Goheung-gun, Stepping into the Smart Farming Era Using 5G Drones

Establishment of Drone Commercialization Demonstration Support Center, Full-Scale Core Projects Including Crop Demonstration Conducted

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 3rd that it has completed the second-year agreement for the "5G-based Drone Utilization Smart Farming Demonstration and Expansion Project," selected last year through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's public contest, and will actively promote core projects such as establishing the Drone Commercialization Demonstration Support Center and crop demonstration.

The project, led by Jeonnam Technopark, is a four-year plan from last year to 2023, investing 16.4 billion KRW (8 billion KRW national funds, 3.2 billion KRW provincial funds, 4.8 billion KRW county funds, 400 million KRW private funds) in the Goheung Aviation Center area to build unmanned drone operation system facilities and drone performance evaluation equipment based on 5G communication.

Last year, through commercialization support including 14 cases of corporate support and one technology transfer contract, the project achieved results such as ▲contributing to the advancement of operation services and technology of local companies, ▲holding 12 network activities to exchange technical information with 52 institutions, and ▲training 34 specialized personnel through data utilization education.

The Drone Commercialization Demonstration Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Demonstration Center’) is scheduled to be completed this year with a total floor area of 1,180㎡, and once established, the ‘Demonstration Center’ will play a key role in building the 5G communication network and crop demonstration.

The nation’s only dedicated 5G network for drones is also planned to be established by this year, enabling an ‘Integrated Control System’ capable of real-time data collection from drones and a ‘Big Data System’ that can store and process real-time video processing information.

Furthermore, by actively promoting the demonstration projects for four crops?rice, garlic, onion, and yuja?the first step toward building a year-round smart farming platform is expected to be taken for the first time in Korea.

The county plans to link the infrastructure established through this project with the 433MHz-based drone operation communication technology development project and the Smart Farm Innovation Valley project to create various markets related to drones and make every effort to attract companies to the drone-specialized knowledge industry center.

Governor Song Gwi-geun said, “We have taken a big step into the smart farming era through the convergence of smart agricultural technologies aligned with Korea’s New Deal policy for the first time nationwide,” and added, “We will proceed with this project without delay to establish Goheung as the largest drone industry hub in the country.”

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