Time for a New Standard: Continuous Monitoring of Public Lighting
In the Netherlands, public lighting is often inspected through periodic checks—snapshots that vary between municipalities and provinces. Yet, street lighting is essential year-round for safety, visibility, and quality of life. Why do we still rely on the outdated and vulnerable approach of sporadic inspections, when modern technology enables continuous monitoring?
Snapshots Fall Short
Public lighting plays a key role in ensuring social and traffic safety, particularly during the darker hours. However, defects are often only discovered during scheduled inspections, allowing issues to persist for extended periods. This increases the risk of unsafe conditions and public inconvenience.
The Power of Smart Lighting
Smart technology empowers municipalities to meet their responsibilities for optimal street lighting more effectively. Continuous monitoring not only enhances safety and visibility but also promotes energy efficiency. Smart lighting systems provide 24/7 insights into the status of the lighting infrastructure. Sensors detect defects in real-time and automatically notify maintenance teams, resulting in more efficient management and the prevention of prolonged outages. By moving away from traditional periodic checks, public lighting can perform at its best 365 days a year.
The Need for a Centralized Public Lighting System
Many organizations are already transitioning to smart street lighting, yet often rely on multiple systems across their public lighting assets. How can you maintain an overview in such a fragmented landscape?
We advise our clients to adopt a single centralized platform for managing and controlling their entire public lighting infrastructure. This approach enables the integration of all relevant workflows, software systems, IoT/smart technologies, and functionalities, ensuring that public lighting operations are carried out as effectively and efficiently as possible. Our Luminizer software is specifically designed to fulfill this role, with proven integrations with platforms like Interact City (Signify), TVILight, and Exedra (Schréder).
Conclusion
The shift to smart lighting is not a luxury but a logical step aligned with the demands of a modern society. It’s time to leave periodic inspections behind and embrace continuous monitoring of public lighting. Together, we can ensure a safer and more sustainable living environment.
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