Seocho-gu Establishes Neighborhood Air Quality Monitoring System

Using the PUSH feature of the smartphone app 'Seocho Smart City,' ventilation guidance messages are sent to users based on fine dust levels... 'Air Quality Environmental Measurement System' capable of checking volatile organic compounds (SO2·NO2·CO), ultraviolet, infrared, etc., to be established by August

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seocho-gu is measuring fine dust levels by region and providing real-time data on its website and smartphone app to minimize the damage residents suffer from fine dust.

Going a step further, Seoul Seocho-gu (Mayor Jo Eun-hee) is establishing ▲a ventilation guidance system based on fine dust grades and ▲an air quality environmental measurement system that comprehensively monitors the local air environment.

At the end of last year, the district installed 108 fine dust measuring devices certified as Grade 1 by the Ministry of Environment and built a ‘Fine Dust Detailed Measurement System’ that allows users to check ▲fine dust ▲temperature and humidity ▲noise information on the website (https://bluesky.seocho.go.kr/public/monitoring, Chrome only) and the smartphone app ‘Seocho Smart City’ (Android, iOS).

Among these, the district is building a ‘Ventilation Guidance System’ within the ‘Seocho Smart City’ app that sends notification messages advising on indoor ventilation or refraining from going outside according to the fine dust grade (Good to Very Bad) to users who have agreed to receive PUSH notifications.

It is also expected to take responsibility for residents’ health by broadcasting the same messages through speakers on installed security facilities (CCTV) in the area.

‘Seocho Smart City’ is an app that provides users with various information related to security and convenience facilities based on Internet of Things (IoT) and Bluetooth beacon (short-range wireless communication technology) sensors, including ▲fine dust, temperature, and humidity ▲CCTV and emergency bell locations ▲AED (Automated External Defibrillator) locations.

In particular, to provide more accurate fine dust information services, the district has significantly shortened the usual one-hour interval fine dust data provided by major portal sites to 10-minute intervals, improving the accuracy of fine dust information residents receive.

Additionally, the district plans to build an ‘Air Quality Environmental Measurement System’ by August this year that links and displays fine dust levels at 300 locations including bus information terminals (BIT) and parking violation electronic boards, and measures ▲harmful volatile organic compounds ▲wind direction ▲wind speed.

First, using the installed ‘Fine Dust Detailed Measurement System’ in the area, 108 additional air environment measuring devices will be installed to measure concentrations of harmful organic compounds such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and carbon monoxide (CO).

Furthermore, ozone (O3) sensors, ultraviolet (UV) sensors, and wind direction and speed meters will be installed and utilized at 18 major roadside locations with high resident activity and where Seoripul Wondumak (rest pavilions) are installed.

In the future, the district plans to build a big data analysis system that can comprehensively analyze detailed fine dust measurement information and air environment measurement data, additionally collecting ▲local construction information ▲commercial facility information ▲traffic volume information ▲fine dust concentration data originating from China, to analyze causes of air pollution and vulnerable areas, and provide public services such as air quality alerts and warnings for areas of interest through the comprehensive air environment platform ‘Seocho-gu e-Platform’.

Mayor Jo Eun-hee said, “By providing real-time air environment data, we expect to help residents’ health,” and added, “We will actively discover resident life-oriented projects using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to create a smart city Seocho.”

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