Emerging Technology

What Local Governments Need to Know and What They Can Do About It What Is ALAN? Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) refers to any human-generated lighting that persists after sunset and disrupts the ...

By Adele Finch, Chair of the Australian Public Lighting DNSP Community of Practice There are about 2.5 million street lights in Australia and almost 90% of these are managed by electricity distributors ...

As Australian councils embrace the promise of smart cities, integrating sensors, Internet of Things devices, and digital systems into transport, water, energy, and public services, the continued threat ...

Cable theft is emerging as a critical threat to public lighting networks worldwide and is being driven by record copper prices. This crime is darkening streets for weeks at a time, eroding public safety ...

Lighting at pedestrian crossings is a cornerstone of community safety. Properly designed illumination ensures pedestrians are clearly visible to drivers, enhances driver awareness of crossing points, and ...

From music festivals to sporting finals, mass participation events are an economic and cultural lifeline for cities. But in an increasingly digital world, they also place enormous strain on public infrastructure ...

The global energy transition to renewables has been anything but smooth sailing. As cities around the world grapple with surging electricity demand, growing infrastructure costs, and declining grid reliability, ...

Australia is entering a pivotal era in its infrastructure modernisation and connected streetlighting sits at the heart of this transformation. As cities, utilities, and councils look for smarter, more ...

Australia’s first new city to be built in 100 years, Bradfield City sits on the doorstep of the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), in the heart of the 11,200 hectare Western Sydney Aerotropolis. ...

At SCS Schreder, our goal extends beyond simply illuminating public areas. We aim to actively shape vibrant, efficient, and intelligent urban environments. Throughout the past year, a handful of technologies ...

By David Jenkins  This has been a transformative decade for asset management, as the sector has adopted new philosophies, practices, and technologies. Some of these trends might seem disparate and unrelated, ...

By David Jenkins Artificial intelligence can be a game changer in leveraging data to drive better performance across organisations and assets, and yet the asset management world has been a relatively ...

The global growth of outdoor lighting technology over the past 150 years has had enormous public safety, security and economic benefits but also dramatically altered our night-time environment, with significant ...

The City of Sydney, the first Australian city to replace all its street lighting with LEDs, has recently awarded new contracts for LEDs, smart controls, and a street lighting maintenance provider. The ...

City of Parramatta is in the process of going through a major fleet renewal, as many of the Council’s vehicles have reached or are approaching the three year threshold for turnover. Of the council’s 200 ...