Service: Turing - Automatically control Flemish road lighting with local and current data

Responsible organisation: Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) (Central-Government)

On Flemish motorways, road lighting is only on where it is needed. Specifically, the light goes out when possible and stays on when necessary. In 2011, the Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) developed a light vision in response to the European Union's climate target to reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2020. Since then, the number of illuminated road sections has fallen by almost half. Currently, the road lighting is controlled on the basis of historical traffic intensities and weather forecasts per province. However, local and real time data on traffic intensity and weather conditions are available. Through a combination of rule-based algorithms and machine learning, internal and external data sources can be integrated into the current system that controls the road lighting. AWV wishes to use this data to make a more accurate and location-based decision whether or not road lighting should be on on a specific road segment. In this way, AWV can make a more efficient contribution to climate objectives and to promoting road safety. Moreover, the system will also allow to significantly reduce the workload of the operators.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site  https://www.innovatieveoverheidsopdrachten.be/en/projects/turing-automatically-controlling-flemish-road-lighting-local-and-current-data
Start/end date 2021 -
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