Maximising value: how to track assets effectively
With the increasing advent of sophisticated asset-tracking software, fleet management has a key new tool in keeping tabs on an organisation’s vehicles and other...
A Stocktake of Australia’s Progress Towards Smart Street Lighting
When IPWEA first started its Street Lighting & Smart Controls Program in 2016, about 6.5% of Australia’s 2.3 million street lights were LEDs while...
Australia ratifies the global Minamata Convention on Mercury
On 7 December 2021, Australia joined with 130 other countries by ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Mercury is regarded as one of the...
Preventing Street Lighting Pole Failures
In September 2023, a corroded pole failed in high winds on the Wellington Urban Motorway. The occupants of a car, who were driving at...
Rebuilding communications after a disaster: Inside the fight to reconnect Tonga
On January 15, 2021, Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai - a volcano located 65 kilometres north of Tongatapu, Tonga's main island - spectacularly erupted, killing at...
Fleets lead the way on Electric Vehicle Adoption in Australia
Australia may be a world leader in many fields, but it trails the world in electric vehicle (EV) uptake. According to the Electric Vehicle Council, 6,900...
Refurbishing Memorial Pools with Modular Technology
Modular stainless-steel technology is helping local councils save time and money in refurbishing many memorial pools across Australia.
Memorial swimming pools are the heart of...
Global Momentum for HID and Fluorescent Lamp Bans Grows
In moves that are likely to accelerate the complete dominance of LED light sources in all types of public lighting, there are increasing steps...
Sponsored Article by Schréder: Kaikoura District Council adopts smart innovative lighting to prevent risks...
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The Kaikoura District Council in New Zealand has implemented a groundbreaking lighting initiative to safeguard the endangered Hutton’s shearwater, a seabird species found exclusively...
How the IoT can improve infrastructure management and performance
We know that reliable information guides decisions and saves money, which is why, thanks to improvements in technology and the IoT, data is a...
