San Diego Debuts New Smart City Apps & Intelligent Lighting Controls from Current by GE
November 13 2018 - 03:00AM
Business Wire
- San Diego adds an additional 1,000
CityIQ* sensor nodes and rolls out first digital apps for world’s
largest smart city IoT platform
- Apps provide data visualization
software for parking and traffic safety improvements, and support
police and first responders
- San Diego estimates an additional
savings of $1.2 million annually from a first-of-its kind lighting
controls utility interface and maintenance savings
The City of San Diego, which announced last year it is building
the world’s largest smart city IoT platform, revealed several
industry-leading system enhancements at Smart City Expo World
Congress (SCEWC) in Barcelona this week. In partnership with
Current, powered by GE (NYSE: GE), San Diego is rolling out new
digital applications to improve parking, traffic and public safety
on city streets. In addition, the city has committed to adding
another 1,000 CityIQ* sensor nodes plus a first-of-its-kind
lighting controls utility interface that will boost LED streetlight
efficiency by an additional 20 percent.
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San Diego is adding an apps package to
its 4,200 CityIQ intelligent nodes from Current by GE. (Photo:
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All told, the project’s massive digital infrastructure will
include 4,200 new CityIQ nodes installed across 14,000 new
individually metered LED fixtures. The initiative is expected to
save the city an estimated $3.6 million annually in energy and
maintenance costs while enabling a plethora of open data APIs and
smart city applications that will help solve some of the city’s
biggest challenges. Several city departments, including the Office
of Economic Development, San Diego Police Department and Traffic
Engineering and Operations are already working with CityIQ data to
improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety.
“Our ability to leapfrog our smart cities technology ahead in
both energy savings and scale is a testament to the hard work and
ongoing collaboration of many public and private stakeholders,”
explained Erik Caldwell, San Diego’s Interim Deputy Chief Operating
Officer.
“We are proud of our progress so far in building a solution that
will stand the test of time and enhance our citizens’ quality of
life.”
Current is working with AT&T and Intel on the project. The
CityIQ sensors are powered by the AT&T LTE network to provide
secure, reliable connectivity. Intel® IoT technologies in each
intelligent node provide compute power, help extract metadata, and
perform multi-sensor fusion over a secured cloud connection.
First Apps Package for CitiesCurrent’s CityIQ* system
collects real-time data and its open platform can be used to
develop apps, visualize information, provide insights about the
city’s operations and enable new citizen services. San Diego’s
first app package includes GenetecTM, a public safety application
that aids in real-time response efficiency and Xaqt, a connected
data and AI platform that provides insights into real-time and
historical mobility patterns for traffic parking and pedestrian
movement. CityIQ data can also enable expanded coverage of
ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection app that helps first responders by
capturing more than 90 percent of gunfire incidents with precise
location information in less than a minute and CivicSmart, which
leverages data to enhance on-street parking availability .
“San Diego once again is setting a great example for other
cities to follow. Using this rich dense data, the city can develop
plans and implement solutions that impact critical citizen issues –
all through their app store,” said Austin Ashe, Current by GE,
General Manager, Intelligent Cities. “The possibilities are
limitless for San Diego to unlock the potential of the data and use
it to benefit both city operations and citizens, today and in the
future.”
Ashe said the turnkey approach of providing apps and CityIQ
hardware together will save time and money for cities hoping to do
what the app store did for smartphones - spawning entrepreneurship,
creating jobs, generating revenue and solving problems.
Automated Streetlight MetersCurrent and San Diego Gas
& Electric (SDG&E) also announced the completion of a
6-month joint software development effort that allows Current’s
Lightgrid* wireless control system to automatically interface and
transfer streetlight energy usage to the SDG&E billing system.
The first-of-its-kind system automates streetlight metering so that
energy is billed on an actual consumption basis versus a flat
dusk/dawn rate. That means municipalities are billed according to
specific usage data, and in San Diego’s case, better accuracy from
lighting controls translates to an estimated $250,000 in
incremental energy savings.
“SDG&E’s use of third party meter data was new but coupling
that capability with a consumption-based concept is pioneering,”
Caldwell explained. “It is gratifying to continue to see our teams
delivering solutions that directly benefit the communities we
serve.”
To learn more about San Diego and the world’s largest IoT
platform, visit https://www.currentbyge.com/cities.
About Current, powered by GECurrent is the digital engine
for intelligent environments. A first-of-its-kind startup within
the walls of GE (NYSE: GE), Current blends advanced LED technology
with networked sensors and software to make commercial buildings,
retail stores, industrial facilities and cities more energy
efficient and productive. Backed by a broad ecosystem of technology
partners, Current is helping businesses and cities unlock hidden
value and realize the potential of their environments.
www.currentbyge.com
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