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Life & fun · July 11, 2026

Trailsense

See where people are hiking, without cameras

Trailsense launched on July 11, 2026 with 34 votes, #681 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Trails can get busy, and others stay empty, but how do you know? We built Trailsense to answer that. Our solar-powered nodes count hikers using anonymized wifi probe requests, the pings a phone sends while scanning for known networks. A dashboard turns those counts into a clear view of how busy each trail is over time. No cameras, no app for hikers to install, and no personal data ever leaving the device.

Trailsense provides privacy-friendly visitor counting for trails and remote outdoor areas.

Measure visitor flows with a simple, privacy-friendly system designed for outdoor environments. Many municipalities and tourism regions don’t have accurate data on how their trails are used. Existing solutions are often expensive, difficult to maintain, or not designed for remote environments. As a result, important decisions are often based on assumptions instead of real data. Trailsense provides an easy way to measure visitor flows using small, off-grid sensor nodes. The system works without cameras and does not collect personal data. Trailsense does not use cameras or any kind of visual recording. This means no images, no videos, and no possibility to identify individuals. The system…from trailsense.at

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