Watchkeeper
What if every sensor you own, from every supplier, produced one trusted track instead of five competing alerts?
Many sensors, one track. The fusion layer that makes mixed sensor estates usable.
What it does
System behaviour
Watchkeeper connects to radars, RF detectors, Remote ID receivers, cameras and other sensors through SAPIENT and vendor-specific adapters. It fuses their detections into one track per object, carries the source and confidence of every contribution, and passes the fused picture to Consilium, where playbooks orchestrate the response. It is the fusion that runs behind Espanaro's multi-sensor drone defence demonstration.
Position in the ecosystem: Watchkeeper feeds Consilium with fused tracks, takes sensor health from Pulse Sentinel so a degraded sensor carries less weight, and can protect tracks with ByteHarbour so they are shared by attribute with partners and allies.
Three principles
Fuse once, then orchestrate
Open
Connects through SAPIENT and vendor adapters, so mixed estates can be fused without replacing kit.
Explainable
Every fused track shows which sensors contributed and how confident the picture is.
Orchestration-ready
Fused tracks go straight into Consilium, where playbooks decide and operators act.
The challenge
Sensor estates are now bought from many suppliers. Each sensor raises its own alerts, in its own format, on its own screen.
Operators are left to decide by eye whether three alerts are one drone or three, and which sensor to believe.
Operational value
Watchkeeper delivers:
- One track per object
- Source and confidence on every track
- Open adapters, including SAPIENT
- Feeds Consilium playbooks
- Sensor health taken into account
Watchkeeper is a new Espanaro product, built and working end to end in the multi-sensor drone defence demonstration, where the sensors and drones are simulated. It is ready to integrate with your sensors and deploy.
Architecture
How it works
Watchkeeper works in four steps, from ingest to publish.
- 01IngestDetections from every connected sensor
- 02AssociateReports of the same object linked
- 03FuseOne track with source and confidence
- 04PublishTrack sent to Consilium to orchestrate
Demonstration
Multi-sensor drone defence
Radar, RF detection and Remote ID fused into one track per drone, then orchestrated in Consilium. Sensors and drones are simulated. All demonstrations
Capabilities
What Watchkeeper does
Use cases
Where Watchkeeper makes the difference
Counter-drone
Fuse radar, RF, Remote ID and camera detections into one track per drone.
Base and site protection
One picture across the sensors on a base, prison or critical site.
Force protection
Fuse a deployed unit's own sensors at the edge.
Mixed estates
Bring sensors from different suppliers into one picture without replacing them.
Integration and deployment
How Watchkeeper connects
Watchkeeper sits between the sensors and the orchestration layer.
| Integration area | Supported approach |
|---|---|
| SAPIENT | Takes detections from sensors that publish SAPIENT messages. |
| Vendor adapters | Adapters for sensors that use their own interfaces. |
| Consilium | Publishes fused tracks for the common picture, playbooks and operator decisions. |
| Pulse Sentinel | Uses sensor health so a degraded sensor does not weaken the fused picture. |
| ByteHarbour | Tracks can be protected and shared by attribute with partners and allies. |
Delivered with Espanaro
Built and supported in the UK
Supported by Espanaro capability
The engineering teams behind Watchkeeper also support its integration, deployment and operation.
How to engage
- 1Discovery
Map the sensors you have, their interfaces and where they are.
- 2Integration Workshop
Shape adapters, fusion rules and the hand-off to Consilium around your estate.
- 3Deploy
Connect Watchkeeper to your sensors and move into operational use, with UK support.
Solution datasheet
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