Haenam-gun Creates Smart 'Safe City' to Protect Lives and Property

Playing a Key Role as Guardians of Residents' Safety through 365 Integrated Control Center Operation

(The third from the left) Myeong Hyun-gwan, the county governor, is receiving an explanation at the CCTV Integrated Control Center. Photo by Haenam-gun

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 15th that the CCTV Integrated Control Center is playing a vital role as a guardian of the safety of the residents.

The county's CCTV Integrated Control Center is meticulously monitoring 1,237 CCTV cameras 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with 21 control personnel.

This year, over 110 monitoring detections have been conducted. When situations threatening citizen safety are detected, the center notifies the 112 and 119 control rooms, provides video footage, and continuously monitors to track movements and relay information, actively supporting accident and crime prevention.

Additionally, the center has provided over 580 video footages to support rapid and accurate incident handling, including COVID-19 confirmed case route tracking, criminal apprehension, prevention of crime and accident spread, prevention of missing persons such as elderly dementia patients and runaway youths, protection of socially vulnerable groups such as the disabled, rescue of emergency patients in critical conditions like unconsciousness, and provision of evidence at incident and accident scenes.

On the 8th of last month, around 5 p.m., a man suddenly collapsed while walking along the roadside at Gunmin Square in Haenam-eup. A control operator monitoring CCTV at the Haenam-gun Integrated Control Center witnessed the situation and reported it to the police 112 control room. Police and the 119 emergency medical team promptly dispatched, administered emergency treatment, and transported the man, saving a precious life.

With the purpose of creating a safe city Haenam, the CCTV Integrated Control Center was opened in July last year, strengthening its pivotal role in integrated monitoring of every corner of the county including disaster, crime prevention, daily safety, and traffic safety.

To this end, the number of CCTVs has increased from 459 in 2018 to 1,237 currently, and 412 outdated road and village security CCTVs have been replaced with the latest models, continuously improving with high-quality video.

Haenam-gun plans to further strengthen the dense social safety net by installing an additional 360 CCTVs at 120 locations, focusing on safety blind spots, next year.

Along with this, the 'Smart City Integrated Platform Construction' project was selected in a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport public contest, securing a project budget of 1.2 billion KRW, with services to begin in February next year.

The Smart City Integrated Platform will provide real-time surrounding video footage to police, fire stations, and other agencies during incidents and accidents, enabling police officers and firefighters to immediately grasp and respond to situations, securing the golden time for emergency response.

Main linked services will include support for 112 dispatch and on-site video, 119 emergency dispatch support, disaster safety situation support, and assistance for socially vulnerable groups (children, dementia patients, disabled, etc.).

Upon project completion, in the event of various incidents and accidents, the Haenam-gun Integrated Control Center will transmit and link CCTV footage it operates and manages to relevant agencies, enabling organic inter-agency response for swift emergency handling. It is also expected to improve the efficiency of urban management using this system.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “Through the construction of the Smart City Integrated Platform, we will upgrade the urban safety network to a higher level to protect the lives and property of residents from crime and disasters,” and added, “We will do our best to operate a resident-experienced integrated control system so that everyone can live with peace of mind and create a smart and safe city Haenam.”

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