Smart Street Light Solution

How your Smart Street Light solution is put together.

New and existing data, (both real-time and historical), alongside custom logic, thresholds, and predictive analytics is used to create your custom Smart Street Light solution.

Our solution can handle data from anywhere in any format, and at all levels:

Smart Street Light solution FAQs.

Question: What is a Smart Street Light solution, and why is it important?

A Smart Street Light solution involves integrating advanced technologies such as sensors, wireless communications, and a central management system (built on an IoT platform) that delivers real-time data analysis, predictive insights, and front-end applications for data visualisation and dashboard creation. It enables users to remotely turn lights on and off, adjust brightness based on factors (including the time of day, weather conditions, and the presence of pedestrians or vehicles), be alerted to problems, and much more.

In addition to energy savings and remote control, Smart Street Light solutions offer significant maintenance advantages. Instead of following scheduled maintenance, street lights can be installed with sensors to inform you of problems of potential issues, allowing city officials or maintenance personnel to be directed to where they're needed following condition-based or predictive maintenance regimes. Moreover, the data collected by the smart street lights can be used to analyse traffic patterns, air quality, and other environmental factors, which can then inform urban planning decisions.

Smart Street Light solutions can also play a crucial role in enhancing public safety and achieving sustainability and energy consumption reduction targets. Adequately lit streets can act as a deterrent to crime, and the lighting system can be programmed to increase (or reduce) brightness in response to specific events, or needs.

Question: What's involved in a Smart Street Light solution?

Together, these components form together to create an integrated Smart Street Light solution that can improve energy efficiency, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance public safety and sustainability:

• Sensors + Smart Street Lights: In addition to off-the-shelf Smart Street Lights, retrofitted with motion, ambient light, and other types of sensors that detect the presence of people or vehicles, measure light levels, and enable you to adjust the brightness of the street lights accordingly. Advanced (or additional) sensors or video cameras can be installed to deliver further metrics and data, such as those that enable you to judge maintenance needs (temperature, vibration etc.) or other environmental conditions (air quality, rainfall etc.)
• Data collection + transmission: These sensors collect data continuously or at set intervals. The data is then transmitted wirelessly to a central server or IoT platform via wireless networks like LoRaWAN (Long Range), NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT), or regular Wi-Fi and phone networks. Advanced IoT platforms can handle data from thousands of sensors simultaneously.
• Real-time data analysis: IoT platforms analyse the data to generate real-time insights and allow constant remote monitoring. Patterns and trends can be identified and delivered to people via data visualisations and dashboards.
• Mapping: Visualisation tools can provide real-time maps as well as predicted needs and future statuses based on historical data. These maps can be updated in real-time, allowing businesses and public administrators to make informed operational decisions.
• Responsive actions + alerts: In advanced setups, the system can be integrated with communication systems and in-field assets to deliver instant, automated optimisations and operational changes without having to put employees at risk.
• Machine Learning + predictive analytics: Use an advanced platform's inbuilt capabilities to analyse multiple data sources, both real-time and historical data, to predict future needs. Use it to make better decisions both via human and AI.
• Application: IoT platforms can support worker and public-facing apps and dashboards that deliver critical insights in real-time. These enable those responsible for monitoring and reporting on problematic areas to better manage sites, as well as supply necessary data to connected parties.

Question: How can real-time street light monitoring help government organisations and industrial businesses?

• Energy efficiency + cost savings: Real-time monitoring allows for precise control over the brightness and operation of street lights, ensuring they are only as bright as necessary and only on when needed. This can result in substantial energy savings and reduced electricity costs.
• Improved maintenance: With real-time data on the status of each street light, maintenance teams can quickly identify and address any issues, such as burned-out bulbs or other malfunctions. This proactive approach to maintenance can improve the overall reliability of the street lighting system and reduce downtime.
• Enhanced public safety: Maintaining well-lit streets is crucial for public and employee safety of large industrial sites. Real-time monitoring ensures that street lights are functioning correctly and that any issues are promptly addressed, thereby minimising dark spots that could potentially be unsafe.
• Data-driven decision-making: Real-time monitoring systems can collect data on various parameters such as light usage, energy consumption, and even traffic patterns. This data can be analysed to make informed decisions regarding infrastructure improvements, urban planning, and other aspects of city management.
• Sustainability: By optimising the operation of street lights and reducing energy consumption, real-time monitoring can contribute to sustainability goals and help reduce the carbon footprint of public infrastructure.
• Compliance: For industrial businesses, ensuring that lighting meets specific regulations and standards can be crucial. Real-time monitoring can help maintain compliance and avoid potential fines or penalties.

Question: What are the key features to look for in a Smart Street Light solution?

When purchasing or creating a Smart Street Light solution, it's crucial to look for:

• Real-time data processing: Get immediate analysis and feedback on operational and maintenance status, and get instant alerts of problems.
• Scalability: Ability to handle data from multiple sensors, assets and third-party systems spread across large areas. Expandability to accommodate growth in monitoring infrastructure and different sites - without blowing out costs.
• Data analytics platform: Advanced tools for visualising trends and patterns. Predictive analytics for anticipating potential issues.
• Integration: Compatibility with other IoT systems, hardware, legacy business systems, as well as external data sources and SaaS. API support for custom integrations and applications.
• Geo-tagging +mapping: Precise location data and visualisation capabilities using maps for spatial understanding of deployments.
• Secure data transmission: Encryption and secure protocols to protect data integrity. Measures to prevent unauthorised access.
• Alerting +notification system: Customisable thresholds for alerts. Multiple notification channels (email, SMS, app notifications).
• Remote control, configuration + device management: Ability to adjust sensors and other machinery remotely. Over-the-air updates for firmware and software.
• Cloud connectivity + storage: Data stored in a secure cloud environment. Easy access to historical data and trends.
• User-friendly, fully-customisable interfaces: Intuitive dashboards and reporting tools, tailorable for different uses. Mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.