Smart street lights illuminate our way home

'The newly installed street lights are much brighter than before. You don't have to go home in the dark anymore.' Recently, Ms. Lin, who lives in Bailu Road, Siming District, took photos of the bright street lights at the door of her house and sent them to Moments. The resonance of many neighbours. The reporter learned from the Municipal Engineering Management Office that, as one of the practical projects undertaken by the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government in 2018 for the private sector, more than half of the upgrading and renovation projects for the back streets and alleys of 7 old communities and 6 plots have been completed, with thousands of lamps. Street lights have been put into use to illuminate the safe and warm way home for citizens.

　　 In recent years, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have attached great importance to the upgrading and renovation of old communities and old towns, and continuously improve the happiness and sense of acquisition of residents. Street lamp renovation is one of the specific contents. According to the person in charge of the Lighting Section of the Municipal Engineering Management Office, the old communities and back streets involved in the street lamp renovation are mostly concentrated in the western part of Xiamen Island. Among them, the back streets and alleys of 6 plots are located in the old town of Siming. In the city.

　　 The renovation project started construction in March this year, and the planned renovation and new installation of street lights totaled about 2500. With the strong support and joint efforts of multiple departments, more than half of the project has been completed. Among them, the street lights of more than 20 back streets and alleys, including Wenping Road, Wenta Road, Meihu East Road, Meitoushan Road, Jiaobin Road, Xiaoxue Road, Bailu Road, Xinghua Road, etc., have been put into use. The reporter saw on Bailu Road that at around 7 o'clock in the evening, as night fell, the street lights were all on. According to reports, the new street lights will all use LED lights, which are not only energy-saving and environmentally friendly, but also have high illuminance. In addition, the Internet of Things technology will also be applied to street lamp management to make street lamps more 'smart'. At that time, staff can use the background system to remotely control the brightness and switch of a single street lamp to achieve 'on-demand lightingIt may affect the residents' night rest, so they can be dimmed or turned off individually. With the Internet of Things technology, the system can also realize automatic fault alarm, GPS positioning, monitoring and statistics of street lamp operating parameters, and daily maintenance is more efficient than traditional manual inspections.