New smart lighting upgrades help cities and commercial properties improve safety, cut energy costs up to 62%, and reduce insurance risk.
January 2026 — Drop Data, a provider of intelligent lighting and security infrastructure for public and commercial spaces, today announced the release of updated versions of its Apollo Edge™ and Apollo Pro™ SmartLight+ systems, now featuring optional, integrated security cameras designed to enhance safety, visibility, and operational intelligence.
The upgraded SmartLight+ systems combine high-efficiency LED lighting, embedded cameras, and AI-powered alerts into a single platform that helps cities and property owners improve public safety while significantly reducing energy, maintenance, and risk-related costs.
Designed for municipal roadways, parking facilities, ports, campuses, and large commercial properties, the Apollo Edge and Apollo Pro systems transform traditional lighting into connected infrastructure that delivers measurable financial and safety outcomes.
Built for Cities and Commercial Environments
The Apollo Edge SmartLight+ is optimized for walkways, entrances, parking structures, and building perimeters, while the Apollo Pro SmartLight+ is engineered for roadways, large parking lots, logistics facilities, and municipal corridors.
Both systems deliver:
- Up to 62% reduction in energy consumption compared to high-pressure sodium and metal halide lighting
- Approximately 40% lower maintenance costs through long-life LED components and remote diagnostics
- Daylight-quality illumination that improves visibility and situational awareness
- Optional integrated security cameras that support AI-based motion detection and alerts
- Remote monitoring and analytics through the Drop Data IQ™ platform
In large-scale deployments, these improvements translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual operational savings while simultaneously improving safety outcomes.
Lighting That Reduces Risk, Not Just Costs
By integrating security cameras directly into lighting fixtures, Drop Data eliminates the need for separate surveillance poles and infrastructure. Elevated camera placement improves coverage, while AI alerts help teams respond faster to incidents and capture time-stamped video evidence.
This approach supports reduced property and casualty insurance exposure, with many properties realizing 5–20% reductions in insurance premiums, depending on insurer criteria and site conditions.
“Outdoor lighting is one of the most overlooked levers cities and property owners have for improving safety and reducing risk,” said Matt Sandvig, CEO of Drop Data. “With these updates to Apollo Edge and Apollo Pro, we’re turning every light pole into a smart infrastructure node that saves energy, improves visibility, and delivers real security intelligence. This isn’t about adding more hardware, it’s about making existing infrastructure work harder and smarter for the people who rely on it.”
Proven Results in the Field
In municipal deployments, replacing legacy lighting with intelligent LED SmartLight systems has resulted in:
- 62% lower annual energy costs
- 40% reduction in maintenance spending
- 60% reduction in carbon emissions
- Improved incident visibility and faster response times
These outcomes position smart lighting as both an energy-efficiency upgrade and a public-safety investment.
Availability
The updated Apollo Edge SmartLight+ and Apollo Pro SmartLight+ systems are now available to cities, ports, HOAs, campuses, and commercial property owners across the United States.
About Drop Data
Drop Data delivers intelligent lighting and security infrastructure for public and commercial spaces. By integrating high-efficiency LED lighting, embedded cameras, and AI-driven alerts into a single platform, Drop Data helps customers improve safety, reduce energy and maintenance costs, and lower risk—turning outdoor lighting into a measurable operational asset.
Learn more at www.dropdata.ai
Q&A Appendix — Drop Data SmartLight+ Systems: Products: Apollo Edge™ SmartLight+ and Apollo Pro™ SmartLight+
1. What problem does this solution solve?
Drop Data replaces outdated outdoor lighting with intelligent LED SmartLight systems that reduce energy and maintenance costs while improving safety, visibility, and risk management through integrated security cameras and AI alerts.
2. What types of environments are supported?
The solution is designed for cities and commercial properties, including roadways, parking facilities, ports, campuses, HOAs, logistics centers, and large public or private spaces.
3. What measurable energy savings can be expected?
Customers typically achieve up to 62% reduction in energy consumption compared to high-pressure sodium or metal halide lighting, with additional operational savings from reduced maintenance.
4. How does the system improve public safety?
SmartLight+ systems deliver daylight-quality illumination, eliminate dark spots, and support optional integrated cameras with AI-based motion detection and alerts—enabling faster response and improved situational awareness.
5. Are security cameras required?
No. Cameras are optional and can be selectively deployed. Lighting, energy savings, and remote management operate independently, allowing agencies to lead with efficiency and add security where needed.
6. How does this solution reduce liability and insurance risk?
Improved visibility reduces incidents, while integrated cameras provide time-stamped video evidence to support claims validation. Many customers experience 5–20% reductions in property and casualty insurance exposure, depending on insurer criteria.
7. How is the system monitored and managed?
All SmartLight+ systems connect to Drop Data IQ, a centralized platform for remote monitoring, diagnostics, alerts, analytics, and system health—reducing site visits and manual inspections.
8. What maintenance is required?
Maintenance is significantly reduced due to long-life LED components (10+ year lifespan) and remote diagnostics that identify issues before failures occur. This typically results in ~40% lower maintenance costs.
9. Does the solution require new poles or infrastructure?
No. SmartLight+ systems are designed to replace existing fixtures, minimizing construction, permitting, and disruption while upgrading performance and capabilities.
10. How does this support sustainability and ESG goals?
By reducing energy usage and carbon emissions by up to 60% per fixture, the solution directly supports sustainability mandates, ESG reporting, and climate action goals.
11. Is the solution scalable?
Yes. Drop Data systems are built for small pilots through large-scale citywide or portfolio-wide deployments, with consistent performance, centralized management, and proven results at scale.
12. What differentiates Drop Data from traditional lighting or camera vendors?
Drop Data delivers a single, integrated platform that combines lighting, security, AI alerts, and analytics—eliminating siloed vendors, reducing total cost of ownership, and turning lighting into a strategic infrastructure asset.