作者：Blade

Smart light poles + drones create Xiongan New Area in Hebei

In the 12.7 square kilometers of Rongdong area in Rongcheng County, Baoding City, Xiongan New Area, Hebei Province, China Telecom invested and built the country’s first large-scale regional digital road with a total length of 153 kilometers, which has now entered the operation period.

Smart light poles + drones create Xiongan New Area in Hebei

In order to improve the efficiency of digital road operation and maintenance and promote the vigorous development of the low-altitude economy, China Telecom Digital City Technology Company innovatively combines digital road smart light poles with intelligent networked drones to create a “digital road + low-altitude” intelligent inspection application scenario, realizing all-weather dynamic monitoring of digital road infrastructure operation and maintenance, road traffic management and urban comprehensive governance.

Innovative application, new path for traffic inspection

This scenario makes full use of the roadside infrastructure that has been built on the digital road, and deploys drone cabins on smart light poles, which not only reduces the area occupied by the cabins and saves 30% of the cost of independent station construction, but also further expands the field of view of the monitoring screen, conducts high-precision inspections of road infrastructure, greening maintenance, lighting systems and key construction areas, and reduces the impact on ground personnel and vehicles. After testing and application, it only takes 15 minutes for drones to complete the inspection of 5 kilometers of digital roads, which is 60% lower than the cost of traditional vehicle inspections, achieving a “double reduction” in construction and operation costs.

The networked drones deployed on smart lamp poles can be remotely controlled based on 4G/5G networks, and use visual AI and large model technology to realize the automatic identification of various events such as digital road facility equipment operation and maintenance, traffic operation, etc.

Based on the low-altitude intelligent inspection service platform, drones can take off with one button, carry out automated flights according to preset routes, and automatically transmit the inspection images and automated identification results back to the low-altitude flight service command center.

The traditional manual inspection mode is upgraded, and the efficiency of digital road inspection is greatly improved by combining autonomous inspections with scheduled cruises. When problems are found during inspections, the command center integrates multi-source information from low-altitude and ground monitoring to generate disposal suggestions, so as to realize timely discovery and rapid disposal of events.

Chongqing Dazu District Old Town Street Lights Replacement

Recently, residents of Chongqing Dazu District found that the old town, which was previously dim at night, suddenly became brighter. Residents who pick up their children no longer worry about the dim light affecting their vision, and grandpa and aunt are more interested in taking a walk at night.

Chongqing-Dazu-District-Old-Town-Street-Lights-Replacement

The original street lights (palace lanterns) in Dazu Old Town have been in use for a long time, and there are problems such as aging of lampshades, poor light transmittance and high power consumption, which bring inconvenience to citizens traveling at night.

In order to completely solve the safety hazard problem of insufficient lighting of some street lights (palace lanterns) in the old town, the district street light office and relevant units conducted on-site inspections to understand the layout of the roads and the distribution of palace lanterns in the old town, follow the principle of saving money and meeting the needs of citizens for night travel, and achieve the elimination of backward and high-energy-consuming products to achieve energy-saving and emission reduction effects. A rectification plan for repairing and reusing the old was formulated, and the 387 palace lanterns with insufficient illumination and high power consumption in the old town were uniformly replaced. The replacement project is expected to be completed before December 30.

The replaced lamp heads are not only brighter and more energy-efficient, but also have a longer service life and more stable lighting effects, effectively improving the safety factor of residents’ night travel and winning wide praise from the public.

Zhejiang Lishui Economic Development Zone street lamps are equipped with “smart brains”

Dynamic adjustment of operating parameters, lighting data analysis, precise positioning of fault information… Recently, the smart street lamp management platform of the Economic Development Zone of Lishui City, Zhejiang Province was put into trial operation. In the Garden and Sanitation Section of the Construction Management Department of the Economic Development Zone, the reporter saw that the staff were using the smart street lamp management platform to monitor and control various indicators of street lamps on the road.

Zhejiang Lishui Economic Development Zone street lamps are equipped with "smart brains"Zhejiang Lishui Economic Development Zone street lamps are equipped with “smart brains”

Street lamps are an important part of urban infrastructure. In order to promote the construction of smart cities in an orderly manner and respond to the national call for energy conservation and emission reduction, the Economic Development Zone actively explored the construction of urban lighting intelligent control systems, realized the “one network” smart control of street lamps in the jurisdiction, and further improved the level of urban refined management.

