Digital lidar for smart infrastructure
Smart monitoring and analytics with 3D lidar
Ouster digital lidar provides privacy-safe 3D data for high-accuracy tracking and analytics of motor and foot traffic. Classify moving objects, measure speed and position of vehicles and pedestrians, and uncover traffic flow patterns – all with a single sensor. With up to 50 different customization options, Ouster sensors can be tailored to fit all physical installations and multiple applications.
Ouster Lidar for Smart Infrastructure: Intelligent Transportation Systems
APRIL 22, 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
Vehicle detection and tracking
OS1
Mid-range Lidar Sensor
The OS1's 45º vertical field-of-view and 120 m range provide complete coverage of major intersections and track vehicles' speed and positions to enable stop bar and dilemma zone detection.
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People analytics
OS0
Ultra-wide view lidar sensor
With a 90º vertical field-of-view, the OS0 can be deployed for crosswalk or indoor installations to monitor and deliver enhanced analytics on pedestrians, bicyclists, and even small critters that other solutions often miss. Ouster lidar sensors collect no personally identifiable information and are privacy-safe in all scenarios.
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Multi-lane traffic analytics
OS2
Long-range Lidar Sensor
The OS2’s high-resolution, 240 m range can track vehicles across multiple lanes, between large intersections, and on freeways, providing enhanced traffic flow and speed data on a lane-by-lane basis.
ExploreHigh-resolution lidar for smart cities, security, and buildings
PRIVACY-PROTECTED ANALYTICS
From urban streets to mobility hubs, Ouster’s high-resolution digital lidar sensors deliver accurate analytics on traffic flow, pedestrian movement, and intersection safety to inform long-term infrastructure planning.IMPROVED SAFETY WITH ADAPTIVE SIGNAL CONTROL
Enhanced analytics on vehicle, bicyclist, and people flows enable intelligent traffic and pedestrian signals to minimize the impact of dilemma zones, near-miss collisions, and wrong-way vehicle travel.ENHANCED MOBILITY
Reduce congestion, coordinate traffic control changes, and integrate multimodal all-traffic systems with detailed analytics of vehicle traffic patterns around speed, position, and count.REDUCED FALSE ALARMS
Proactively detect intrusions, respond faster with real-time alerts, and reduce false alarms with accurate long-range 3D sensing.INCREASED BUILDING EFFICIENCY
3D lidar powers accurate and privacy-safe people tracking to unlock real-time insights on customer behavior, crowd control, and building occupancy.
How Ouster lidar powers smart cities and protects privacy
Threat detection, classification, and tracking with Ouster lidar
Frequently Asked Questions
Digital lidar sensors use semiconductor-based lasers and detectors that allow for the lidar system to be integrated into a single application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). These semiconductor detectors are based on single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detectors which are able to count individual photons received from the laser emitter. Legacy analog lidar sensors, including both MEMS and other spinning sensors, use APDs or SiPM detectors which measure the strength of the light signal, but cannot count individual photons. Legacy analog detectors measure intensity less precisely, need regular recalibration, and are highly susceptible to failure from outdoor use.
Cameras provide extremely high resolution and long-range imagery but have challenges in perceiving object depth information and in handling situations with low light, glare, or heavy shadows. The sensitivity to light and struggles with depth perception can reduce the accuracy of camera-triggered alerts and create many false alarms.
Additionally, cameras are able to capture such detailed information that it can constitute an issue with privacy restrictions, such as GDPR.
Lidar solves these challenges with cameras and can complement cameras, or even in some cases replace cameras.
Lidar sensors produce 360º high-resolution imagery with accurate depth information while maintaining consistent performance independent of lighting conditions. The 3D spatial data produced by Ouster's digital lidar sensors improves detection and alert accuracy, while protecting privacy.
Higher resolution lidar sensors provide more data to improve the performance of detection and classification algorithms. With more data points produced by Ouster's high-resolution digital lidar, algorithms are able to identify pedestrians and vehicles more accurately and at longer distances than is possible with legacy analog lidar systems. For instance with 128 lines of resolution, the OS2-128 can classify vehicles at up to 150 meters, nearly triple the 55 meter range of 32-channel analog lidar sensors.
No. Unlike cameras which can collect high resolution images used to identify individuals, lidar outputs a 3D collection of points, known as a "point cloud." A point cloud has enough points to accurately identify the presence of a pedestrian, but not enough information to personally identify any pedestrians.
Read more about how our sensors protect privacy on our blog: https://ouster.com/blog/how-lidar-powers-smart-cities-and-protects-privacy/
