SMATS Traffic Solutions Inc. is a Canadian-based leader in smart transportation data collection and analysis, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Their mission is to evolve smart mobility and traffic management by delivering accurate, actionable traffic insights using next-gen IoT sensors and AI-powered cloud analytics.
SMATS Traffic Solutions delivers a comprehensive smart-mobility ecosystem: rugged IoT sensors, cloud analytics through iNode™, and diverse probe data sources, enabling clients to detect, analyze, alert, and optimize traffic in real time. Their data-driven platform supports improved safety, reduced congestion, and better infrastructure planning across public and private environments.
SMATS serves transport agencies, port authorities, consultants, event venues, and property owners, offering scalable solutions from urban corridors to private property traffic systems
SMATS provides end-to-end solutions combining hardware, cloud-based analytics, and data services to support traffic operations, engineering, planning, and safety:
- WI‑Fi / Bluetooth & Radar Sensors: Installable roadside or in-cabinet for continuous data collection (TravelTime, TravelBox, Cabinet, TrafficXHub).
- Crowdsourced Data: Aggregated travel time and speed data from third-party apps like Google, Waze, TomTom.
- Connected‑Car Probe Data: High‑resolution vehicle location updates (every ~3 sec, <3 m accuracy) with safety metrics like harsh braking, acceleration.
- Cloud/On‑premises Analytics (iNode™): Real-time and historical dashboards featuring traffic maps, alerts, heat maps, API access, and remote sensor control.
Product Portfolio
Product |
Description |
| Travel Time Sensors (TrafficXHub™, TrafficBox™, Cabinet) | Capture Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth MAC addresses to measure travel time, speed, and origin–destination in fixed or portable setups |
| Radar Sensors (smartmicro) | 4D/UHD radar for counts, classification (7 object-types), speed, queue & wrong-way detection, up to 256 targets over 300 m, all-weather rugged hardware . |
| Crowdsourced Data | Pay-per-use travel time and speed data from aggregated location apps for flexible coverage . |
| Connected Car Probe Data | High-resolution real-time data every ~3 seconds, supporting trip-level metrics and safety event detection . |
| iNode™ Analytics Platform | A robust cloud/on-prem solution for live traffic insights, trend analysis, alerting, API integration, and more . |
Key Services & Use Cases
SMATS enables data-driven traffic solutions across various domains:
- Congestion Monitoring: Real-time tracking of commuter routes with alerting functionality.
- Work-Zone & Port Management: Automates monitoring of travel times, wait-times, and turn-times using sensors plus VMS integration for alerts/display.
- Signal Performance & OD Studies: Uses connected-car and sensor data to optimize signals and derive origin-destination matrices.
- Complete Streets & Safety Analytics: Supports lane reallocation, detects harsh braking/acceleration, near-misses, and speed compliance.
- Custom Use Cases: Including parking lot queue monitoring, billboard impression tracking, and private property traffic analysis.
Metrics & Insights
SMATS quantifies critical traffic metrics via hardware and data services :
- Travel Time & Speed: From sensors, crowdsourced, probe data.
- Traffic Volume & Classification: Via advanced radar—up to 7 classes, 256 objects.
- Delay & Queues: Threshold-based alerts from any source.
- Safety Events: Harsh braking/acceleration, speed violations, seatbelt use, windshield wiper events.
- Signal Performance: Using connected-vehicle path and timing data.
SMATS has formed notable alliances to enhance data quality and reach:
- TomTom (July 2024): Integrates real-time and historical floating car data into iNode for network-wide speed/safety analytics
- Other partnerships include smartmicro, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, expanding sensor and data capabilities.