To create a smart city, Canberra connects all street lights to the cloud.
To create a smart city, the Australian capital Canberra will connect all street lights to the cloud and become Australia’s largest independent smart city project. The agency responsible for infrastructure is the Canberra Transport and Urban Services Department (TCCS), which has introduced two technology companies (Itron and Electrix) to achieve an ambitious “Internet of Things” initiative. It is reported that TCCS will deploy a multi-functional network in the region to manage street lights with a central management software. Through energy performance contracts, [...]