Leading technologies enable Chengdu to become smart city

Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, is transforming into a smart city with the development and application of the new generation information technologies such as internet of things, cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence.

A total of 2,539 intelligent street lamps made in Chengdu were used during the Beijing Winter Olympics, demonstrating the city's technology strength.

Developed by Chengdu-based Sichuan Huati Lighting Technology Co Ltd, the lamps in the city not only provide lighting services, but are also equipped with WiFi, LED panels, charging piles, photovoltaic power generation and energy storing devices. They serve multiple functions, including 5G communication, environmental monitoring and intelligent transportation.

The lamps are also in operation in Chengdu. Based on the lamps, Huati Lighting Technology has also developed a series of smart city application scenarios and services. Its smart roadside parking system has been piloted in Chengdu's Shuangliu district, and the smart greenway system has been applied in the city's Jincheng Greenway.

Under the Chengdu municipal government's guidance to build a "Smart Chengdu", an increasing number of intelligent technology products and smart city application scenarios have been applied, changing people's way of production and life.