Understanding Where Sphere Enforces Truth Across the Storage Ecosystem
Storage environments impose distinct constraints and failure modes. Sphere adapts what is verified, where verification occurs, and how evidence is locked — always before exposure is taken.
The result is consistent, decision-grade intelligence across the commodity storage lifecycle.
Risk Is Defined by Where Assets Exist — Not Just What They Are
Sphere evaluates risk based on where commodities physically exist, not labels or documents. Verification is enforced within the correct physical footprint, using a consistent geospatial matrix.
All financing, credit, and trading decisions resolve to a single, location-locked evidence set — the same proof, the same reality — before exposure is taken.
Common commodities
Metal concentrates · Refined metals · Packaged intermediates · Drums · Bulk bags
The Risk
- Production-linked inventory changes rapidly across processing and staging
- Material may be documented or pledged before physical isolation
- The same output can be reused across time or locations to support multiple claims
How Sphere Verifies
- Establishes a Geospatial Matrix for the site, mapping processing lines and staging zones
- Models inventory as a production-state reality, tied to where material physically sits in the process flow
- Extends the same matrix downstream, preserving location-linked identity into new storage locations
Origin inventory becomes physically bounded, production-aware, and traceable into downstream custody.
Why Location Type Matters
Storage environments impose different physical constraints and fraud risks.
Sphere applies location-specific risk and verification models, enforcing truth based on where assets physically exist — not labels or documents.
This delivers consistent, decision-grade intelligence across environments, from secure vaults to open yards and transit hubs.
What this enables:
For Cargo Owners
Decisions before exposure, grounded in verified physical reality.
For Storage Operators
Clear control expectations, verifiable execution, and a commercial integrity advantage.