The concept of the Internet of Things must have been deeply rooted in people‘s minds and gradually entered people‘s lives. However, insiders know that some projects driven by the Internet of Things may take longer than optimists expected, such as automatic driving. In contrast, intelligent lighting is also a technology driven by the Internet of Things, but it can provide a quick return on investment and produce immediate results.

Intelligent lighting is the fourth most mature technology in the Internet of Things technology field, and it is also one of the most widely used fields. Intelligent lighting has a fast payback period and huge potential. For example, a fully deployed intelligent street lamp project can save 80% of the energy of traditional street lamp systems.

The entry-level case for smart street lighting is usually energy efficiency. This kind of lighting uses efficient LED street lamps equipped with sensors, which can provide the best lighting according to the traffic demand of pedestrians and vehicles. When the streets are empty, the lights turn dark - saving money and resources.

However, although energy efficiency is a huge advantage of intelligent lighting, it is only the tip of the iceberg. On this basis, various outdoor and indoor IoT solutions can be formed.

Outdoor Lighting in Smart City

Let‘s start with the smart city outdoors being defined by the Internet of Things.

The possibilities here are amazing. The Internet of Things function embedded in the smart light pole can report the gunfire on the dark street, or the eyewitness can notify emergency personnel at the first time when discovering the fire of nearby buildings.

Less noticeable is that integrating sensors and other IoT devices into the intelligent street lighting infrastructure can provide drivers with automatic updates of parking space availability, thereby changing the driving experience in cities. The sensor can also detect which streets need to be cleaned, so that the sanitation workers can go directly, instead of driving heavy vehicles to patrol the streets intensively as usual.

The value of intelligent sensor networks in collecting operable data from urban environments has been fully recognized. However, there are still such problems as which sensors are suitable for integration into the intelligent street lighting system and which sensors are more suitable for deployment as independent systems. In some cases, the answer is related to the optimal sensing height above the street. For example, the optimal height of the rain sensor is 9 meters, which is higher than the height of the standard lamp pole. On the other hand, temperature and humidity sensors perform best at heights of 1 to 2 meters above the ground, and may therefore contribute to pole integration. As cities gain more experience in such applications, the ideal sensor/street lighting combination will become clearer.

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