STREET fights and loud noises will activate new smart lights to be trialled in Glasgow.
The lights will react to noise and movement and will alert emergency services to any problems.
A city cycle path will also benefit from the new smart lights which will increase in brightness when someone approaches.
The trial is part of a £24 million programme to show how technology can make life in the city smarter and safer. Glasgow beat 29 other cities across the UK to win funding for the project.
The lighting scheme will involve sensors being installed on lighting columns which will collect information such as footfall as well as air and noise pollution levels.
The smart lights will be programmed to increase in brightness if noise levels rise, for example as a result of a disturbance. Sensors could be programmed to flash the lights, guiding emergency services to the exact location.
The lights could also be connected to an operations centre and alert CCTV operators who could zoom in on the site and check it out.
A council spokesman said: "If there is an attack, fight or disturbance, the emergency services would be notified and the light which detected the issue could be programmed to flash to guide the police straight to the location."
Recently, the council announced it is to replace 10,000 unpopular orange sodium lights with new white LED lights, which will be brighter and more energy efficient.
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