Icheon City to Prevent Urban Flooding with 'Digital Twin'... Full-Scale Launch of Smart Response System

Icheon City Holds Kickoff Meeting for ‘Digital Twin Solution Expansion and Development Project’
Investing 300 Million Won to Enhance Urban Flood Prediction and Future City Simulation

Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province (acting mayor Park Jonggeun) is set to introduce advanced "digital twin" technology into its administrative operations to safeguard citizens from the threats of heavy rainfall and urban flooding caused by the climate crisis.

Icheon City held the "2026 Icheon City Digital Twin Solution Expansion and Development Project Kick-off Meeting" on the 11th at the city hall's medium conference room, led by Kim Youngjae, Head of the Advanced Future City Promotion Team. Provided by Icheon City

On May 11, Icheon City announced that it held the "2026 Icheon Digital Twin Solution Expansion and Development Project Kickoff Meeting" in the city hall's mid-sized conference room, chaired by Kim Youngjae, Head of the Advanced Future City Promotion Team, officially launching the system’s implementation.

This project will be carried out over six months until October 24, with a total budget of 300 million won. The core initiative is the "Digital Twin-Based Urban Flooding Smart Response System Demonstration."

This system involves building a virtual city model—a digital twin—that mirrors reality, using technology to predict and analyze, in real time, the flow of rainwater and areas at risk of flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. Through this, the city will establish a proactive disaster response system and function as a "smart disaster control tower" capable of making swift and accurate decisions when actual emergencies occur.

Beyond disaster response, the quality of administrative services will also be enhanced. The city plans to upgrade digital twin visualization and analysis functions for various areas such as urban planning, development projects, and landscape reviews through the "future city design simulation function upgrade." By simulating construction or road projects in virtual space beforehand, the city aims to reduce trial and error and realize data-based, scientific governance.

This kickoff meeting was organized ahead of the full-scale project launch to share major development details and directions, and to gather input from relevant departments and experts. The meeting was chaired by Kim Youngjae, Head of the Advanced Future City Promotion Team.

Attendees included Kim Youngjae, Head of the Advanced Future City Promotion Team, the Director of Environmental Water Resources, the Head of the Safety Management Division, and the Head of the Sewer Division. From the contractor Aegis Co., Ltd., Deputy CEO Yoon Jiwoon and General Manager Kim Seokjin, who serves as the project manager, were present. On this day, Kim Seokjin reported on the contents and direction of the 2026 digital twin solution development, while advisory professors Hyungtae Kim from Seoul National University and Busik Kang from Dankook University shared their perspectives on the project direction and future utilization plans.

Kim Youngjae, Head of the Advanced Future City Promotion Team, stated, "The digital twin is a core technology that enables scientific analysis of urban issues and supports proactive disaster response. Through this project, we will implement practical digital twin services that enhance citizen safety and administrative efficiency."

Meanwhile, starting with this kickoff meeting, Icheon City plans to actively incorporate feedback from relevant departments and experts to ensure substantial progress in the 2026 digital twin solution expansion and development project and to continuously expand smart administrative services that citizens can tangibly experience.

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