Whether a freeway or a residential street, each street has its unique qualities. There are always differences in—for example, the volume and kind of traffic, the width of the road, pole distance, and pole height. This is exactly what customizing is all about: by customizing luminaire features, optics, and light output, the luminaires are adjusted to match the environment and customer needs in the best possible way.
A few years ago, it was enough for street lighting to serve its primary task of illuminating dark driveways as efficiently as possible. Today, however, street lighting is supposed to accomplish more than that. Street luminaires are not only luminaires, as they play a vital part in Smart City thinking, future strategies, and the adoption of IoT technology in cities and municipalities.
From a buyer’s point of view, personalization has three primary benefits. First of all, personalization fits the luminaire to its environment, resulting in improved illumination and safer streets. Secondly, personalized lighting control helps to save more energy, lengthen the lifespan of the luminaires and automate lighting maintenance. Thirdly, modification of street luminaires improves the readiness of cities and municipalities to use future technology.