A LoRa-based Smart Streetlighting System for Smart Cities

Abstract

Streetlighting is important for city security and improving the quality of life. However, the cost of energy for urban streetlighting is high. Various efforts have been made to reduce this cost and improve maintenance services for streetlighting. Such efforts are to install an adaptive lighting management system that allows remote monitoring and control of streetlights and adjusts their brightness according to traffic intensity with artificial intelligence methods. In this paper, selected existing efforts are reviewed and a unique solution to manage streetlighting remotely based on LoRa (Long Range) - technology is introduced. This proposed solution will be deployed as a pilot installation at Edirnekapr cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey.