Smart city
IoT platform for smart cities: sensors, networks and applications
Sensor-Online combines LoRaWAN and cellular IoT networks with ready-to-use applications, so city managers and operators can roll out smart city solutions as part of their wider city strategy.
Digital transformation with IoT
Digital technology is reshaping industry, business and everyday life. Organisations responsible for infrastructure, such as public utilities, municipalities and energy suppliers, play a central role in that change, and many of them are already at the forefront of building smart cities.
Managing digital infrastructure is still a challenge for many of them. IoT helps by making it practical to measure what happens in the city and to optimise internal processes, which opens up new business opportunities and improves quality of life in cities, towns and rural areas.
A modern city infrastructure with embedded sensors and IoT connectivity makes real-time monitoring possible, and lets resources such as electricity, water, transport, public services and emergency staff be allocated where they are needed. Sensor-Online brings the data from many systems and devices together in one open platform, with secure, near real-time interoperability.
Smart city applications
Practical applications you can start with and build on.
Smart metering
Intelligent water, gas, heat and electricity meters send consumption data to the utility, so service can be optimised and billing becomes accurate.
Read about smart metering →Smart parking
Sensors detect whether a parking space is free, so drivers find a space faster and the city can follow how parking is used.
Smart street lighting
Adjust brightness to activity, follow energy use and monitor the lighting network from one place.
Smart waste management
Fill-level sensors show when bins are full, so collection routes follow actual need instead of a fixed schedule.
Environmental monitoring
Measure air quality, noise and water quality across the city and act on the results.
District heating shafts
Monitor district heating shafts to detect leakage early and prevent damage.
Smart grid automation
Follow the health and load of the energy network to prevent outages and balance supply.
Water and drainage
Level, flow and leak sensors for tanks, wells and pipes keep the water system under control.
See IoT water monitoring →Public buildings
Indoor climate, energy and occupancy in schools, offices and other municipal buildings.
See IoT for public buildings →Traffic, buildings and citizens
Where city data meets daily life.
Traffic and public transport
- Respond to congestion and incidentsSystems that react automatically to road congestion, accidents and emergencies.
- Adaptive traffic lightsAdjust traffic light patterns to the actual situation on the road.
- Notifications and digital signsSend mass notifications and manage digital signs efficiently.
- Road conditions on the phoneLet citizens follow road conditions in real time from their smartphones.
Smart buildings and workplaces
- Unified climate managementConnected sensors and HVAC equipment give one view of indoor climate.
- Smart doors and meeting roomsIoT-equipped doors and conference halls that follow how spaces are used.
- Security and asset monitoringFollow security events and keep track of office assets.
- Information for residentsSmartphone-based services can show city events, crowded areas, waiting times at public services and traffic conditions.
From sensor to city decision
One platform from the street to the control room.
Install
Place battery-powered sensors on streets, bins, meters and buildings.
Connect
Data travels over LoRaWAN, NB-IoT or LTE-M, on a private or a public network.
See
Maps, dashboards and floor plans show every district and asset.
Act
Alarms and reports send the right team to the right place.
Related solutions
IoT for smart cities
Read more →IoT energy monitoring
Read more →Individual metering and billing
Read more →Frequently asked questions
What is a smart city IoT platform?
A platform that collects data from sensors across the city, such as meters, parking, bins, lighting and air quality, and shows it in dashboards and maps with alarms and reports for the teams that act on it.
Which networks can a smart city use?
LoRaWAN, NB-IoT and LTE-M. You can run a private LoRaWAN network on your own gateways or connect to a public one.
Can different departments share one platform?
Yes. The platform is multi-tenant, so each department, contractor or partner can have its own view and see only its own data.
Can the data be shared with other city systems?
Yes. Use the open REST API or MQTT to pass data on to other systems and services.
Can it run on our own servers?
Yes. Install Sensor-Online on-premise inside the municipal network if you need to.
Planning a smarter city? Talk to an engineer.
Tell us what you want to measure, and we will suggest sensors, networks and a first project.