8 LIGHTING
As LED street lighting and control systems have matured , so too have a range of other digital outdoor infrastructure elements falling broadly under the umbrella of the smart city . Globally , a city ’ s street lighting infrastructure is being increasingly recognised as the likely enabling platform for much of this smart city infrastructure .
• Traffic controllers and transportation – sensors essential for monitoring and implementing active traffic management strategies .
• Parking vacancy sensors – to support smarter parking and payment systems .
• Environmental sensors – to detect and respond to motion , noise , temperature , rain , flood , humidity , air quality , gas leakages , vibration etc .
• Utility metering and leakage sensors – Electricity , water and gas
• Speakers and messaging billboards – Music and / or emergency broadcast speakers .
• Electric vehicle charging stations
• Public safety , security and intelligence
• Enhanced communications – Including enhanced mobile phone capabilities and a variety of communications technologies , such as WiFi , LiFi , LoRa , and others .
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