An illumination system comprising a number of illumination devices (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN), each illumination device comprising a. at least one light fixture, b. at least one sensor device for detecting objects (O1, O2, O3), which is designed in such a manner to supply information to the illumination device to control the at least one light fixture, wherein the at least one sensor device is configured to detect the object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and determine the distance of the detected object (O1, O2, O3) from the sensor device; c. at least one memory configured to store at least one light profile (LP1, LP2,..., LPN) wherein the at least one light profile (LP1, LP2,..., LPN) contains luminous intensity values (W11,..., W1M; W21,..., W2M;...; WN1,..., WNM) as a function of object types (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of an object (O1, O2, O3) from the at least one light fixture of the illumination device, and d. at least one control device which is adapted to control the at least one light fixture with a corresponding luminous intensity value (W11,..., W1M; W21,..., W2M;...; WN1,..., WNM) in accordance with the information concerning the object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of a detected object based on the information originating from the at least one sensor device., wherein each illumination device (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) is controlled with a corresponding luminous intensity depending on the detected object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of the at least one light fixture of an illumination device and e. at least one communication device for communicating with other illumination devices of the same kind, characterized in that f. the memory, the sensor device, the communication device and the control device are integrated in the illumination device, g. wherein neighbouring illumination devices (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) are designed to communicate with one another by means of their communication means to exchange information, h. wherein the information transmitted by the illumination device at least contains sensor information from its at least one sensor device, i. and wherein an illumination device receiving information transmitted by one or more neighbouring illumination devices (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) is adapted to take into account this information when selecting the luminous intensity value for its at least one light fixture. a. at least one light fixture, b. at least one sensor device for detecting objects (O1, O2, O3), which is designed in such a manner to supply information to the illumination device to control the at least one light fixture, wherein the at least one sensor device is configured to detect the object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and determine the distance of the detected object (O1, O2, O3) from the sensor device; c. at least one memory configured to store at least one light profile (LP1, LP2,..., LPN) wherein the at least one light profile (LP1, LP2,..., LPN) contains luminous intensity values (W11,..., W1M; W21,..., W2M;...; WN1,..., WNM) as a function of object types (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of an object (O1, O2, O3) from the at least one light fixture of the illumination device, and d. at least one control device which is adapted to control the at least one light fixture with a corresponding luminous intensity value (W11,..., W1M; W21,..., W2M;...; WN1,..., WNM) in accordance with the information concerning the object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of a detected object based on the information originating from the at least one sensor device., wherein each illumination device (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) is controlled with a corresponding luminous intensity depending on the detected object type (Oid1, Oid2,..., OidN) and the distance of the at least one light fixture of an illumination device and e. at least one communication device for communicating with other illumination devices of the same kind, characterized in that f. the memory, the sensor device, the communication device and the control device are integrated in the illumination device, g. wherein neighbouring illumination devices (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) are designed to communicate with one another by means of their communication means to exchange information, h. wherein the information transmitted by the illumination device at least contains sensor information from its at least one sensor device, i. and wherein an illumination device receiving information transmitted by one or more neighbouring illumination devices (LV, L1, L2, L3,..., LN; L11, L21,..., L2N, LM1,..., LMN) is adapted to take into account this information when selecting the luminous intensity value for its at least one light fixture.