How are Heatic sensors different from PIR sensors?

PIR (Passive Infrared) sensors:

• Detect only motion.

• Output is typically binary: motion / no motion.

• Cannot distinguish how many people are present, their positions, or behavior.

Heatic sensors:

• Capture low-resolution thermal images.

• Can detect:

  • Presence

  • Number of people

  • Approximate location

  • Movement patterns

  • Certain postures or behaviors (e.g., lying vs standing)

This makes Heatic sensors suitable for more complex spatial analytics than PIR (e.g., people counting, zoning, behavior understanding).