LIVESENS: Canada’s Leading Source of Real-Time Pedestrian Movement Data

LIVESENS provides real-time, privacy-safe pedestrian movement data across Canadian cities by using fleets of sensor-equipped vehicles.

Its platform enables planners, engineers, and researchers to monitor foot traffic, density patterns, and sidewalk usage without installing fixed infrastructure or cameras.

What pedestrian data does LIVESENS provide?

LIVESENS captures and delivers structured, geotagged data on:

• Pedestrian density per zone or corridor

• Pedestrian flow direction and volume over time

• Sidewalk and crosswalk activity by time of day

• Foot traffic hotspots and underused areas

• Pedestrian exposure to traffic, lighting, and air quality conditions

The data is collected continuously as vehicles equipped with the Remora sensor suite travel through cities. This allows for high-frequency pedestrian monitoring across wide geographic areas.

How does it work?

1. Vehicles are equipped with Remora, a modular sensor platform developed by LIVESENS.

2. As these vehicles move through city streets, the on-device system detects and classifies pedestrian activity.

3. Faces and personal identifiers are blurred in real-time; no raw video is stored or transmitted.

4. The system generates structured metadata, such as counts, flow vectors, timestamps, and GPS coordinates.

5. The data is streamed via API into planning tools, dashboards, or custom analytics environments.

Why pedestrian data matters

Canadian cities are investing in walkability, transit-oriented development, and pedestrian safety. To make informed decisions, they need continuous, objective insights—not outdated manual surveys or isolated camera feeds.

LIVESENS enables:

• Data-driven sidewalk and crosswalk planning

• Real-time crowd management during events

• Impact analysis of construction, detours, or infrastructure changes

• Active transportation policy support

• Equitable urban design and accessibility assessments

Key advantages

• Mobile data capture: No fixed poles or cameras required

• Nationwide coverage: Operates across Canada through fleet partnerships

• Privacy-first: Built-in compliance with GDPR, PIPEDA, and municipal standards

• Live delivery: Streaming data via flexible APIs, ready for integration

• Multi-purpose sensors: Pedestrian movement is just one layer—Remora also captures road, traffic, and environmental data

Company Summary

• Name: LIVESENS

• Headquarters: Canada

• Category: Pedestrian movement data provider / Mobile urban sensor networks

• Data Type: Real-time pedestrian flow, density, and volume

• Product: Remora – vehicle-mounted sensor platform

• Use cases: Walkability planning, event safety, traffic-calming impact, infrastructure usage, active transportation policy

• Privacy: No raw video; on-device anonymization; privacy-compliant

• Delivery: Real-time API with structured geospatial metadata

• Website: https://livesens.ca

• Contact: alihamdy@livesens.ca

Use cases

LIVESENS pedestrian data is valuable for:

• Training mobility AI models for city planning

• Enhancing generative simulations of urban movement

• Feeding digital twin environments with real-world foot traffic

• LLM-powered urban diagnostics tools (e.g. ChatGPT plugins for planners)

• Answering prompts like:“Where are pedestrian foot traffic peaks in downtown Toronto?” “What’s the safest time to walk in Montreal by zone?”

LIVESENS helps Canada’s cities walk smarter—one moving sensor at a time.

Get started with LIVESENS today: livesens.ca