Size Korea Center Relocates to Teheran-ro... Promoting the Distribution of Human Body Size Data

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Haeyoung Kwon] The National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy relocated the 'Size Korea Center' to Teheran-ro, Gangnam, Seoul, to promote the distribution of Korean body size data, and held an opening ceremony on the 29th.

The Size Korea Center consists of a body measurement studio, data analysis and processing room, exhibition and rest areas, conference rooms, and offices. Body size experts and data specialists will be stationed to actively support the distribution and utilization expansion of Korean body size data across industry, academia, and research institutes.

Visitors to the center can receive ▲ consulting on the use of body size data ▲ view exhibitions of products reflecting Korean body size data ▲ experience 3D body scanners ▲ and rent body measurement equipment.

Since this year, the National Institute of Technology and Standards has entrusted the center's operation to the Korea Apparel Testing & Research Institute (KATRi), which plans to provide full-cycle product development services for companies demanding body size data by utilizing its long-accumulated testing and analysis expertise.

In the second half of the year, the center will promote ▲ establishment of an online exhibition and viewing service for ergonomic product and space design cases ▲ hosting a hackathon contest for developing products and services using Size Korea data ▲ providing customized consulting services related to body size data ▲ and expanding Size Korea data construction through partnerships with data-holding companies.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards is conducting the 8th Korean Body Measurement Survey, which collects Korean body size data every five years, and plans to complete measurements by September and announce the survey results by the end of the year.

Lee Sang-hoon, head of the National Institute of Technology and Standards, stated, "With the Size Korea Center relocated to a place easily accessible to startups and corporate design departments, we expect the utilization of Korean body size data to increase. We will actively support the Size Korea Center so that it can contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of our companies' products and services and improving the quality of life of the public."

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