CyberSea

Inspiration

CyberSea was inspired by the challenge facing Canada's Navy: protecting vast Arctic territories with limited resources as climate change opens new trade routes. We saw an opportunity to build modern simulation and decision-support tools that help leadership teams visualize complex patrol operations, optimize resource allocation, and test strategies before deploying real assets. Our goal was to bridge the gap between raw operational data and actionable intelligence through immersive 3D visualization.

What it does

CyberSea is a Real-Time Strategy simulator that models trade route patrol and natural resource protection operations in the Canadian Arctic. It features:

3D Arctic Globe — Visualize 6 major shipping routes (Northwest Passage, Arctic Bridge, Transpolar), 17 strategic locations (naval bases, ports, resource sites, radar stations), and real-time patrol tracking
AI-Powered Asset Analysis — Load military assets and use Gemini AI to instantly identify components with tactical annotations
Command Dashboard — Monitor mission metrics including fuel consumption, coverage statistics, threat levels, weather conditions, and mission cost in real-time
Patrol Simulation — Watch pre-scripted or custom scenarios unfold with contact detection, weather events, and resource warnings

How we built it

We built CyberSea as a WebApp using Next.js, TypeScript, Three.js for 3D rendering, and Tailwind CSS. External integrations include Sketchfab for 3D model libraries and Google Gemini (via OpenRouter) for
AI-powered component analysis. The Arctic simulation uses real geographic coordinates for the Northwest Passage, Canadian bases, and trade routes.

Challenges we ran into

Our biggest challenge was having to pivot halfway through the hackathon when our original idea proved unfeasible. This left us with only half the total time to redesign the concept around Arctic operations, reassign tasks, and rebuild our simulation from scratch. Aligning 3D globe coordinates with accurate Canadian Arctic geography also required careful calibration.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud that we successfully adapted to a major setback and delivered a working RTS simulator that directly addresses the hackathon criteria. Despite limited time, we created:

A complete Arctic patrol simulation with 6 trade routes and 17 strategic locations
Real-time resource tracking (fuel, cost, coverage, efficiency scores)
Executive-level dashboard with threat assessment and weather conditions
AI integration for tactical asset analysis

Our team communicated effectively under pressure and delivered a tool that could genuinely support Arctic planning and resource allocation decisions.