Yeonggwang-gun, Establishes 3D-Based Disaster and Catastrophe Digital Twin Platform

Published 26 Jul.2023 14:47(KST)

Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, has established a real-time disaster and emergency management response system through the construction of a 3D-based digital twin platform.

According to the county on the 26th, it was finally selected in last year's Digital Twin Land pilot project competition hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, securing 700 million KRW in national funding. Utilizing drones, ICT sensors, and weather forecasts, the platform was built to monitor on-site situations in a 3D virtual space and enable real-time predictive simulations of habitual damage areas such as urban flooding.

3D-based disaster digital twin system construction simulation. [Photo by Yeonggwang-gun]

Through flood and inundation prediction analysis, the system will provide residents with advance flood occurrence notifications and shelter guidance services via village broadcasts and text messages in real time.

Regarding recent safety and emergency disaster issues, the system plans to conduct a pilot operation next month to effectively respond to disaster situations through real-time water level monitoring and simulations within the digital twin space.

A county official stated, “Through analysis of flooding, reservoir overflow, and collapse risks in areas repeatedly experiencing localized heavy rain, rapid situation dissemination and on-site response to disasters and emergencies will be possible.”