AI-based visitor safety management system of Korean National Parks
Summary
“Are there any innovative solutions for national park visitors to meet nature without any risk of danger?” The long-standing concerns of Korean park rangers have begun to achieve great results by establishing an AI-based visitor safety management system using the latest technology. This system automatically monitors and analyzes the potential safety hazard areas in national parks 24 hours a day by combining measuring equipment such as CCTV, crack gauge, and artificial intelligence. When signs of danger are identified, an alarm is sent to the site where visitors are staying and the control center in the national park office for follow-up and to prevent the risks in advance. 89 intelligent CCTVs have been installed in 15 national parks since 2020, and 525 automatic and manual crack gauges have been operated in 174 potential rockfall hazard areas of 21 national parks since 2013.
Clasificaciones
Region
Scale of implementation
Ecosystem
Theme
Urban and Disaster Risk Management
Challenges
Sustainable development goals
Aichi targets
Business engagement approach
Challenges
1. It was difficult to select the optimal location where the equipment are operated. For this, spatial analysis of visitor accidents that happened in the past were used, and skilled park rangers and experts did field surveys to find the best place to operate the equipment.
2. Deep learning technology that used intelligent CCTV rarely misrecognized animals as humans. These technical problems will be resolved once the algorithm is improved and sufficient volume learning is done.
3. As there was no commercial crack gauge suitable for the national park rockfall accidents, KNPS researchers worked together to improve the device that suits the Korean national park environment, and it was obtained a patent.
Beneficiaries
About 45 million visitors annually visit national parks in Korea, and all of them are potential beneficiaries. The burden on the operation of monitoring staff has also been greatly reduced.
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All the information and data related to visitor safety produced in national parks are collected and managed in an Integrated Disaster Prevention System. As AI-based Intelligent CCTV and AI-based crack gauge are part of the whole system, they are compatible with each other and monitored together, further solidifying the safety management of Korean national parks.
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Impacts
In the past, park rangers in the control center monitored all the signals on the screen to identify danger. However, since the AI-based intelligent devices were introduced, it detects abnormal signals 24 hours a day and automatically send an alarm to the site and the control center, which is a great help for park rangers to respond to emergencies even in the absence of monitoring staff.
Since the introduction of the devices, there have been no casualties due to water play or rockfalls in Korean national parks. Korean National Park Service (KNPS) was awarded the 2020 Prime Minister's Commendation for water safety for these achievements. It is expected that the operation level of the AI-based visitor safety management systems will be improved significantly as data for deep learning is accumulated.
Story
When the emergency alarm ring in the control center, the people who arrive at the site before the 119 are the national park rescue teams. They mobilize several times a day to save someone before they die, and they are willing to go out to protect the visitors even in harsh weather or in situations where their lives are at risk. Many people were inspired to see them navigating through the wild nature, and in 2021, the drama 'Jirisan' with the motif of the national park rescue team was aired - Jirisan is the first national park in Korea and listed on IUCN Green List. In the drama, top Korean actors such as Jeon Ji-Hyeon, Ju Ji-hoon, and Seong Dong-il performed the daily life of the national park rescue team, and the beautiful natural scenery became the backdrop for the drama. In the middle of the drama, various safety management systems used by the Korea National Park Service (KNPS) were also introduced, adding to the fun of watching.
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