The smart street lamp management platform project of the Economic Development Zone started in March 2024 and was completed in October 2024. After completion, it will be put into trial operation immediately. The project construction content mainly includes the grounding transformation and upgrading of 69 pole distribution boxes, the installation of 100 single lamp controllers, the installation of water level alarm modules in the flooded sections of the jurisdiction, and the entire management system architecture.

“Usually, maintenance relies on manual on-site inspections or citizen feedback, which is time-consuming and laborious. Now with the platform, we can quickly locate the fault point, identify the cause through background data analysis, and then carry out repairs in time.” The relevant person in charge of the Garden and Sanitation Section of the Construction Management Department of the Economic Development Zone introduced that the smart street light management platform has the functions of “latitude and longitude + sensor + task strategy” switch lights, automatic inspection, real-time monitoring, alarm fault information, etc., so as to realize the remote control, energy saving, safety protection and data analysis of monitoring conditions of the jurisdiction, and then cooperate with other subsystems to achieve the goal of data collection and intelligent management of all aspects of “points, lines and surfaces” of the entire region lighting facilities.

“At present, the overall situation of the trial operation of the smart street light management platform is good. In view of the deficiencies that occurred in this process, we are also actively improving it and carrying out training to improve the management efficiency of staff. Next, we will continue to increase the management and maintenance of lighting facilities to provide a more energy-saving and intelligent lighting system for the jurisdiction.” The relevant person in charge of the Construction Management Department of the Economic Development Zone said.

Guangxi Qinzhou Pubei County Xincheng Park carries out lighting improvement project

On November 14, there was new news in Xincheng Park, Pubei County, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. From now on, the park will carry out the lighting improvement project of the plastic runway, including the construction of garden lights, tree lights, lawn lights, and projection lights. Stalls and parking are prohibited in the construction area.

Guangxi Qinzhou Pubei County Xincheng Park carries out lighting improvement project

The lighting atmosphere of the park is very important. With so many new landscape lights, it is bright everywhere, creating a comfortable park environment. It is more comfortable to come to the park for leisure and play at night. Pubei is getting better and better. Let’s look forward to the new park with full lighting!

The square in front of the Luzhou High-speed Railway Station in Sichuan Province was officially lit up after being illuminated

On November 17, as night fell, the square in front of the Luzhou High-speed Railway Station, which had been completed and put into use, was officially lit up. This park square built with the theme of “The First Stop of the Drunk Tide · Cheers to Luzhou” integrates housing buildings, roads and bridges, Longquan Lake, landscape sketches, landscape lighting, and greening facilities.

The square in front of the Luzhou High-speed Railway Station in Sichuan Province was officially lit up after being illuminated

The lights suddenly lit up this park square covering an area of 340,000 square meters. The colorful light bands and the surrounding city night lights complement each other, decorating the city night scene and making the wine city under the night exude infinite charm.

The square in front of the Luzhou High-speed Railway Station was opened to the public on September 29. This park square with “sponge” elements not only fully demonstrated the Luzhou wine culture and city image, but also improved the supporting facilities around the Luzhou High-speed Railway Station, providing convenience for passengers and surrounding citizens to travel, transfer, and relax.

Huaxin Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai has completed the upgrade and transformation of 1,204 LED street lights

“Now when I go home at night, the road is bright and I feel more at ease.” Recently, Zhou Dong, a villager from Lujiayu Central Village, Huaxin Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai, praised the newly installed lighting facilities in the community. He said with emotion, “The street lights in the community were not so bright before. After a long time, it felt dim. Now that we have changed to LED lights, the effect is much better. It feels safer and more convenient to go out at night.”

Huaxin Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai has completed the upgrade and transformation of 1,204 LED street lights

It is understood that the original street lights in the community were 150W high-pressure sodium lamps, which have been used for nearly 5 years. As time goes by, these street lights not only have relatively high energy consumption, but also gradually expose safety hazards such as brightness attenuation, old and damaged, which have brought many inconveniences to the villagers’ night travel and increased the daily maintenance costs.

