Establishment of Address Information for the Walking Path along Seokchon Lake in Songpa-gu

Cooperating with the National Police Agency and the Fire Agency to Respond to Emergencies

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Songpa-gu (Mayor) announced on the 7th that, in cooperation with the National Police Agency and the National Fire Agency, it has become possible to accurately identify locations along the walking paths around Seokchon Lake.

This ensures that the golden time can be secured even in emergency situations.

Until now, the walking paths around Seokchon Lake were composed of only three large land lot numbers. This caused significant inconvenience in accurately describing locations. In urgent situations, there was a risk of missing the golden time for emergency rescue.

Therefore, Songpa-gu recognized the need to improve the location guidance system for Seokchon Lake.

First, Songpa-gu assigned the road name "Songpa Naru-gil" to the walking path along Seokchon Lake. Songpa Naru-gil means the path that strolls around the lake within Songpa Naru Neighborhood Park. Then, the entire 2,563m length of Songpa Naru-gil was subdivided at 20m intervals, and sequential base numbers were assigned. As a result, address information such as Songpa Naru-gil 1, Songpa Naru-gil 2, etc., was created along the walking path by Seokchon Lake.

To inform the public, signs indicating these base numbers were installed in the park and other locations. Especially considering the diverse nationalities of visitors to the Seokchon Lake area, QR codes were provided to allow access to address information in various languages such as English, Chinese, and Japanese.

Subsequently, Songpa-gu focused on the scope of utilization of the address information. Accordingly, Songpa-gu entered into discussions with the National Police Agency and the National Fire Agency. As a result, measures were taken to link the system with the 112 and 119 emergency reporting systems to respond to urgent situations.

Additionally, a road name address improvement plan containing related details was proposed to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The improvement plan will be piloted in Songpa-gu and other areas before being expanded nationwide.

The Real Estate Information Division of Songpa-gu was recognized for various projects including the road name address improvement plan and was selected as an excellent autonomous district for road name addresses by Seoul City in 2019, receiving an institutional commendation.

Park Sung-soo, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “With Songpa-gu’s proposal, road name addresses nationwide will be innovated,” and added, “Blind spots where accurate location identification was previously difficult will disappear, ensuring the safety of the public.”

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