'Prevent a Second 10·29 Disaster'... Gyeonggi-do Introduces Crowd Management System

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province plans to pilot an 'Crowd Management System' as early as this November to prevent large-scale disaster incidents like the October 29 (Itaewon) tragedy last year.

The Crowd Management System uses mobile phone base station connection data to estimate the size of crowds at local festivals and concert venues in advance and issues risk alerts. It visualizes areas of crowd concentration (sudden surges) on a map by tracking real-time floating population.

Gyeonggi Province previously secured a supplementary budget of 302 million won for the introduction of this system. After selecting a service provider in October, the province will conduct a six-month pilot operation from November through April next year.

Through monitoring, if the number of people gathering in a certain area exceeds the average and the risk of accidents increases, the information will be shared with the police, fire department, and city/county situation rooms to verify the site and prevent accidents.

In cooperation with city and county offices, 120 areas within the province with high real-time floating populations will be selected for focused monitoring, and other areas will also be managed immediately if sudden crowd concentrations are detected.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "The need for real-time monitoring to respond to social disasters that may occur when event organizers are absent or unclear has led to the introduction of the Crowd Management System," adding, "We plan to secure project funds in next year’s main budget to sustain the system."

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