Smart Cities

Cities around the world are improving services and quality of life for their citizens through devices and sensors that transmit massive amounts of information. Real-time data vastly increases visibility and efficiency of services including energy management, traffic systems, waste management, emergency response, and more. Smart cities will offer new services that benefit both citizens and municipalities, such as smart lighting poles with speakers, screens, Wi-Fi hotspots, device chargers, informational screens and air quality sensors.

Applications:

Bike Share

Bike and scooter share services enable easy short-distance city travel with station-based and dockless models.

Remote Payment Systems

Wireless transmission of payment data is ideal for remote, mobile and distributed pay stations such as those for parking and transit.

Building Automation

Home and commercial building automation systems provide centralized control of heading, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting and other systems for optimal efficiency. Control may be sensor-based and adjustable through mobile devices.

Smart Grid

Communication between utilities and end users enables automatic response to energy demands. Monitoring energy generation and distribution with wireless sensors permits real-time fault detection and enhances automated distribution.

Smart Parking

Drivers can find open parking spots from a mobile app, LED indicators or digital signage connected to vehicle detection sensors. Cities and parking operators increase ticketing revenue though alerts when drivers fail to pay meters.

Smart Lighting

Cities and building operators can manage lights with motion and daylight sensors to adjust lighting automatically, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Street light poles are ideal locations for sensors and public service devices.

Waste Management

Smart trash bins measure fullness levels and other sensor data, and communicate with the cloud for real-time optimization of collection routes. Solar energy may power trash compaction.

Smart Retail

In-store shopping will become faster, easier and more enjoyable with retail adoption of technologies including auto-payment, smart kiosks and in-store navigation. Retailers lowers costs with electronic shelf labels and RFID automated inventory manaments.

Traffic Management

Cameras, sensors and algorithms can reduce urban congestion by enabling adaptive intersection controls, communication with car systems and optimized traffic planning.