In order to effectively solve this problem, Huaxin Town actively responded to the demands of the masses and launched a micro-renewal project for lighting facilities. Xu Weijun, the person in charge of the project construction, told reporters that considering the actual situation of dense greenery on both sides of the roads in the community, large distance between street lamps, and large number of residents in the community, the newly installed LED lamps specially selected 80W high power, which can effectively solve the problem of lighting blind spots while ensuring soft light.

1204 street lamps are renewed and upgraded! The quality of the city has reached a new level

It is understood that the beneficiaries of this renovation are far more than the villagers of Lujiawei Central Village. The project also covers four communities, Xiulong Central Village, Gusibang Central Village, Jianqiang Central Village, and Xuxie Community, as well as seven major traffic roads, Fengqiang Road, Huanong Road, Fengya Road, Huazhi Road, Huaya Road, Hualong Road, and Huaxin Street. According to statistics, a total of 1204 street lamps were replaced in the project.

At 19:00 in the evening, the reporter visited the street lamp lighting conditions of Hualong Road and Huazhi Road and found that the newly installed LED street lamps were simple and clear in shape, and the light was even and soft, adding a touch of bright color to the road at night.

“The core content of this renovation is to upgrade the high-energy-consuming high-pressure sodium lamps with dim light decay in the town to LED light sources. It is not only to solve the lighting problem, but also to improve the overall quality of the city.” Xu Weijun introduced that the newly installed LED street lights can effectively solve the problems of relatively low sodium lamp efficiency, poor energy saving, and short service life, and there are also significant improvements in lighting quality, energy conservation and emission reduction.

Da Kulun Township, Shangdu County, Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, promotes street lighting projects

In the process of comprehensively promoting the rural revitalization strategy, the People’s Government of Da Kulun Township, Shangdu County, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has always regarded improving people’s livelihood and optimizing the rural living environment as the top priority of its work. Recently, a village-level street lighting project related to the safety of night travel and the improvement of the quality of life of the villagers in the whole township was successfully completed, adding a bright light to the night of the countryside and illuminating the happy life of the villagers.

Da Kulun Township, Shangdu County, Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, promotes street lighting projects

In order to fundamentally solve the problem of insufficient night lighting, the People’s Government of Da Kulun Township took the initiative to organize multiple research teams to go deep into various villages, visit door to door, and widely collect the specific needs of villagers for street lighting projects. The villagers have expressed that they hope that street lights can be installed at the entrance of the village, main streets and crowded areas.

Based on the results of in-depth research, the township government actively communicated and coordinated with the superior departments, reported in detail the current situation of rural lighting and the urgent needs of the villagers, and strived for financial support from the superiors. After unremitting efforts, we successfully applied for 1.2 million yuan of special funds for rural one-issue-one-discussion, laying a solid foundation for the smooth launch of the street lighting project.

In order to ensure that the street lighting project fits the actual situation of each village, the People’s Government of Dakulun Township innovatively proposed a “one street, one implementation” plan. According to the layout of streets in different villages, the flow of people and the terrain characteristics, a personalized street light installation plan is formulated. Combined with the undulating terrain and the winding road conditions, the position of the street lights is flexibly adjusted to ensure that the key nodes and bends of the road can be illuminated.

At the beginning of the project, the construction team encountered many difficulties. Dakulun Township has a complex terrain. Different landforms such as mountains and hills bring great challenges to the site selection and line laying of street light installation. The changeable local weather also has a serious impact on the construction. But the construction workers did not back down. With their professional skills and tenacious perseverance, they strictly followed the engineering standards, accurately debugged the installation position, angle and line connection of each street light, and made every effort to ensure the quality of the street lights and lighting effects. Relevant leaders of the Dakulun Township People’s Government visited the construction site many times to coordinate and solve construction problems and ensure the smooth progress of the project.

Harbin Shangzhi Riverside Community Square Lighting Project Upgraded

In recent years, Weihe Bureau Company has continued to promote the environmental improvement and beautification and lighting projects of the bureau site, and is committed to creating a modern forest area that is suitable for living and working. The implementation of this night scene lighting project not only improves the overall image of the bureau site, but also allows residents to have more space for rest and entertainment at night.

