This project involved the conversion of conventional municipal street lighting to a networked smart-lighting system incorporating energy-efficient LED fixtures, intelligent controls, and integrated video surveillance.
The project replaced existing high-pressure sodium (HPS) and metal-halide (MH) streetlights with LED fixtures, significantly reducing energy consumption and the ongoing maintenance associated with traditional lamps. The networked lighting system provided the city with the ability to remotely monitor and manage individual lighting assets while establishing a connected infrastructure platform capable of supporting additional smart-city applications.
The system incorporated Sensity smart-lighting technology, which was designed to use networked LED fixtures as a platform for applications including lighting management, energy monitoring, public safety, environmental monitoring, parking, and other connected municipal services.
Integrated surveillance cameras were installed with the LED fixtures, utilizing the existing street-lighting infrastructure for power, mounting, and network connectivity. The cameras provided wide-area/360-degree coverage, allowing the city to monitor activity and document incidents within the surrounding areas.
The conversion to LED lighting helped generate energy and maintenance savings, creating additional value that supported the implementation of the integrated surveillance system. At the same time, the community benefited from improved roadway illumination, reduced lighting maintenance, and enhanced public-safety capabilities.
The effectiveness of the system was demonstrated when one of the cameras captured an incident involving a pedestrian in a crosswalk being struck by a vehicle. The recorded video provided a detailed visual record of the incident and demonstrated the practical public-safety value of integrating surveillance directly into the city’s street-lighting infrastructure.
Key Project Benefits
- Conversion from HPS and MH lighting to energy-efficient LED.
- Networked and remotely managed street-lighting infrastructure.
- Integrated video surveillance with wide-area/360-degree coverage.
- Reduced energy consumption and lighting maintenance.
- Improved roadway illumination.
- Enhanced public-safety and incident documentation capabilities.
- Infrastructure capable of supporting additional smart-city technologies.
