Streetlights, as they are today, have been a cause of concern for how much energy they consume as well as how they have been adding to the light pollution in cities, burning brightly while no one is around. These are just a few of the concerns that some solution providers have been aiming to address with their Smart Lighting solutions. They aim to make cities feel more safe, make lights more efficient, poles multi-functional and push costs of maintenance and energy down among others in various ways.
An initiative of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) has perfectly laid out the multi-functionality that can be integrated in smart lampposts besides smart lighting and portrayed the benefits that can be leveraged.
