We shipped something that works. People are using it. But we're not done — we're just getting started. This is an honest look at where we're headed and what it'll take to get there.
Foundation laid
Orca started in Miami. Dense urban environment, messy street-level reality, enough complexity to stress-test everything. It worked. The benchmarks validated our approach, and more importantly, people found it useful.
Now we've expanded into Europe. Multiple metros, different architectural styles, new visual vocabularies. The model is learning to generalize without forgetting what it already knows.
Strategic priorities
The hard parts
Expansion isn't just adding more training data. Every new city introduces new edge cases, new architectural styles, and new ways that visual cues can mislead the model. Tokyo alleys don't look like Paris boulevards. Both need to work.
"The future isn't predetermined. It's shaped by the people who show up and do the work."
Core philosophy
We believe geo-estimation tools shouldn't be locked away behind expensive software and niche expertise. It should be accessible to anyone with an image and a question. That's why we're building this in the open.
Track our progress
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