Will the Future Smart City Be the Street Lamp Now

People in many places found that some street lamps "grow" out of cameras, display screens and solar panels. In addition to providing lighting, they also have the functions of wireless network, broadcasting, charging, parking fees and so on. This multifunctional intelligent lamp pole is widely used in urban construction. With the advent of 5g era, the significance of smart lamp post is more prominent. 5g base stations need to use high-frequency communication and support large capacity and high speed, so that a large number of small base stations are required to complete more intensive network coverage in the 5g era. As a homogeneous urban infrastructure, lamp poles are favored.

The smart lamp pole of "one pole with multiple uses" can not only save energy, but also reduce the occupation of urban land and promote the efficient utilization of resources; Meanwhile, in some cities, street smart light poles also have functions such as weather stations and air quality monitoring, taking into account the needs of environmental protection. The picture of intelligent life is slowly unfolding. If the smart speaker is becoming an entrance to the smart life of the family, the smart light pole may become an important entrance and node of the new generation of urban information infrastructure.

The integration and utilization of various resources on the smart light pole enriches people's imagination of the future smart city. From mobile payment to e-government, from smart home to smart light pole, smart city is opening its door. In some visions, the new city will integrate technologies such as Internet of things, Internet and artificial intelligence to become an organism with real-time flow of information. The lights at home are automatically switched on and off according to the sleep status, the driverless car can automatically plan the route, and the health indicators are directly connected with the hospital... The linkage operation of all links enables the city to better realize "on demand", and greatly improves the urban operation efficiency and life convenience.

Smart city not only integrates technology, but also embodies value. New urban construction improves the relationship between people and cities by improving hardware facilities. For example, the intelligent street lamp can automatically adjust the brightness according to the traffic flow, and also has the functions of fault alarm and remote meter reading, which can greatly save power resources and reduce maintenance costs; Intelligent transportation can help people quickly master vehicle and road conditions, optimize travel plans and reduce the waste of public resources. The main body of the city is people, and sustainable development is the direction of urban construction. Promoting urban green development through scientific and technological means to improve residents' happiness is an important "wisdom" of urban construction.

At present, urban governance is upgrading from "hardware" to "software". An important reason why smart infrastructure such as smart lamp posts can be promoted is that fine management is becoming a common requirement of urban governance. By improving the algorithm of "urban brain", accumulating bottom data and optimizing management, we have a good grasp to greatly improve the efficiency of urban governance. Of course, we should also see that the real strength of infrastructure such as smart light poles also depends on smart networking and urban transformation. There are both commercial interests and public finance considerations, which are bound to face many tests. Starting from a small smart light pole and making full use of the technological dividends of the times, we will be able to gather the great wisdom of urban construction and light up future life.