Gyeonggi-do Assigns Object Addresses to 3,854 'Facilities' Instead of Buildings

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has assigned 'object addresses' to 3,854 facilities within the province that are not buildings.

Object addresses indicate the location of various facilities that are not buildings by using road name addresses. This allows the public to easily identify the locations of facilities through maps and navigation systems.

On the 6th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it has assigned object addresses to 3,854 multi-use facilities within the province, including 1,378 outdoor earthquake evacuation sites, 434 overpass elevators, 1,097 taxi stands, and 45 riverside parking lots.

This year, the province plans to additionally assign object addresses to facilities essential for public safety, such as bus stops, outdoor performance venues, outdoor public telephones, rest areas for drowsy drivers, and tsunami evacuation sites.

Once the project is completed, providing accurate location information during emergency dispatches for rescue will secure the golden time for rescue operations. Additionally, cost savings in facility management are expected due to the establishment of the address system.

Kwon Kyung-hyun, head of the Land Information Division of the province, emphasized, "It has been difficult to identify locations in areas without an address system, making rapid response to disasters and safety accidents challenging. We will continue to expand the assignment of object addresses to location information blind spots to protect the safety of residents."

Since 2018, the province has been assigning road name addresses not only to buildings but also to various facilities to resolve location information blind spots during disasters and safety accidents.

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