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Outsight and Genetec Announce Full Integration of Their Solutions

The collaboration between two industry leaders marks a significant advancement for enhanced security solutions across many industries.

From transportation hubs like airports, rail, and bus stations to smart cities networks and industrial sites, the need for sophisticated, reliable, and integrated security measures has never been more pressing.

Fueled by substantial investments in the self-driving car market, dozens of manufacturers globally have propelled LiDAR technology to a stage where it is now both affordable and efficient, making it available for applications such as security.

Offering unparalleled depth, size, and velocity detection, LiDAR provides an unmatched level of spatial detail and resolution. When used with the right software, this precision drastically reduces false alarms and broadens the spectrum of detectable events, making it an effective alternative to traditional 2D technologies such as cameras.

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One of the standout features of LiDAR technology is its adaptability to any lighting condition. Whether it’s pitch-black darkness or glaring sunlight, LiDAR remains consistent, making it ideal for both indoor and outdoor operations. Adding to its adaptability, LiDAR data is natively anonymous, providing an off-the-shelf privacy-compliant solution.

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Although versatile, the integration of this technology, given the myriad of hardware options and manufacturers, poses a challenge.

Each sensor is tailored for specific contexts, and the lack of standardization among manufacturers, coupled with the nuances of 3D perception compared to traditional 2D cameras, can be daunting for both end users and integrators, without the right software.

Enter Outsight’s cutting-edge software solutions

With its ability to transform raw data from any LiDAR to real-time, actionable insights, Outsight simplifies the technology integration process by enabling users to effortlessly utilize LiDAR data from diverse manufacturers.

The complexities that once deterred the widespread adoption of this transformative technology are now a thing of the past.

Outsight’s unique leadership in the realm of LiDAR technology has garnered numerous accolades, including being named the Edge AI Product of the Year by the Edge AI Vision Alliance, the Spatial Intelligence Global Leader by Frost & Sullivan, the LiDAR Leader by Geoweek, and receiving the CES Best of Innovation Award, among many others.

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A unique partnership between 2 industry leaders

Working with Genetec on this integration takes this a step further. The Genetec Security Center platform will now seamlessly integrate data processed by Outsight, regardless of the LiDAR device source.

We are immensely proud of this integration with Genetec Security Center said Raul Bravo, President Founder of Outsight.

This collaboration not only provides seamless access to the unique technology of 3D perception by LiDAR to most companies in any country but also offers unparalleled freedom to customers, allowing them to select the best hardware and seamlessly combine sensors from various manufacturers.

Genetec demonstrates its role as a market leader, acting as a catalyst for the mass adoption of the most advanced technologies. We’re honored to be recognized as the right technology partner in LiDAR technology by such a forward-thinking organization.

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According to Genetec Director of Critical Infrastructure Practice, David Lenot:

At Genetec, we believe 3D LiDAR technology is going to be a key enabler for many industries to address security and safety challenges and improve operations efficiency. The capability of Outsight perception software being compatible with any hardware vendor offers a wide range of possibilities to meet the high demand of customers.

Designed to unify all data, The Genetec Security Center platform empowers users to manage security policies, monitor events, and conduct thorough investigations.

Current and prospective users of Genetec’s solutions can now effortlessly harness the unparalleled value of 3D LiDAR.

In addition, they can easily amalgamate this data with other sources, such as cameras and radar, offering a comprehensive, multi-dimensional security solutions.

This collaboration between Outsight and Genetec signifies a new era in the realm of security and safety, as well as a milestone in the history of LiDAR technology adoption, promising users an integrated, efficient, and state-of-the-art experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What does Genetec Security Center actually do with LiDAR data from Outsight?

    Genetec Security Center is a unified security management platform that consolidates event monitoring, security policy enforcement, and incident investigation into a single interface. With the Outsight integration, operators can ingest processed 3D LiDAR streams alongside camera feeds, radar, and access-control logs within that same interface. The spatial events surfaced in Security Center are generated by Outsight's SHIFT platform, which delivers a real-time, anonymous 3D representation of how people and vehicles move through a site, with an end-to-end pipeline latency under 50 milliseconds. The practical effect is that a security operator watching a fence line or terminal concourse does not need a separate LiDAR-specific console: detections and spatial alerts surface directly inside the workflow they already use.

