Real-Time BTS Concert Crowd Monitored by Smart Technology... All Zones Show 'Blue Light'

At 8:48 PM, cumulative visitors reached 130,000
Real-time attendance recorded at 15,000
All 51 smart IoT scanners remained at "interest" level

According to measurements using smart Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the cumulative number of visitors to the BTS concert held in Gwanghwamun on the 21st was approximately 130,000, with about 15,000 people staying in real time during the concert.

This figure is about half of the previously anticipated crowd, which was expected to reach up to 260,000 people.

On the 21st, at approximately 8:48 PM, the crowd size near the BTS concert venue in the Gwanghwamun area was measured using a smart IoT scanner. Provided by Jongno-gu.

Jongno-gu installed 51 smart IoT scanners manufactured by the domestic company ST&Infotech around the concert venue and the Gwanghwamun area on the day before the event, dividing the area into 15 zones for real-time monitoring.

The smart IoT scanners measure crowd size by collecting Wi-Fi signals emitted from visitors' smartphones. Each scanner can identify the number of devices within a 30 to 50 meter range in front of it, allowing them to check the density of people without concerns over personal data infringement.

According to Jongno-gu on the 22nd, the real-time number of people staying near the venue at 8:48 PM, toward the end of the concert the previous day, was recorded at 14,904.

At the same time, the cumulative number of visitors to the Gwanghwamun area that day reached approximately 128,000.

All 15 zones were at the "interest" level, indicated by a blue light, meaning there were fewer than two people per square meter. The average real-time congestion was about 0.35 people per square meter, and the most crowded zone, R3 (near the U.S. Embassy in Korea), had 1,228 people gathered.

Jongno-gu staff monitored a dedicated BTS concert dashboard on a large screen at the integrated CCTV information center and took preemptive actions to prevent safety accidents.

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