1. A optoelectronic system for providing information describing an object, comprising: an optical sensor that makes light measurements in a field of view; a motion process that provides relative motion between the object and the field of view in a direction of motion, such that the object passes through the field of view; a capture process that captures a plurality of one-dimensional images of the field of view, wherein each of the plurality of images are responsive to the respective light measurements; the images are oriented approximately parallel to the direction of motion; and at least a portion of the images correspond to a plurality of positions of the object relative to the field of view; and a process that analyzes at least a portion of the images so as to provide the information describing the object.