  • How does LiDAR reduce false alarms compared to PIR or video motion detection?

    Passive infrared (PIR) detectors trigger on any heat differential, including animals, HVAC drafts, and sunlight shifts, while 2D video motion detection reacts to pixel changes caused by lighting, shadows, and compression artifacts. LiDAR measures precise 3D geometry and velocity on every frame, so the system can distinguish a person-shaped object moving at walking speed from a swaying branch or a passing vehicle. The depth and size data allow behavioral filters (loitering duration, trajectory across a boundary) that 2D sensors cannot apply reliably. This is the structural reason false-positive rates drop. Outsight's integration with Genetec builds on exactly this principle: the SHIFT platform processes LiDAR point clouds in real time, extracting shape, size, and motion vectors to feed security systems with high-confidence, anonymous alerts rather than raw pixel-change events.

  • Can a security integrator mix LiDAR sensors from different manufacturers in one Genetec deployment?

    Yes. The Outsight software layer abstracts the differences between sensor models and manufacturers before data reaches Genetec Security Center, so the platform receives a standardized stream regardless of which physical sensor produced it. This matters operationally because large sites often require sensors with different range profiles or form factors across zones, and procurement flexibility allows cost optimization without forcing a single-vendor choice throughout the site. Outsight's SHIFT platform is compatible with more than 210 LiDAR sensor models, spanning hardware from Hesai, RoboSense, Ouster, Velodyne, and Seyond, making multi-vendor deployments straightforward for security integrators working across complex or multi-zone facilities.

  • Does LiDAR-based intrusion detection meet GDPR requirements without extra configuration?

    LiDAR sensors emit laser pulses and measure surface geometry: the resulting point cloud contains position, shape, and velocity data but no pixel images, faces, or license plates. Personal data in the GDPR sense is never recorded in the first place, so no anonymization step is required after capture. This is distinct from camera-based analytics, where an image is recorded and then processed to blur faces. With LiDAR, the privacy property is a physical characteristic of the sensor type, not a post-processing choice. Outsight describes this as "anonymous by definition" across its deployments, including airports and train stations, because the Motional Digital Twin captures motion and geometry while remaining structurally incapable of recording biometric identifiers.

  • What security use cases work better with LiDAR than with cameras in outdoor perimeter monitoring?

    Outdoor perimeter monitoring exposes several camera weaknesses: lighting changes between day and night require IR illuminators, fog and rain reduce image quality, and sun angles create glare that blinds entire camera sectors. LiDAR is an active sensor that generates its own signal and is largely unaffected by ambient light or typical weather at the distances used in perimeter coverage. It also measures the exact 3D position of an intruder relative to a boundary line, enabling sub-meter accuracy on breach-point detection that pixel-based systems cannot match without stereo rigs. Outsight's infrastructure-based approach extends these advantages further: because LiDAR captures shape and motion rather than faces or license plates, perimeter data is anonymous by definition, which simplifies compliance in regulated environments. The SHIFT platform applies this same sensor layer to security-sensitive facilities such as datacenters, where reliable all-condition detection is a baseline requirement.

  • How does a unified LiDAR-plus-camera security setup handle post-incident investigation?

    In a multi-modal deployment, the LiDAR layer provides the spatial record: where each entity was, its trajectory, and when it crossed defined boundaries, all stored with timestamps and anonymous IDs. Outsight's SHIFT platform contributes exactly this layer, generating a real-time Motional Digital Twin of the site while remaining anonymous by definition, since LiDAR captures shape and motion rather than faces or biometric data. Camera footage, held in a separate video management layer such as Genetec Security Center, provides visual context for investigators who need to identify a specific individual after an incident under appropriate legal authorization. The two layers are complementary: spatial tracking gives the searchable operational record, while video provides the evidential detail that spatial data deliberately does not capture.