by Angela Guess
A new press release states, “‘America’s Finest City’ is also becoming the its smartest. In partnership with Current, powered by GE, the City of San Diego today announced a $30 million investment to deploy the world’s largest smart city IoT sensor platform. Transforming its street lighting into a connected digital infrastructure, San Diego will collect real-time sensor data across the city that can be used to develop applications that benefit the community. From directing drivers to open parking spaces to helping first responders during an emergency, the open data platform offers limitless opportunities to increase safety, optimize municipal systems and create real-time environmental awareness. ‘Fostering innovation and improving infrastructure are important to enhancing the lives of all San Diegans,’ San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said. ‘This new technology will give the City and developers the opportunity to make our neighborhoods safer and smarter’.”
The release continues, “Current, which specializes in creating intelligent environments for commercial buildings and industrial facilities, has been working to extend similar digital capabilities across cities via their lighting infrastructure. The company’s CityIQ sensor nodes will be installed on 3,200 of San Diego’s street light poles as the city upgrades 14,000 light fixtures to Current’s Evolve* LED luminaires. ‘Repurposing San Diego’s lighting infrastructure in a way that allows the community to put their hands on the heartbeat and nervous system of the city is our way of building a smart city app store,’ said David Graham, San Diego Chief Deputy Officer. ‘We completed a pilot of the solution in August 2016, which showed us a glimpse of the technology’s potential, and we’re proud to announce San Diego’s commitment as the largest digital installation of its kind anywhere in the world’.”
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