Harbin Shangzhi Riverside Community Square Lighting Project Upgraded

According to relevant persons in charge, this lighting design fully combines the natural characteristics and cultural heritage of the forest area, and strives to preserve the unique ecological charm of the forest area while beautifying the environment. The design inspiration of the landmark lamp comes from the natural scenery and forestry culture of the Weihe Forest Area. Through the dynamic changes of the lights, it vividly shows the vitality and vitality of the forest area.

As the night deepens, the lights become brighter. The night of Weihe Forest Area is welcoming every night returnee with a brand new attitude. This forest area lit by neon lights not only carries the happy life of the residents, but also is a vivid practice of Weihe Bureau Company to implement the people-centered development concept and strive to protect and improve people’s livelihood. In the future, with the advancement of more people’s livelihood projects, the night scenery in this forest area will be more beautiful and the lives of residents will be better.

The world’s largest wooden building lights up at the 2025 Osaka World Expo in Japan

On April 13, the 2025 Osaka World Expo (Expo Osaka 2025), referred to as the “Osaka World Expo”, officially opened in Osaka, Japan. This World Expo will last from April 13 to October 13, with an exhibition period of six months.

The world's largest wooden building lights up at the 2025 Osaka World Expo in Japan

This World Expo, with the theme of “Building a Future Society, Imagining Tomorrow’s Life”, has brought together more than 150 countries and regions, 8 international organizations, and more than 60 global companies and institutions to participate, and launched a series of in-depth dialogues and exhibitions around the future of mankind with the concept of “co-creation”.

The ring structure is like a bond, building the main path for tourists to explore the park. The barrier-free green roof is covered with lush green plants and gorgeous flowers, and about 500 “lighting grasses” with LED light sources are set up in the green belt, like a garden wonderland suspended in the air. It is reported that there are about 5,000 lighting devices in this building, lighting up the passages and ceilings in different ways. After the opening of the Expo, these devices will continue to light up from sunset to closing at 10 pm, showing different brightness and tones in three time periods: dusk, nightfall and night, reflecting the changes of seasons.

The ring structure is between 12 meters and 22 meters high and about 600 meters in diameter. It will surround the core area of ​​the 2025 Osaka World Expo, including the National Pavilion and the Square, and guide the flow of people in a decentralized layout. It can both shelter from wind and rain and bring a fascinating experience.

Hundreds of street lights “take office” to protect the coal transportation channel in Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi

In order to implement the experience of the “10 million project”, Yechuan Town, Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi Province anchored the goal of rural revitalization, focused on the actual needs of the masses, and took road lighting as an important breakthrough to improve the rural living environment. We will fully promote the lighting project construction of the section of the coal transportation channel from Nanyang Village to Liushudi Village, and gather new momentum for rural development with lights.

Hundreds of street lights "take office" to protect the coal transportation channel in Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi

As the main artery of regional coal transportation, the coal transportation channel carries a large number of vehicles on a daily basis, and it is also the only way for villagers along the line to live and work. However, for a long time, due to the lack of lighting facilities, the road was dim at night, posing a great safety hazard. In order to ensure the safety of the masses’ travel, the town party committee and government actively planned and carefully organized, arranged professional and technical personnel to conduct on-site surveys on street lamp layout, foundation construction, and pole spacing, and coordinated the construction units to standardize the construction. After intensive and orderly operations, more than 100 street lamps along the line were all installed and debugged and put into use.

Nowadays, whenever night falls, neatly arranged street lights light up one after another, covering the coal transportation channel with a “bright coat”, which not only greatly improves the safety level of nighttime transportation and effectively reduces the incidence of traffic accidents, but also provides convenience and guarantee for villagers along the line to travel at night. At the same time, it also significantly improves the nighttime landscape of the village, becoming an important window to showcase the achievements of rural revitalization.

In the next step, Yechuan Town will continue to deepen the experience of the “Ten Million Project”, consolidate the results of lighting, establish and improve a long-term mechanism for street lamp management and maintenance, and ensure the stable operation of lighting facilities by implementing measures such as dedicated personnel and regular inspections and maintenance. At the same time, the town will promote the improvement of road lighting in the whole town from point to surface, gradually extend coverage to more rural roads, and continuously improve rural infrastructure, so that the rural night view will be brighter and travel will be safer, injecting lasting momentum into the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization.