Gangbuk-gu, Establishes Disaster Safety 'Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform'

First Autonomous District 'One-Stop' River Early Warning System Launched
Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform... GIS-Based Disaster Integrated Response System
'One-Stop Automated' River Early Warning System Automatically Opens and Closes Barriers Based on River Risk Levels
Multi-Crowd Analysis System Introduced, Real-Time Risk Response with Intelligent CCTV Based on Physical Data

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) announced that it has established the 'Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform,' the first in the autonomous district to automatically control floodgates according to river water levels, and began full-scale operation in March.

The Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform is a safety-integrated IT system specialized for disaster and calamity management. The district completed its development at the end of last year and successfully completed a pilot operation by linking it with the 'Multi-Crowd Analysis System,' which monitors local crowd density in real time.

Due to the regional characteristics of Gangbuk-gu, where the Uicheon and Daedongcheon streams flow and especially with Bukhansan and Opaesan mountains, measures against natural disasters such as wildfires, heavy rain, and heavy snow are crucial. In recent years, guerrilla-style heavy rain caused by climate change has become frequent, and in 2018 and 2022, the water level of Uicheon reached dangerous levels.

The Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform combines three advanced functions: an early warning system for rivers, a 119 fire dispatch system, and a multi-crowd analysis system. Previously, the system was mainly used to monitor accident status through the district's integrated control center CCTV, limiting its utility. The Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform is characterized by integrating disaster and calamity situations based on a Geographic Information System (GIS) and automating safety system functions when disaster incidents occur.

In particular, the river early warning system, first introduced by Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, collects real-time data such as water level meter information from rivers and sewage pipelines. Previously, emergency text messages and river floodgates had to be manually controlled, but this system not only predicts crisis situations but also executes SMS text transmission, LED display board output, broadcast transmission, and river floodgate opening and closing functions in a one-stop manner to safely protect residents' lives and property.

Additionally, the district invested 300 million KRW to introduce a multi-crowd analysis system that can identify crowd density within the area. When crowds gather at dangerous levels in congested sections, the intelligent analysis server CCTV automatically displays the situation on the disaster safety situation room system screen, showing real-time risk situations. The situation room quickly shares information with related agencies such as the police and fire stations to jointly respond swiftly to dangerous situations.

Along with this, by integrating digital technology, the district linked fire report information to the platform and established a 119 dispatch river early warning system.

A district official stated, "The Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform is a meaningful platform that combines distributed systems used by each department to share 24-hour disaster work between the disaster safety situation room and departments," adding, "We will continue to add various functions for residents' safety, such as managing hazardous buildings using IoT (Internet of Things) in the future."

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, "Through the Digital Gangbuk Integrated Platform, which identifies real-time disaster situations and responds automatically, we can quickly ensure the safety of residents," and added, "As it can be a cornerstone for building a smart city in Gangbuk-gu, we will continue to focus on advancing the platform to create a safe and livable city."

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