Horizon by Sourse: the end of operational uncertainty for pipeline operators

Built on technology proven across 120 000 km of pipelines in five countries with top EU operators, Horizon is now available to every pipeline operator in Europe through a network of certified local aviation partners. Live demo at PTC Berlin, 27 - 30 April 2026.

The monitoring gap

TPI/ROW risks are rising. EU regulations are tightening. And current methods are falling short. Ground patrols remain declarative. Visual overflights are subjective. Satellite imagery lacks the resolution and reactivity critical networks demand. Reports arrive J+1 to J+5 - too late to act, impossible to prove due diligence.

At a time when regulators require full traceability, current method has become an operational blind spot.The industry needs a step change.

From uncertainty to certainty – in minutes

Horizon combines high-resolution aerial imagery captured by Vaynor, Sourse's embedded plug-and-fly sensor, with AI-powered detection validated by human experts – 98%+ accuracy. Alerts are geolocated, timestamped, classified and delivered in less than five minutes. Where operators once waited days for inconsistent reports with no traceability and no documentary support, they now have standardised, auditable and actionable alerts – within minutes of the overflight.

More safety, less terrain

Context is so rich that integrity managers can assess situations remotely and decide whether a field intervention is truly necessary. Systematic inspections that expose teams to unnecessary risk give way to targeted deployments – only where they matter. Every detection is archived, every decision documented. Flight after flight, Horizon builds a complete auditable history of the network – proof of diligence for regulators, foundation of a predictive integrity strategy for operators.

Beyond detection: managed intelligence

Horizon is not just a monitoring tool. It is a role-based operational intelligence platform. Each flight feeds a growing data asset – contractor compliance, asset condition, change tracking, network analytics, legal and insurance support. The shift from reactive surveillance to proactive, data-driven network management.

The bigger picture

Behind Horizon lies a broader ambition: reinventing Earth Observation to build the Earth Intelligence backbone Europe needs to protect its critical infrastructure. Better decisions. Better risk management. Delivered faster than any solution available today.

Sourse is positioning itself as Europe's digital pipeline monitoring leader – the company that turns every aerial data point into operational certainty, and every detected risk into an informed decision, before it becomes an incident.

"Today, pipeline operators spend time and resources managing uncertainty. Horizon changes that. We give them the clarity to act in minutes and the traceability to prove every decision. When you can trust your data in Near Real-Time, you stop patrolling and you start managing." – Julien Losseau, CEO Sourse.

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