城市公(gong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)系統(tong)是與人(ren)們生活息(xi)息(xi)相(xiang)關的重要公(gong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)基礎設施(shi)，隨著(zhu)城市化進程的加(jia)快(kuai)(kuai)，城市公(gong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)設施(shi)的需(xu)求(qiu)量和(he)建(jian)設規模日益(yi)增大，但(dan)城市公(gong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)的過快(kuai)(kuai)發展(zhan)增大了(le)對(dui)能源的需(xu)求(qiu)和(he)消耗(hao)，同(tong)時在(zai)管(guan)理方面也存(cun)在(zai)諸多不足。現(xian)有(you)城市公(gong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)系統(tong)普遍存(cun)在(zai)設備維護成本(ben)高，燈(deng)具(ju)、線纜盜竊(qie)現(xian)象嚴重，能源浪費(fei)大等(deng)問題。

在能(neng)(neng)源(yuan)日益短缺，溫室(shi)效(xiao)(xiao)應越來越嚴重(zhong)，國(guo)家和地方政府大力號召節(jie)能(neng)(neng)減排(pai)、綠色照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)的(de)(de)情況下，能(neng)(neng)有(you)效(xiao)(xiao)的(de)(de)控制能(neng)(neng)源(yuan)消耗，提高路燈壽(shou)命，降低(di)維護和管(guan)理成本，是(shi)(shi)現代效(xiao)(xiao)能(neng)(neng)型社會建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)的(de)(de)目標，也是(shi)(shi)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)化建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)的(de)(de)必然趨勢。當前，我國(guo)許多城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紛(fen)(fen)紛(fen)(fen)把智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)提上(shang)日程，通過信息通信技術和智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)來完善城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)公(gong)共服務(wu)和改(gai)善城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)生活環境，使城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)變得更加“智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)”。作為智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)型基礎設(she)施，智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)照(zhao)(zhao)明(ming)是(shi)(shi)智(zhi)慧(hui)(hui)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)中重(zhong)要(yao)的(de)(de)組成部(bu)分(fen)。