KMA Holds Public Participation Forum on 'Weather Convergence Services'

Final Selection of 3 Ideas for Weather Convergence Service Development

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced on the 9th that it held a non-face-to-face public participation forum under the theme of activating meteorological and climate big data convergence services.

This forum was organized to diagnose the current status of meteorological convergence services and explore new services. About 50 participants, including students, self-employed workers, office workers, and housewives, discussed improvements for expanding and strengthening meteorological convergence services, as well as proposals for new meteorological convergence services linked to public convenience in daily life.

The KMA discovered over 30 creative meteorological convergence services in fields such as tourism, disaster prevention, climate change, and daily health. After presentations and comment discussions on nine excellent topics, three outstanding services were finally selected through an online preference vote.

The three outstanding services are △ weather identification information based on CCTV footage at major tourist sites △ flood damage prediction information due to climate change △ weather-based exercise course recommendations by location and time.

The "weather identification information based on CCTV footage" received positive feedback by proposing improvements to expand from highways to tourist sites to resolve weather information blind spots. Other proposals included a "stock management meteorological convergence service" to support the economic activities of small business owners affected by COVID-19 and climate change, and an integrated risk alert service involving related government agencies based on weather conditions.

Park Kwang-seok, Administrator of the KMA, stated, "As public interest in economic activities and personal convenience related to COVID-19 increases, we will strive to provide innovative meteorological services centered on the public."

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