Distributed computing environment via a plurality of regularly spaced, aerially mounted wireless smart sensor networking devices

A distributed computing system comprising:

• a plurality of streetlight-mountable networking devices, each of the plurality of networking devices being attached to a respective streetlight fixture and including:
• a light sensor module that detects ambient light and outputs a light signal based thereon;
• a communication module that receives a respective task assignment from a remote computing device and transmits a respective computing result to the remote computing device via a data communication network;
• a processor module that provides a light control signal for controlling light output from the respective streetlight fixture based at least on the signal generated by the light sensor, performs a computing task responsive to receipt of the respective task assignment from the communication module, and communicates the respective computing result to the remote computing device via the communication module responsive to performing the computing task, wherein the computing task is at least one of a plurality of computing tasks performed in the distributed computing system and wherein the respective computing result is aggregated with computing results from one or more other networking devices of the plurality of networking devices by the remote computing device to produce a final result;
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• a connector arranged for electromechanical coupling to a compatible connector integrated with the streetlight fixture, wherein power for the communication module, the light sensor, and the processor module is passed via the connector.