Promotion of Real-Time Disaster Monitoring and Live Forecasting Technology Development
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] On the 25th, Daegu City signed a "Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Cooperation in Building Disaster Digital Twins" with Kyungpook National University, Daegu Regional Meteorological Administration, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Institute, and the National Information Society Agency at the City Hall Annex.
The signing ceremony was held to proactively respond to disasters by developing regional disaster situation monitoring and prediction models that integrate spatial information data, including high-resolution 3D city models, with real-time measurement information.
The participating organizations agreed to mutually cooperate on ▲development and advancement of disaster digital twin technology ▲establishment of a data center and disaster-specialized education (research) institutions for joint use of disaster information ▲utilization and expansion of digital twin services linked with disaster safety communication networks ▲joint construction and utilization of high-density, high-resolution disaster observation networks ▲data quality management and development of standardized disaster information models.
The city and the partner organizations shared progress and cooperation details to date, as well as domestic and international trends in digital twin construction, and agreed to actively collaborate based on related specialized technologies and abundant know-how.
Daegu City decided to utilize the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s disaster safety communication network (PS-LTE), established for sharing on-site situations among disaster response agencies such as government, local governments, fire departments, police, and military, to collect disaster IoT observation information. They plan to build a high-density, high-resolution disaster observation network and share research results with partner organizations to improve the accuracy and reliability of disaster predictions.
Using abundant foundational infrastructure such as ▲high-quality 3D maps ▲private communication networks ▲the second operation center for disaster safety communication networks ▲high-density disaster observation networks, the city plans to start building a heatwave digital twin this year and expand it to cover all disasters including earthquakes and typhoons.
Kim Jong-han, Deputy Mayor for Administration, said, “Having experienced large-scale disasters such as COVID-19 and major wildfires, we recognize the importance of accelerating digital transformation and systematic disaster response. Through this agreement, we will do our best to create a smart safety city based on disaster digital twins in Daegu and become a model city leading disaster safety.”
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