Establishing an AI Odor Prediction and Forecasting System
Implementing "Forecasting Administration"
Yangsan City in South Gyeongsang Province, which has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into its administration, has been recognized for achieving the highest performance in the public sector.
On December 3, Yangsan City was selected as an outstanding institution at the "2025 Public Artificial Intelligence (AI) Grand Transformation Challenge Best Practice Grand Championship," organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Information Society Agency of Korea. Under the theme "Predicting Citizen Discomfort with AI: Establishing an AI Odor Prediction and Forecasting System," the city received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.
Yangsan City won the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the Public AI Best Practice Grand Championship. Photo by Yangsan City
The "Public AI Best Practice Grand Championship" saw fierce competition, with 178 exemplary cases utilizing AI submitted by central government agencies, local governments, and public institutions nationwide.
In this evaluation, Yangsan City was recognized as a model case of public AI administration, shifting the response to citizens' daily inconveniences from a reactive to a predictive approach.
In particular, the city received high marks for implementing "forecasting administration," which predicts the likelihood of odor occurrences in response to civil complaints about environmental issues such as unpleasant smells, using AI technology.
To address the recurring issue of odor complaints, Yangsan City went beyond simple statistical analysis and built an AI prediction model that integrates meteorological and topographical information in three dimensions. Based on numerical weather forecasts from the Korea Meteorological Administration and AI algorithms, this system analyzes and predicts in advance not only the occurrence but also the potential spread of odors. This minimizes citizen discomfort caused by odors and supports proactive, forecast-based administrative responses.
A city official stated, "AI has gone beyond merely assisting administrative work and has laid the foundation for a new administrative model that predicts and minimizes inconveniences in citizens' daily lives in advance. Moving forward, we will continue to expand predictive administration in areas such as urban environment, disaster, and safety by combining numerical weather forecasts with AI analysis, thereby gradually increasing tangible administrative services that enhance citizen convenience."
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