22,000 Eyes 'Hanaro'... Chungnam Tightens Safety Surveillance Network

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[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is establishing and operating a system that can integrally manage approximately 22,000 CCTVs scattered across the region. This system will play a role in enabling immediate response to accidents and crimes occurring locally.

The province announced on the 7th that it has completed the construction of the ‘Chungnam Smart City Metropolitan Integrated Platform’ with such functions and will be the first among metropolitan provinces nationwide to start its operation.

The metropolitan platform interconnects and integrates 21,145 CCTVs managed separately by 15 cities and counties, as well as 930 CCTVs installed on national and expressways, enabling observation and real-time provision of related footage to relevant agencies such as police and fire departments when incidents occur.

The main services provided by this platform include ▲112 dispatch and on-site video support (police) ▲wanted vehicle search support (police) ▲119 dispatch and on-site video support (fire department) ▲disaster situation response video support (fire department, etc.) ▲rapid apprehension support for electronic anklet violators (Ministry of Justice), among others.

For example, the 112 dispatch on-site video support allows the police control room, upon receiving a report and issuing a dispatch order, to provide real-time footage within a 500-meter radius of the incident site to patrol car occupants through the metropolitan platform and the integrated operation centers of the relevant cities and counties.

This overcomes the previous limitation where patrol car occupants had to rely solely on the informant’s testimony in similar situations, enabling them to understand and respond to the scene in real time upon dispatch.

Additionally, the wanted vehicle search support service links the metropolitan platform with the Wanted Vehicle Search System (WASS) to track suspicious vehicles in real time via CCTV and provide the information to the police, aiding in swift apprehension.

The province anticipates that these functions will play a crucial role in the police’s initial response and crime resolution by enabling real-time tracking of suspected fleeing vehicles and criminals through CCTV.

The integrated platform is also expected to perform effectively in emergency situations such as fires and rescues through the 119 dispatch on-site video support. Firefighters and rescue paramedics can preview the fire or accident scene while en route, securing the golden time upon arrival at the site.

Furthermore, rapid apprehension support for electronic anklet violators is a service that provides nearby CCTV footage upon request from the Ministry of Justice when prohibited acts such as tampering with electronic anklets occur.

The province expects that operating the metropolitan integrated center will enable community safety, protection of life and property, securing golden time, and infrastructure sharing, resulting in cost reduction, acquisition of safety assets valued at approximately 441.5 billion KRW, and unification of information-sharing channels with external agencies.

Yang Seung-jo, Governor of Chungnam Province, stated, “Incidents and accidents do not recognize city or county boundaries, but the response so far has had boundaries due to system limitations. However, with the operation of the metropolitan platform, these boundaries will disappear, and the capacity to respond to social issues such as accidents and crimes is expected to be greatly enhanced.”

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