Goheung-gun Participates in the 2022 Korea Drone and UAM Expo

Goheung, Promoting Optimal Infrastructure for Drones and UAM

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Sim Jeong-woo] Jeonnam Goheung-gun (Governor Gong Young-min) announced that it participated in the "2022 Korea Drone & UAM Expo" held for two days from the 15th to the 16th at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and operated an exhibition hall.

This expo, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and organized by the Aviation Safety Technology Institute and Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation, featured 101 institutions leading the domestic drone industry, including the Ministry of National Defense, Korea Forest Service, National Fire Agency, local governments, and large corporations, providing visitors with diverse attractions and entertainment such as exhibition halls, drone races, drone soccer, and drone experience zones.

In particular, among the 15 local governments designated as special drone free zones by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Goheung-gun was the only one in Jeonnam to operate an exhibition hall, promoting Goheung-gun’s future strategic projects including drone and UAM industry infrastructure and corporate support policies.

Goheung-gun possesses optimal infrastructure such as the nation’s largest drone flight airspace (22 km diameter, 450 m altitude, 380 km² area), Goheung Drone Center, Goheung Aviation Center, National Comprehensive Flight Performance Test Site, designation as a special drone free zone, and designation as a K-UAM Grand Challenge testbed.

Additionally, it is promoting projects such as the creation of an unmanned aerial agricultural technology specialized industrial complex and the 5G drone smart farming demonstration project, attracting great interest from institutional and corporate officials and visitors at the exhibition booth.

A Goheung-gun official stated, “Based on Goheung’s excellent drone industry infrastructure, we will strive to achieve drone industry agglomeration through attracting companies and investments,” and added, “We hope for much interest in Goheung, the drone hub city of Korea.”

Meanwhile, Goheung-gun plans to continuously attract drone-related companies, hold the Goheung Drone Expo from next year, host a drone light show on the Nokdong artificial island, and establish a drone specialized school, aiming to firmly secure its position in the drone market where local governments competitively participate.

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Sim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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