Daejeon City Creates 'Fire Safety City' Based on Digital Twin Technology

Daejeon City is promoting the establishment of a fire safety city based on digital twin technology.

On the 24th, the city announced that it held a briefing session for the "Convergence Data Utilization Realistic Fire Safety City Construction Project" at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

The project involves building a virtual three-dimensional (3D) space that replicates the real city (digital twin) and using this to prepare optimal evacuation routes and rapid rescue systems for various disaster situations.

Once the project is completed, fire drills using virtual reality (VR) will be possible, and drivers will be able to check the location of fire trucks received on their vehicle navigation systems to clear the way in advance.

Previously, the city applied for and was selected in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's local government cooperation New Deal contest along with Seo-gu, Yuseong-gu, KAIST, and the Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation, securing 2.5 billion KRW in local allocation tax.

Based on this, the city plans to build a digital twin in the Seo-gu and Yuseong-gu areas by 2025.

Lee Jang-woo, Mayor of Daejeon, said, "We will leverage Daejeon's abundant advanced scientific and technological capabilities to establish a fire safety city and a science city based on digital twin technology," adding, "Once the digital twin construction in Seo-gu and Yuseong-gu is completed, we plan to expand the project to the other three autonomous districts."

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