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. OSI has been developing the worlds most advanced scintillation based optical sensors for over 30 years. Our technology and sensors are often used for critical areas of infrastructure. environmental compliance & process control. OSI sensors are designed to work reliably for unattended field operations - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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 and systems serve airports, highways, railroads, sea-borne vessels, smelters, power plants, refineries, and hundreds of other commercial and industrial sites around the world.
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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
About us
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.
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.