Experimental Study of the Levels of Street Lighting Using Aerial Imagery and Energy Efficiency Calculation
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Street lighting Energy efficiency Aerial imagery GIS
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2018-10-21Referencia bibliográfica
Rabaza Castillo, O. [et al.]. Experimental Study of the Levels of Street Lighting Using Aerial Imagery and Energy Efficiency Calculation. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4365.
Resumen
This article describes an innovative method for measuring lighting levels and other
lighting parameters through the use of aerial imagery of towns and cities. Combined with electricity
consumption data from smart electricity meters, it was possible to measure the energy efficiency of
public lighting installations. The results of this study also confirmed that lighting measurements,
installation material, luminaire position, and electricity consumption data can be easily integrated
into geographic information systems (GIS). The main advantage of this new methodology is that it
provides information about lighting installations in large areas in less time than more conventional
procedures. It is thus a more effective way of obtaining the data required to calculate the energy
efficiency of lighting levels and electricity consumption. There is even the possibility of generating
street lighting maps that provide local administrations with up-to-date information regarding the
status of public lighting installations in their city. In this way, modifications or improvements can be
made to achieve greater energy savings and, if necessary, to correct the distribution or configuration
of public lighting systems to make them more efficient and sustainable. This research studied levels
of street lighting and calculated the energy efficiency in various streets of Deifontes (Granada),
through the use of aerial imagery.