How Smart Towers Can Transform Public Parks Into Connected, Interactive Experiences

Pike Goss
Tue, May 20, 2025

You already know that emergency call towers play a critical role in creating safe and secure public spaces. The unmistakable blue light beacon provides peace of mind, helps deter crime and instantly connects you to emergency assistance at the push of a button. 

But what you might not know is that these towers are getting a serious upgrade. Cue: the HERO Stations. 

For some time now, we’ve been reimagining the traditional emergency blue light tower, transforming it into a plug-and-play platform that can house whatever security technology your heart desires – cameras ✅ wireless access points ✅ intercoms ✅ radio repeaters ✅. You name it. 

More than that, we recognize their potential to go beyond security and create connected, interactive and smarter public spaces. Care to imagine with us? 

 

Using HERO Stations to Enhance Public Parks

Public parks create community; they bring people together for concerts, festivals, farmers’ markets and everyday adventures. They offer a place to relax, explore and connect – with nature and with each other.

But for all their beauty, they also present unique challenges: vast open spaces, spotty connectivity and limited access to real-time information. 

HERO Stations can be customized to bridge these gaps. Their flexible design and open architecture make it easy to integrate virtually any technology tailored to specific park needs – whether it’s an interactive display, a touch-screen panel or other smart features. One of our customers described it like a server rack providing a structured space to house and support tech for any application.

Imagine hiking a trail and coming across a HERO Station that lets you identify wildlife and plants with an AI-powered guide, check real-time trail conditions or explore an augmented reality experience that reveals what the landscape looked like decades ago – it’s like turning static park signs into an outdoor museum.

They can blend into their surroundings with neutral paint and minimal branding or stand out like a wildflower with bright colors that encourage engagement. The “blue light tower” misnomer is officially a thing of the past. 

 

Keeping Parks Safer, Smarter and More Connected

Beyond enhancing the visitor experience, HERO Stations solve real problems that parks face every day.

Connectivity remains a major issue, making it difficult for visitors to stay in touch, access information or call for help if needed. HERO Stations can extend Wi-Fi and cellular coverage, helping to ensure that visitors are never too far from a reliable connection. 

They also enhance visibility with ambient pathway lighting, making parks safer and more accessible after dark. And of course, they maintain the core functionality of safety beacons, with emergency call features and video surveillance integration. 

HERO Stations are proof that smart infrastructure can do more than one thing at a time. They provide emergency response when it matters most, but they can also enhance the way people experience and interact with public spaces.

Ready to unlock their full potential? Browse our HERO Stations today.

- Pike Goss | 42 - Tue, May 20, 2025
(last updated: Tue, May 20, 2025 11:07 AM)