Smart City Platform
VALO’s Smart City sensor platform makes it easy for cities to deploy and maintain smart street lighting. It is low cost, modular, and integrated into a single form factor. The sensor platform is plug-and-play compatible on more than 500 million streetlights worldwide, and offers light controls, surveillance, environment monitoring, and public WiFi.
Custom sensor modules, integrated into the VALO Smart City platform, can be used to collect data on a variety of factors. For instance, water and electrical meter monitoring, environmental and agricultural sensing, or traffic surveillance. VALO offers low or high volume custom sensor designs.
VALO’s Smart City platform is a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) Internet of Things system. Application and operating system support is available for lighting controls, environment monitoring, surveillance, public WiFi, etc. The VALO platform has certified third party Application Program Interface (API) integration.
Smart City Manager
VALO’s Smart City Manager provides cities with direct secure access to their information, and the ability to control street lights and connected devices. The system is a convenient and effective way for cities to manage street lighting and to collect data. The VALO Smart City Manager features include:
Basic Street Lights Control
On/Off and dimming by groups or zones
Connection Diagnostics
Total connected by groups or by zone, and energy consumed
Equipment Diagnostics
For proactive service and repairs
User Interface
Simple user-friendly interface in multiple languages
Information Security
Secured access by tokens
Analytics + Insights
From real-time reports
Sensors
VALO offers a variety of sensors for smart city applications, such as traffic and parking monitoring, waste management, air quality and water monitoring, and weather detection. The sensors, listed below, can be used in conjunction with VALO’s Smart City platform.
Smart City Sensor
The smart city sensor is an all in one unit that is uniquely designed for general smart city use. A variety of imbedded sensors make this unit useful for many applications, such as:
Noise monitoring: real-time acoustic levels
Air quality: NH3, SO2, NO2, CO, O3, dust, etc.
Weather: temperature, humidity, pressure
Waste management: garbage bin levels, ultrasound
Event Sensor
The event sensing unit contains a variety of useful sensors for monitoring incidents and occurrences. Applications of the event sensor include:
Security: vibration, person detection, hall effect
Emergencies: presence detection, water levels, temperature
Logistics: vibration and impact
Gas Sensors
VALO offers several gas sensors depending on the needs or requirements. Gas sensors can be used in monitoring applications such as:
Pollution: CO, NO, NO2, O3, SO2
Air quality: NH3, SO2, NO2, CO, O3, dust
Weather: temperature, humidity, pressure
Emissions: CH4, H2S, NH3
Fires: CH4, H2S, NH3
Parking Sensor
VALO offers several gas sensors depending on the needs or requirements. Gas sensors can be used in monitoring applications such as:
Water Sensors
VALO offers multiple water sensing units for different smart city scenarios involving water or fluids. Common applications of water sensors include:
Drinking water monitoring: pH, nitrates, Ca2+, I-, Cl-, NO3-, Mg2+, Na+, etc.
Pollution: temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates
Waste water treatment: Cu2+, Ag+, BF4-, Li+, NO2-, CIO4-, Ph
