Connected Lighting

Monday - February 21, 2022

Connected, Adjustable Lighting Helps Convention Centers Evolve

Commercial track lighting is often considered an afterthought when people are planning expos, meetings and events. However, commercial lighting designers know that even small adjustments can make a big impact. Where does the light draw your eye? Is the illumination bold or soft – warm or cool? Each detail can make or break the outcome […]

Monday - December 6, 2021

Smart Lighting Systems Open Cities for Success

Like Rome, smart cities aren’t built in a day. When starting the journey to smart city status, many municipalities find it makes sense to begin with smart lighting. At its core, smart lighting is defined as LED streetlights connected to an underlying network that centrally controls them. Once this infrastructure is in place, smart lighting becomes […]

Monday - September 20, 2021

How to Implement Dynamic Lighting Solutions with Smart Nodes

In previous blogs, we discussed smart node technology’s applications for making cities – and first responders’ jobs – safer. In this post, we’ll discuss what putting smart node-controlled dynamic lighting to work for first responders looks like. Dynamic lighting, or connected streetlight technology, refers to the ability to brighten or dim lighting levels using smart […]

Wednesday - September 8, 2021

How Can Smart Nodes Improve Emergency Response Outcomes?

First responder personnel face dangers every day in the line of duty. They interact with the community during moments of chaos and confusion. They’re often called to intervene during dangerous events. One of the most underreported dangers of their jobs, however, is from traffic collisions that occur when they’re traveling in emergency response vehicles or assisting […]

Monday - August 30, 2021

Guiding Smart Node Technology to Its Full Potential

Most of us today grew up with neighborhood streetlights that popped on with a welcoming glow at dusk. These traditional lighting systems were the ancestors of today’s smart nodes, or smart streetlight technology. While older versions were standalone, today’s smart nodes communicate in a network. Over the past decade, smart nodes have emerged as a key […]