VIMOC Technologies has launched a new application for bicycle and pedestrian counting that will assist in the development of the Smart Mobility programme.

The technology had completed its beta trial period with the City of Palo Alto, California.

The application is now generally available to cities seeking intelligence on bicycle and pedestrian traffic, in order to help meet public safety and environmental sustainability goals.

Earlier this month, Palo Alto city had announced expansion of its bicycle and pedestrian counting initiative.

"The application is now generally available to cities seeking intelligence on bicycle and pedestrian traffic, in order to help meet public safety and environmental sustainability goals."

This initiative helps measure the efficacy of the city’s programmes that encourage citizens to reduce the use of personal automobiles.

Using VIMOC Technologies’ platform for landscape computing and the internet of things, Palo Alto has deployed sensors throughout the city, with a primary focus on downtown Palo Alto and around school sites.

This programme enables the city to understand the existing conditions for students travelling to school, develop new encouragement tools, and explore policy changes to improve school commute safety.

The expanded programme has added 45 count stations across the city.

Sensors do not gather images or any other personally identifiable information but instead, sophisticated algorithms can translate movement into data that is predictive.

Data is processed in the field and the post-processed results are then sent to the cloud in order to be accessed in real time, which will help to identify trends and make decisions.