Meet Oriux’s ADR pulsar traffic counter and classifier

First published in Intertraffic Innovation News - May 26, 2020

Traffic counts are at the core of all transportation projects. The data provided must be reliable, accurate, and easy to report to all stakeholders involved in the decision-making process to build and improve roadways. For some agencies today, traffic counts are still done by hand, which are time consuming and expensive to perform. Agencies require tools that are cost effective, simple to learn, and easy to facilitate the data to stakeholders.

By utilizing Oriux’s portable and easy to use ADR Pulsar traffic counter and classifier, agencies and consultants now have a tool that can easily count, classify, and categorise data more efficiently than they have before.

The Pulsar stores traffic data as time-stamped events in a rugged, lightweight, single piece, aluminum housing with encapsulated electronics and lithium battery, making it an ideal solution for temporary traffic studies. The device can communicate to a Windows-based PC via a USB port and includes a software tool called the Pulsar Reporter to collect the data and create a variety of traffic studies, including volume, axle-based classification and speed.

The Pulsar supports one or two road tube inputs. The optional Street Link accessory also communicates via a USB port to provide GPS coordinates, Pulsar memory, and battery level. Study results may be exported in multiple data file formats including PDF, XLS, CSV or Oriux’s PRN.

Oriux, the evolution of Peek, employs over 1,000 people in the Americas and is a technology innovator of ITS and traffic management solutions, providing the world with safer roads and better mobility. The company has more than 25,000 traffic counters in operation worldwide and provides a broad range of products among three different product lines: data collection, detection and intersection control.