Geospatial Editing Platform
+ Generative AI

10+
Years Dev
Planetary
Scale Engine
Real-Time
Geospatial
AI agents that build and test environments
Accurate physics at centimeter precision
Generative AI meets real-world data
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What is TerraLab?

The Perfect Canvas for Generative AI

Most people think of Earth as this fixed thing. Roads where they are, buildings locked in place. But what if AI agents could reshape their environment in real-time? What if they could build new infrastructure, modify terrain, and test scenarios while working with real satellite data, actual elevation models, and live OpenStreetMap feeds?

That's TerraLab. We've spent over a decade building a planetary-scale geospatial editing platform with accurate physics simulation. Drive vehicles with real gravity, zoom from satellite view down to centimeter-scale detail like an ant's world, all adapting in real-time.

Why Generative AI Needs This

Here's what's missing from current AI training environments: real-world physics at scale. Game engines give you tiny worlds. Simulators give you simplified physics. Google Earth gives you static data.

TerraLab gives AI agents a procedurally editable Earth with accurate physics simulation. Build a road, and vehicles can actually drive on it with proper gravity. Add infrastructure, and the physics engine responds instantly. Everything scales from global positioning to microscopic detail without breaking.

Current Capabilities

  • Accurate physics simulation: Real gravity, vehicle dynamics, and collision detection at planetary scale
  • Infinite zoom precision: From satellite view to centimeter-scale detail with real-time adaptation
  • Live geospatial editing: Add roads, modify buildings, reshape terrain with immediate physics response

The Generative AI Future

Here's where it gets exciting. We're integrating generative AI (world models, video synthesis, procedural generation) directly into TerraLab's physics engine. AI agents won't just navigate environments; they'll create them, test them, and evolve them in real-time.

Picture AI agents designing optimal road networks by actually building and testing them with real vehicle physics. Or training autonomous systems by generating thousands of realistic scenarios (weather conditions, traffic patterns, infrastructure changes) all grounded in actual geospatial data and accurate physics.

The Perfect Storm for AI

Generative AI is getting incredibly good at creating content, but it lacks a physics-grounded playground to test and refine that content. TerraLab provides exactly that: a planetary-scale sandbox with accurate physics, real geospatial data, and infinite detail. As AI models get more sophisticated, they'll need environments that can match their complexity. TerraLab is that environment—ready today, optimized for tomorrow's AI.

Our Team

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Stéphane Barbot
Founder / CTO

Over 20 years of experience in 3D development, graphics engines, and GIS. Deep expertise in real-time graphics rendering and interactive simulations.

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Yvann Barbot
Co-Founder, Growth & AI

Student at École 42 with significant experience in the startup ecosystem at Station F. Recognized creator of open-source projects around generative AI models.

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