Apertura

Physics-based synthetic data · Defence and ISR

Train on the physics.
Test against the truth.

Apertura generates sensor-accurate synthetic data for teams developing and assuring perception, ISR and automatic target recognition models — underwater acoustic, EO/IR, SAR, LiDAR and overhead imagery.

Australian-owned · Built for assurance

Request a briefing Explore sensor domains
Underwater acoustics SAR EO/IR LiDAR Overhead & satellite

01 — The problem

The data that matters most is the data you cannot get.

01

Scarce

The targets, conditions and sensors that matter most are the hardest to collect.

02

Constrained

Classification, export controls and privacy limit who can use real data, and where.

03

Untrusted

Looking realistic to the eye is not the same as matching what the sensor records.

02 — What we do

Sensor-accurate, not merely photorealistic.

We model how energy travels, interacts and is measured — light, heat, radio waves and sound — so that synthetic data reflects what your sensor would actually record, with exact labels and documented limits.

STEP 01 →

Scene and targets

Platforms, targets, terrain, sea state and weather, set by your operating environment.

STEP 02 →

Physics

Propagation and interaction: reflection, emission, scattering, attenuation and multipath.

STEP 03 →

Sensor model

Your sensor's geometry, band, resolution, noise and processing chain.

STEP 04

Labelled data and data card

Exact ground truth, plus the evidence needed for your assurance case.

03 — Sensor domains

Five sensor domains. One standard of evidence.

Passive sensing Active sensing
Passive · Active

Underwater acoustics

Passive and active sonar data shaped by propagation, bathymetry, sound-speed profiles and ambient noise.

Outputs

Spectrograms · bearing–time records · active returns

Explore underwater acoustics →
Active

Synthetic aperture radar

Complex-valued radar imagery across aspect angles, bands, resolutions and imaging modes.

Outputs

Complex chips · detected imagery · per-pixel labels

Ask about SAR →
Passive

EO/IR

Visible, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR imagery with thermal signatures that respond to time of day, weather and operating state.

Outputs

Frames and video · boxes · masks · tracks

Ask about EO/IR →
Active

LiDAR

Point clouds with realistic beam patterns, returns, occlusion and noise for airborne and ground platforms.

Outputs

Point clouds · intensity · per-point classes

Ask about LiDAR →
Passive

Overhead and satellite

Imagery matched to orbit, ground sample distance, spectral bands and atmosphere.

Outputs

Multispectral scenes · object footprints · change pairs

Ask about overhead and satellite →
Bespoke

Your sensor

Not listed? We model new sensors, platforms and operating environments on request.

Outputs

Scoped with you

Discuss a bespoke sensor →

04 — Applications

Built around the models you are developing.

Automatic target recognition Maritime domain awareness Counter-drone ISR detection and tracking Autonomy test and evaluation

Each application draws on one or more sensor domains, so a target recognition model can be trained and tested across EO/IR, SAR and acoustic data from the same scenarios.

05 — Assurance

Data you can assure.

Synthetic data is only as useful as the evidence behind it. Every Apertura dataset ships with the evidence your assurance case needs.

Documented physics

Models, parameters and limitations recorded for every dataset.

Measured validation

The gap between synthetic and real data, quantified against measured data where it is available.

Data cards

Provenance, intended use, coverage and known limits, ready for your assurance case.

Ready for test and evaluation

Held-out synthetic test sets for checking robustness and edge cases.

How we assure our data →

Data card · Example

LE-ACU-0001 · Passive acoustic contacts

Sensor model
Generic towed array, 64 elements
Environment
Littoral; sea state 1–4; two seasons
Physics
Ray-based propagation; modelled ambient noise
Labels
Contact class, bearing, range, SNR
Validation
Gap measured against [measured dataset]
Intended use
Detection and classification model development
Known limits
Not validated below [frequency] or under ice

06 — How we engage

Three ways to work with us.

Online

Catalogue

Unclassified, dual-use datasets available online, each with its data card.

Best for: early model development, benchmarking and research.

Project

Bespoke

Data generated for your sensor, platform and operating environment.

Best for: programs with specific sensors, targets or operating areas.

Deployed

In your environment

Our generation pipeline deployed on-premises or in an accredited environment.

Best for: controlled and classified work.

07 — Who we serve

Who we serve.

Australian Defence and national security

Capability, science and technology, and AI teams developing and assuring models.

Primes and integrators

Teams building perception, ISR and target recognition into platforms and systems.

AUKUS partners

United States and United Kingdom programs working with Australian industry.

Dual-use industry

Maritime, resources, infrastructure and environmental monitoring teams with perception problems.

08 — Why Apertura

Australian-owned. Assurance-led. Built by practitioners.

Australian-owned and operated

Sovereign capability, with data held in Australia [confirm hosting arrangements].

Founded by a Defence AI practitioner

More than 20 years across Defence and national security; production AI deployed and documented with model and system cards; research in the assurance of autonomous systems.

Security-conscious by design

Export-control-aware processes, security-cleared personnel and [DISP membership — confirm before publishing].

Tell us about the model you are building. We will tell you what data it needs.

Request a briefing

Or email taylan@apertura.com.au