Can Solar Lighting Get Hot And Catch On Fire? Depending on the type of bulb inside your lights, solar lighting can put off a little heat. It won’t be nearly as much as a standard lightbulb in your house light … Continue reading →

Long and predictable lifetime: The projected lifetime of LED street lights is usually 10 to 15 years, two to four times the life of currently prevalent HPS. How long do street lights last for? between 10-15 yearsLED street lights offer … Continue reading →

Public-private partnerships for smart cities In the Black & Veatch report three-quarters of survey respondents said they consider PPPs to be the most effective financing model for smart city initiatives, followed by government grants/subsidies (52%); tax incentives (41.7%); and property … Continue reading →

Platform Monetization – opportunities to leverage the platform and network create new sources of revenue in areas such as advertising, data analytics and subscriptions. Shared Operating Platform – a shared platform to consolidate the management, customer care and service issues … Continue reading →

Most local governments budget for economic development activities using the city’s general fund (i.e., revenue from property taxes, as well as sales and/or income taxes in states where permitted). This funding pays for the programming and staff for the city’s … Continue reading →

The lamps used in streetlights vary in both size and consumption (typically between 35 and 250 Watts) depending upon whether they are lighting a residential area, main road or a town centre. “It is generally assumed that the average wattage … Continue reading →

One reason for replacing streetlights with LEDs is that older streetlights only produce yellow light, hindering visibility for pedestrians and drivers. Research has shown that LED lights (which produce white light) can improve peripheral vision at night, reduce braking distance, … Continue reading →

“It’s an issue with the filters.” Each streetlight comes with three filters that are red, yellow and blue, the primary colors. The yellow filters will sometimes malfunction, and the leftover filters will create a purple tint. What do the purple … Continue reading →

Once Guest Mode is enabled, you can have anyone open up an app that supports Google Cast and connect it to your Google Home. To do that, they’ll tap on the Google Cast button within the app. Select “Nearby Device”. … Continue reading →

If you have a Google Home unit, it can function as a scanner audio listening device. Here’s how I did it, using the Rankin County Police and Fire feed but you can use whatever feed you like… Of course your … Continue reading →

You can buy the original $100 Google Home, the $300 Google Home Max and the $50 Nest Mini online via the Google Store. How much does a Google device cost? All Google Home devices – and how much they cost … Continue reading →

You can now use your Google Home to control your Samsung Smart TV thanks to Chromecast. Just ask your Google Assistant to play or pause shows, including movies among other types of media content. Can I hook my Google Home … Continue reading →

Yes, you can. In order to use connect Google Home to a TV without Chromecast, you’ll need to use a 3rd party WiFi-enabled universal remote in most cases. Another option would be to use the Android Quick Remote App to … Continue reading →

Today, street lighting commonly uses high-intensity discharge lamps. Low-pressure sodium (LPS) lamps became commonplace after World War II for their low power consumption and long life. Are street lights LEDs? An LED street light is an integrated light that uses … Continue reading →

Traffic lights are sometimes centrally controlled by monitors or by computers to allow them to be coordinated in real time to deal with changing traffic patterns. Video cameras, or sensors buried in the pavement can be used to monitor traffic … Continue reading →