Protecting Children's Commute to School with Smart Technology

Geumcheon-gu Selected for 'Ministry of the Interior and Safety Resident Life Innovation Contest' with Customized Smart Services for School Commute... Smart IoT Walkways Established Mainly in Congested Low-Rise Residential Areas... Introduction of Pedestrian Safety Services such as 'AI Pedestrian Notifier,' 'Stop Line Violation Vehicle Detection System,' and 'Child Protection Zone Speed Limit Notifier'

‘Artificial Intelligence Pedestrian Alert’ installed in front of the village park in Doksan 2-dong, Geumcheon-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseonghun) announced that the ‘Smart IoT Pedestrian Path for School Commute’ project has been selected as an excellent project in the ‘Resident Life Innovation Case Expansion Support Project’ competition hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The ‘Resident Life Innovation Case Expansion Support Project’ is a program by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety that selects innovative projects implemented by local governments to resolve residents’ inconveniences and enhance resident benefits, providing a total budget support of 3 billion KRW.

In this competition, 58 projects were selected out of 89 projects nationwide. Among them, Geumcheon-gu was the only district in Seoul, along with Jecheon City, Dong-gu of Gwangju, and Chungcheongbuk-do, to be selected as an excellent project, securing a project budget of 120 million KRW.

The smart city projects proposed by the district for the ‘Resident Life Innovation Case Expansion Support Project’ include three initiatives: ‘Stop Line Violation Vehicle Detection System,’ ‘Speed Limit Alert for Children Protection Zones,’ and ‘AI Pedestrian Alert.’

The ‘Stop Line Violation Vehicle Detection System’ is a system that detects vehicles violating the stop line at crosswalks in real time and displays the violating vehicle’s license plate number on a front electronic display board to raise drivers’ awareness.

Additionally, the ‘Speed Limit Alert for Children Protection Zones’ measures the current speed of approaching vehicles and encourages slow driving through emoticons and messages, while the ‘AI Pedestrian Alert’ detects pedestrians and vehicles using intelligent CCTV and informs them in real time via LED and logo projectors to prevent traffic accidents.

Through this competition selection, the district secured 120 million KRW in project funds and plans to complete the project by the end of the year, focusing on school commute routes for children, where the risk of traffic accidents is high.

Since last year, the district has been actively introducing and promoting smart services for pedestrian traffic safety, focusing on traffic safety. These include the ‘Floor Traffic Lights’ to prevent accidents involving smartphone users (Smombie), the ‘Smart Parking Alert’ to maintain golden time in emergencies, and the ‘Runway-type Crosswalk’ for children’s pedestrian safety.

Yuseonghun, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “To create a safe school commute path for everyone, we will actively reflect residents’ opinions and introduce innovative smart services linked with existing services,” adding, “We will do our best to make this project a successful model for smart IoT pedestrian path creation nationwide.”

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