Gwangju Nam-gu Selected for Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Smart City Solution Contest

Establishment of a Real-Time System for Checking 1,500 Shared Parking Spaces

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 8th that it has been selected as the only district among the five autonomous districts in the Gwangju area for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s “2021 Smart City Solution Expansion Project” contest, and will establish a system by the end of this year to monitor the status of 1,500 parking spaces across 42 public parking lots in the district in real time.

First, Nam-gu will invest 1.2 billion KRW to build a smart shared parking solution.

Sensors will be installed in 1,500 parking spaces across 42 public parking lots in the district, allowing all residents to check shared parking space information in real time via mobile devices and use non-face-to-face advance reservation and payment services.

Additionally, a solution will be established to automatically report unregistered vehicles by extracting vehicle numbers when parked in disabled parking zones.

To promote public transportation use and create a comfortable public transportation system, smart bus stops equipped with cutting-edge technology will be introduced at three bus stops in the district with high user and floating population.

Heating and cooling devices and air purifiers using renewable energy will be installed to respond to heat, cold, and fine dust, and a vertical negative pressure shelter that directs droplets from waiting passengers to the floor, as well as a people counter system analyzing data of passengers entering and exiting the shelter, will be established.

In addition, screen doors and braille blocks for the transportation vulnerable such as the disabled, and an integrated control system to respond to various emergency situations will be prepared.

The project cost for building the smart bus stops and integrated platform linkage system is expected to be about 800 million KRW.

A Nam-gu official said, “Through infrastructure establishment and improvement of living environments, we expect to resolve parking disputes and inconveniences and enhance the convenience of public transportation, which is the citizens’ means of transportation,” adding, “We will do our best to improve residents’ quality of life by providing services utilizing advanced technology.”

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