TUBES

Applications

Since 1997, Eco-Counter has developed unique and innovative solutions to count pedestrians and cyclists. Although knowing the numbers is the end goal, the system we use depends on the site – counting pedestrians downtown is quite different from counting them on mountain trails. This is why we have created specific products for the diverse environments that our clients work in.

Expertise

Eco-Counter provides turn-key solutions for cyclist and pedestrian counting and data analysis. We offer a complete range of products and services to collect and analyze data, including high-quality counters, automatic and wireless data transmission, remote reading, and Eco-Visio, a professional online data analysis software, and in-depth exportable reports.

About Us

With operations in Brittany, Canada, the USA, Hong Kong and Germany, Eco-Counter is a company where everyone shares a vision and values: autonomy, trust and transparency! The company regularly wins awards for its quality of working life, and for the performance of its products, data analysis services and innovations.

Our commitment to the development of soft mobility and the protection of natural spaces motivates us to give the best of ourselves.

Resources

From Vancouver to New York, the Alps to New Zealand, our durable, battery-powered temporary and permanent counters are trusted around the world. Measuring pedestrian and cyclist flows throughout the world for more than 20 years have given us a true expertise.

Discover case studies, best-practice guides and technical studies from our work with leading bike and pedestrian organizations. Explore the latest monthly bike count trends by country with our interactive dashboard tracking the growth of cycling around the world.

In & Out

Battery life - Up to 10 years

IP68 Waterproof

Accuracy +/-3%

15 minutes

Cellular

Eco-Counter’s Pneumatic TUBE System is the perfect solution for short-term bike counting. The system is used in Toronto, Portland, Seattle, Austin, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Overview

Eco-Counter’s Pneumatic TUBE counter is the perfect solution for temporary (one-day to one-month) bike counting. The TUBE counter is extremely versatile (it can be used on- or off-street) and mobile (installation takes less than 30 minutes). The system uses a set of two tubes that are placed perpendicular to traffic flow along the pavement.

The system determines the distance between the front and back wheels of the passer-by. With this information, the TUBE counter is able to distinguish bicycles from motorized vehicles in mixed traffic, extract directional data, and accurately count the number of cyclists in a group.

Selective Counting on Shared Roads

In Vancouver, Canada, more than 30 TUBE counters are used to generate short-term counts along bicycle boulevards (traffic calmed, local streets with shared lanes). Eco-Counter’s Pneumatic TUBE system is perfect for this application as it can count cyclists in mixed-traffic with an extremely high accuracy and be cost-effective.

Turn-key Solution

Thanks to its unique design, the TUBE counter can house the complete counting system (logger, sensor and battery) in its stainless steel housing. The steel housing is vandal proof and the components inside are completely waterproof. The system has a ten-year battery life with manual Bluetooth data transmission.

Precise for Groups of Cyclists

In Portland, Oregon, TUBE counters are regularly deployed to monitor cyclists traveling across the Hawthorne Bridge. The counter operates with high-precision, counting cyclists even in densely-packed groups