South Korea launched a project based on data collection and analysis
"Eco Delta Smart Village"... a pioneering experience for planning smart cities of the future
Song Lee's mother feels like she's on vacation with her family.
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For 30-year-old Song Lee, a resident of South Korea's first "smart city" experience, the mirror in her family's living room isn't just for combing her hair on her way out.
This mirror, which is about a meter high, in addition to a “Samsung” tablet installed on the wall nearby, are the nerve center of this three-room house, in what has come to be known as the “Eco Delta” smart, which is the first stage of a triple development Levels of wetlands in the outdoors, in this sprawling coastal city, are home to artists' neighborhoods, temples, and hiking trails.
Once Li activates the smart mirror, it turns into a futuristic-looking touch screen that can monitor nearly every aspect of her health, from her heart rate to measuring the quality of her sleep the night before;
With suggestions on food and exercise;
Check the weather and news of the day.
As for Samsung's tablet - one of two in every home - it is its window on every nook, a virtual corner of this smart home.
Through it, you can find out what appliances are working, how much energy the family consumes, if there is a package in its mailbox, and information about foods in the refrigerator that will expire.
Lee, her younger sister and their parents, are among the 54 families selected to study in the Echo Delta Village.
When completed, the Echo Delta Smart City development will bring together a total of 30,000 homes on 11.8 square kilometers of coastal wetlands in the Nakdong River Delta, at a cost of approximately $5.6 billion.
Building this smart city in Busan is one of the world's most far-reaching attempts to create "smart cities".
Other societies, too, plan to build or rebuild cities or neighborhoods;
Based on data and a holistic approach to creating healthier and more sustainable living work environments.
Toyota is building a city in Japan to study new artificial intelligence technologies.
The uses of technology and neighborhood residents were studied in Helsinki, Finland and Amsterdam, where they used smart technology added to homes.
But the goal is to build this city - in South Korea - from scratch in a completely smart way.
more comprehensive
In this, Deputy Director of the Smart City Project at the Ministry of Land, Industry and Transport, Lee Jae-min, says: “By building a new city from the ground up, we can come up with a more inclusive city,” explaining, “It won’t be soon, but in the future, we plan to have A standard model for a smart city and its export to the world.
The Busan project is now in the pilot phase, to assess not only how South Koreans live, but, also, how the government and the private sector can build more efficient infrastructure using solar and hydropower, as well as more energy-efficient appliances.
“Given that South Korea has to import a lot of its energy, the success of these smart city pilot projects is very important and urgent,” says Donyan Kim, a professor of urban design and architecture in Seoul. A new demand for smarter cities.
Kim noted that smart products have already been integrated into offices and homes.
"The smart city envisioned from the ground up is just a more comprehensive version of that," he explained.
Fifty-four families live in the typical smart village, which ranges from single units to three-bedroom homes, without rent (they only pay for electricity and water) for three years, with the possibility of a two-year extension, and the families' data is shared with the concerned authorities.
It will be studied by developers, device manufacturers, government and healthcare experts.
The importance of information
“Once the three to five-year experiment is over and the city is fully inhabited, we will no longer study the information, but the technology in these homes will,” Main said. With all the data we collect through the Smart Village, we can build a smarter city.”
The grand vision of the development revolves around sustainability;
Although it will remain a part of Busan, the new smart city will have sewage treatment, water treatment and electricity through solar energy and hydropower.
All green spaces will be irrigated with recycled wastewater.
The drinking water will come from the Nakdong River, and it will be filtered using the latest technology.
Hydrothermal energy from the vast quantities of groundwater, combined with rooftop solar panels, will minimize costs and environmental impact.
Drones will deliver packages, and small robots will clean and monitor the streets for safety.
However, to build a successful city of the future, studying the current behaviors of smart village residents is essential, according to the project planners.
And residents' daily routines and their energy use can be very important in how we envision future cities.
• 30,000 homes will be built on 11.8 square kilometers of coastal wetlands.
continuous monitoring
“Every inhabitant has a smartwatch that synchronizes with the mirror and the general system in the house, in order to help develop the smart eco-delta village,” said Kim Dogyan, general manager of the Korea Water Resources Corporation. “It constantly monitors your body and evaluates you.
It is necessary for everyone to wear a watch for three years.”
For Song Lee's family, it was exciting to be a part of the testing program, especially the unexpected magical experience of their home.
“At 7 a.m., the light in my bedroom turns on automatically, and the speaker says, 'Hello, Song Lee, good morning.
Please move.” She continued, “Weeks ago, we burned something in the kitchen, the air filter system removed it immediately, and the system sensed that something was wrong and dealt with it.
It is a home that thinks.”
privacy concerns
With extensive data collection to aid healthcare planning, in a smart city there are some concerns about privacy and the sharing of personal information with governments and companies.
"I haven't heard any complaints yet from residents, but I know that people around the world can be careful about giving out their personal information," said Lee Jae-min, deputy director of the Smart City Project.
However, he said, "a committee is drafting privacy guidelines, and all information is encrypted."
For the Song Lee family, life in Echo Delta Smart Village is a double experience: not for the city under construction, but also for themselves.
"At first we thought it might be a challenge to move here, because there isn't a lot of infrastructure, like the subway or bus stops, and it's hard to get food delivery," she told me.
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