Seoul Metro Smart Station Wins '2022 CIO 100 Awards'

Smart Station IT Media Research Institution IDC (International Data Group) Hosts '2022 CIO (Chief Information Officer) 100 Awards'... Enables Continuous 3D Map, Intelligent CCTV, and IoT Sensor Monitoring to Enhance Safety, Security, and Operational Efficiency

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seoul Metro (President Kim Sang-beom) has received global recognition for creativity and innovation in its ongoing Smart Station project.

The Smart Station project was selected for the ‘2022 CIO (Chief Information Officer) 100 Awards’ hosted by the global IT media research organization IDG (International Data Group).

The ‘CIO 100 Awards’ is an annual program by IDG that honors the top 100 organizations or companies achieving creative innovation in the IT field. Seoul Metro shared the honor alongside leading companies such as Intel, HP, and FedEx at the 2022 CIO 100 Awards.

The project was highly praised for building an integrated platform applying new technologies such as 3D Digital Twin of the 4th Industrial Revolution, deep learning AI video analysis, and IoT to replace aging systems, achieving innovation and improving service quality.

The Smart Station system is built on an integrated platform that can quickly and efficiently collect and analyze data gathered from various station facilities. 3D maps, IoT sensors, and intelligent CCTV are organically linked, enabling integrated station management in areas such as security, disaster response, facilities, and customer service through a single system.

Using 3D maps, station staff can view the interior of the station at a glance. In emergencies, they can more accurately identify locations and situations and respond swiftly, thereby enhancing safety within the station environment.

By introducing a deep learning AI video analysis system, unauthorized intruders or vulnerable passengers (wheelchair users) entering restricted areas (rail bridges, tunnels, etc.) are detected and notified, strengthening safety and convenience for vulnerable passengers. Additionally, restroom occupancy sensors notify station staff if a passenger remains inside for an extended period, enabling prompt response to emergencies such as a passenger collapsing inside the restroom.

Under the Smart Station project, Seoul Metro is also upgrading aging CCTV facilities. Starting with Line 2 in 2019, Lines 1 to 4 were completed by 2022, and Lines 5 to 8 began upgrades starting with Line 8 in 2021, with completion planned by 2025.

For the Smart Station project, Seoul Metro utilized Samsung SDS’s Brightics IoT platform, a leading domestic 4th Industrial Revolution company, as the integrated platform for Lines 1, 3, and 4, while Lines 2 and 8 were completed using LG Uplus’s proprietary platform.

Seoul Metro’s Smart Station winning the 2022 CIO Awards 100 has internationally recognized the direction and excellence the railway sector should pursue. Seoul Metro plans to establish the Smart Station as the standard for future urban railway station management systems and explore opportunities for overseas export in the future.

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