Optical Scientific Inc. (OSi)
Optical Scientific, Inc. was founded in 1985. We are a research, development, engineering and manufacturing firm located in the I-270 high technology corridor outside of Washington, DC. We design and build the most advanced optical instruments in the world for measuring precipitation, air flow, turbulence, and visibility. For over thirty years we have been engaged in a constant research and development program to ensure our position as world leader. Our sensors are often used in critical areas of infrastructure. and utilized for environmental monitoring, compliance & process control. Our sensors and systems serve airports, highways, railroads, sea-borne vessels, smelters, power plants, refineries, and hundreds of other commercial and industrial sites around the world. Our dedicated staff of scientists, engineers, and technicians are constantly looking for new challenges. We take pride in our work, and in delivering superior instruments to our customers.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1985
- Employees:
- 11-100
- Turnover:
- $1,000,000 US - $10,000,000 US
OSI develops the worlds most advanced optical sens...
OSI develops the worlds most advanced optical sensors for monitoring Precipitation, Present Weather, Air/Gas Flow, Crosswinds & Atmospheric Turbulence.
The World Leader in Optical Sensor Innovation
Our name has become synonymous with advanced weather/environmental instruments that open a new avenue to twenty-first century technologies. OSi's instruments and systems work reliably for unattended field operations - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and often in critical areas such as airports, along highways and railroads, in forests, on data buoys in the middle of oceans, and even in the Antarctic.
