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Have you ever wondered why, in such a digitized world, you still have to wait anxiously in long lines at the airport or get stuck in traffic on the way to work every day? Infrastructure operators lack visibility into critical movement insights like vehicle movement and the flow of people.
Outsight is a spatial AI software platform that uses 3D LiDAR to deliver real-time insights like people flow, people counting, and spatial detection. The company firmly stands against undue surveillance, eliminating camera use and not capturing personal data. Now imagine making your way to the airport or work, and you don’t get stuck at the same place and at the same time every day. Outsight aims to solve this problem without any extra construction.
How 3D spatial AI is transforming infrastructure management
Spatial AI is a specific technology that interprets the physical world on a 3D plane. It particularly focuses on movement, space, and congestion in real-time by combining LiDAR depth sensors and AI algorithms to analyze how people or objects move through environments.
This novel technology creates a dynamic understanding of spatial flow, rather than traditional computer vision that simply tells a system what it’s looking at. Dynamic, high-movement environments would require this kind of technology to direct flows in a natural yet efficient manner.
The digital twin interface creates interactive software that represents a physical environment in real time by mirroring its real-world conditions. Operators are able to monitor, analyze, and optimize physical conditions through this virtual system.
LiDAR beyond automotives: A new era for 3D sensing
LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, has traditionally been used in self-driving cars or for scientists to examine Earth’s surface. Outsight predicts using LiDAR technology in highly congested areas, such as highways, airports, train stations, stadiums, museums, and malls.
The company has already partnered with LiDAR manufacturers to make the technology possible.
Optimize before building: Making use of infrastructure without more concrete
Rather than turning to extra buildings, roads, or lanes to solve congestion issues, Outsight makes use of existing infrastructure first—an often overlooked environmentally conscious strategy. By creating an optimal queue management system, companies, cities, and institutions can avoid excessive construction, which can also sometimes make lines worse.
Outsight was honored as a Green Deal Awardee and was given a Seal of Excellence from the European Union for its unique contribution to greener solutions, which demonstrates its use of eco-friendly technology in modern environments.
AI without surveillance risks: Why 3D LiDAR is the ethical alternative to cameras
The founder of Outsight knew from the beginning that cameras weren’t the solution to optimizing traffic. With a background in robotics, he understood that cameras can’t capture the precise position of objects, require heavy processing, and, most notably, make people uncomfortable.
He didn’t personally like to be recorded in public spaces and knew others wouldn’t like it either. Instead, the founding team of Outsight figured out that LiDAR was far better for what they needed and didn’t capture any personal information, either.
With projections to showcase Outsight technology at the Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport and recognition for Advancing People Flow Understanding at Olympic Venues, the company is set to make significant strides in queue management.
LiDAR and Spatial AI provide real-time visibility that helps solve inefficiencies, enhances safety, and protects people’s privacy. In a time when spaces are crowded, complex, and interconnected, Outsight helps manage the chaos. For those who believe infrastructure flow should be just as intelligent as devices used every day, Outsight has the modern solution.
