Daegu City Promotes Free Provision of Heat Index and Air Quality Information via Public Wi-Fi

Ministry of Science and ICT Selected for 2021 Public Wi-Fi Platform Pilot Project

Information Collection Sensors Installed on 25 City Buses

Daegu Metropolitan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Daegu City plans to provide citizens with heatwave index and air quality information using city buses.

The city was selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's '2021 Public Wi-Fi Platform Utilization Pilot Project' and is promoting the 'Daegu City Public Transportation Facilities Public Wi-Fi Utilization Digital Twin Heatwave and Air Quality Service.'

A digital twin refers to describing the real environment in a virtual digital world based on information about objects existing in reality.

The project, with a total budget of 253 million KRW funded entirely by national funds and private contributions, plans to install sensors that detect heatwave and air quality information on 25 city buses equipped with public Wi-Fi by the end of this year.

Since 2018, with national funding support from the Ministry of Science and ICT, the city has completed the installation of public Wi-Fi devices on 1,617 city buses and is providing wireless internet services.

In collaboration with local company UNi, the city plans to carry out a pilot project to develop a system that collects and analyzes information such as heatwave index and fine dust levels, allowing city hall and district offices to monitor in real time.

By accessing QR codes available inside city buses with public Wi-Fi or at some bus stops, users will be able to check their current location, heatwave index, and air quality information.

Cha Hyuk-gwan, Director of the Autonomous Administration Bureau, said, “Public Wi-Fi on city buses reduces household communication costs and bridges the information gap. If this project is successfully implemented, it will be possible to provide citizens with high-quality air quality services in real time.”

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