vangrid

Vangrid is built for teams building at the frontier of physical AI and autonomous systems.

* **Autonomous logistics** — Real-time spatial awareness for routing, obstacle detection, and fleet coordination.
* **Sovereign defense** — Mission-critical ground truth with verified provenance for defense and intelligence applications.
* **Critical infrastructure** — Continuous monitoring of physical environments such as energy grids, transit networks, and urban systems.
* **Embodied AI** — Spatial context for robots and physical AI agents operating in dynamic real-world environments.

## How to get started

Access to Vangrid is available through an enterprise account. To request credentials, contact [hello@vangrid.io](mailto:hello@vangrid.io) with a brief description of your use case.

Once you have an API key, you can make your first spatial query in minutes.

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    Make your first API call and query real-time spatial data in minutes.
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    Learn how to pass your API key and handle credential errors.
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    Understand edge nodes, ground truth, the data pipeline, and provenance.
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    Explore every endpoint in the Enterprise Spatial API.
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