'Finding Missing Persons and Reporting Thieves'... Incheon Free Economic Zone Smart City Operation Center as a 'Safety Guardian' Excels

Incheon Free Economic Zone Smart City Operation Center [Provided by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Free Economic Zone Smart City Operation Center, which monitors CCTV installed in Songdo, Cheongna, and Yeongjong International Cities in Incheon 24 hours a day, is playing a crucial role as a guardian of citizen safety.

According to the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority on the 18th, the center's real-time monitoring prevented 415 safety and traffic accidents from January to August this year.

In February, the center received a request from the Missing Persons Investigation Team of Yeonsu Police Station to track the movements of a suspected suicide case and monitored the park area where the last cellphone signal was detected, successfully preventing a man’s extreme choice.

In June, after receiving a police report about a missing 9-year-old child, the center conducted real-time monitoring and found the child, helping ensure a safe return home.

Additionally, through monitoring, the center identified scenes of motorcycle theft and traffic accidents caused by signal violations, contacted the police, and helped prevent secondary accidents.

The control operators at the Smart City Operation Center located in G Tower, Songdo International City, monitor a total of 2,112 CCTVs in real time: 1,457 in Songdo, 504 in Cheongna, and 151 in Yeongjong.

An official from the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority stated, "The Incheon Free Economic Zone Smart City construction project aims to provide various smart city services in areas such as administration, traffic, and crime prevention that citizens can directly experience by integrating advanced smart technologies," adding, "We will do our best to make the Incheon Free Economic Zone a safer place through 24-hour video surveillance by the Smart City Operation Center and cooperation with related organizations."

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