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<br /> 146 <br /> <br />For more information, and a gallery of photos, please visit: www.metro-smart.com <br />Lumca <br />Lumca is a light pole manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada. Within the past two years they <br />have made significant advances in developing smart street lighting poles for cities and <br />organizations across the world. Lumca incorporates the various technologies within a “can” <br />antennae attached to the top of the pole. 95% of the light poles sold by Lumca are LED based. <br />Although LED lighting typically comes in a white hue, the company could offer hue options to <br />suit the city or town needs. For instance, the LED utilized could be in the amber hue or the LED <br />could possibly be half amber and half white to enable the municipality in selecting which hue to <br />use during various seasons. Also important to the municipality would be the suitability of the <br />pole for nautical conditions. Lumca is conscious of nautical environments and has placed poles <br />in Vancouver and other seaside areas in Canada. They use a plethora coat, which is a high- <br />quality, non-toxic coating which endures a 5,000-hour salt spray test and is treated with a <br />special primer to enable the pole to withstand extreme weather conditions, including <br />hurricanes. <br />The company is focused on manufacturing and producing the highest quality pole possible and <br />does not produce the technology housed inside the remote node. Partnerships have been <br />formed through which the company works to incorporate the monitoring and Wi-Fi mesh <br />technologies, sensors, security cameras, and hotspots. Lumca desires to get the full operating <br />parameters of what their clients’ functionality requires, however, some of the partners they <br />have worked with in the past include: DASBOX for environmental sensors, Imposa for variable <br />messaging board, Digital Watchdog for digital cameras, Wicastr for Wi-Fi, Leviton for electronic <br />vehicle charging stations, and ROAM for lighting control systems. The design of the structural <br />pole in part will determine how and where the various technologies and nodes will be placed. <br />The Lumca engineers would work with the client to assist in developing the product in a <br />manner that would suit the client’s needs, along with establishing the appropriate functionality <br />requirements. <br />Lumca offers multiple designs for their smart poles, providing options for the municipality. Part <br />of the design of the smart poles includes four bands on the outside of the shaft of the pole. This <br />eliminates the need for banding items onto the pole (i.e. signage, wreaths) that could <br />potentially damage the pole. These bands also allow for the pole to be upgraded in the future. <br />Figure 84. Metro-Smart Engineered Rendering and Metro-Smart Sample Pole