"LGU+ Achieves 'Drone Fire Detection Service' Certification, Detecting Fire in 7,200 Pyeong Area Within 3 Minutes for the First Time in Korea"

U+ Smart Drone Recognized as Internationally Certified Testing Institution by Disaster Prevention Testing Research Institute
AI Detects Flames and Smoke, Measures Temperature with Thermal Imaging Camera
Fire Detection Rate 99.9%, Detects Area Three Times Soccer Field Size in 3 Minutes

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] LG Uplus announced on the 2nd that its ‘AI Fire Detection’ service through U+ Smart Drone has been verified by the internationally accredited testing institution, the Disaster Prevention Testing Research Institute. This is the first time a drone has been recognized as a device for detecting fires.

U+ Smart Drone is a service equipped with mobile communication and remote control functions on the aircraft, enabling beyond visual line of sight remote monitoring and real-time video transmission. Unlike general leisure drones operated manually, it flies along a predetermined route and supports 5G and LTE communication, so there is no limitation on control distance. The recorded videos are stored on a server instead of an SD card, allowing real-time multi-viewing via PC and mobile devices.

AI fire detection is a mission-type drone service combining an edge-based AI video analysis engine and a thermal imaging camera. The long-distance AI fire detection technology first detects flames and smoke and identifies object flickering. Then, using the thermal imaging camera’s real-time temperature scanning technology, it measures the actual temperature and autonomously determines whether a fire is present. Compared to existing services relying solely on video detection, the false alarm rate is significantly reduced, achieving a high fire detection rate of over 99.9%.

For example, when the drone is in operation, if the AI-based RGB analysis judges that the pixels in the detected area differ in color by more than 100 degrees Celsius compared to the surroundings, it focuses on the site. Among these, cases such as flame-colored sunsets and sunrises, car lights, reflections on glass walls, or red cloth fluttering in the wind are filtered out as non-fire during the secondary detection stage by the thermal imaging camera.

U+ Smart Drone quickly identifies and alerts when a fire occurs within the monitored area through processes including fire detection by the AI engine, temperature measurement by the thermal imaging camera, and photographing and transmitting images of the fire area. U+ Smart Drone can detect a total area of 24,000㎡ (7,260 pyeong) in about 3 minutes (200 seconds), which is equivalent to surveying more than three times the size of a soccer field in a short time.

Jeon Young-seo, head of LG Uplus Corporate Service Development, said, “We are pleased to have the fire prevention role of U+ Smart Drone certified by an internationally accredited testing institution,” and added, “As it has been used in various fields such as securing public safety, conducting military operations, and preventing marine accidents, we will continue to improve the service so that customers can use it effectively in the fire prevention area as well.”

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