Point Grey further commits to people counting technology with recent acquisition

Earlier this summer, Point Grey announced that it had acquired the people counting and tracking sensorassets from Nomi, a retail analytics company.

Specifically, the assets included in the acquisition include Brickstream 2D and 3D sensor hardware and firmware, Device Manager software, Wi-FI technology, and all associated IP, patents, and trademarks. Additionally, a number of Nomi engineering, sales, and administrative personnel will join Point Grey.

Point Grey’s relationship with Nomi began back in 2005, when Point Grey became the original device manufacturer for Nomi’s Brickstream 3D sensor, and the Brickstream 2D since 2011. Brickstream 3D is a 2.6” x 6.1” x 1.3” stereo vision camera that processes 3D images in the device itself, without the need for a PC. It uses stereo vision analytics to provide anonymous information about how people move into, around, and out of physical places such as retail stores, malls, transportation facilities, and healthcare facilities. Brickstream 2D is a single les smart device that provides customer counting capabilities in indoor environments with low-to-medium traffic volumes and consistent lighting in the same type of venues as the 3D device.

Since its introduction more than 10 years ago, more than 150,000 Brickstream 3D sensors have been deployed globally. The acquisition, according to Point Grey, indicative of Point Grey’s commitment to supporting Nomi channel partners worldwide with cost-effective people counting products for analytics applications in the retail, security, and healthcare spaces.

"Point Grey has been actively developing 3D stereo vision sensors and people counting software since the company’s inception in 1997," said Vladimir Tucakov, CEO and co-founder of Point Grey. "Over the last 16 years, Nomi / Brickstream has built strong relationships with retail analytics partners around the world and successfully leveraged Point Grey’s sensor technology to create the best solutions available on the market today. We will now focus our combined efforts on continuing to grow our people counting and tracking business by offering best-in-class service and support, high quality and reliable products, and a technology roadmap that will ensure growth years into the future."

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