South Korea's First 'AI Urban Control Service' Demonstration at Incheon Pentaport Music Festival

Real-Time Analysis of Crowds, Fires, and Emergencies
Automatic Learning Leveraging Post-Event Data
Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority Accelerates Transition to an AI City

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority will conduct a pilot demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI)-based urban control services at the 'Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival,' which will take place for three days starting on the 31st at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park, thereby accelerating the transition from a 'smart city' to an 'AI city.'

On July 27, the Authority announced plans to utilize its self-developed 'AI Crowd Risk Integrated Monitoring Solution' to manage the safety of more than 100,000 attendees at the festival site.

The demonstration project will involve AI throughout all urban management processes, from before the event until after its conclusion. Before the festival begins, the AI analyzes expected visitor numbers, key flow routes, and weather data to forecast areas at risk for crowding and recommend focused monitoring zones.

During the event, AI analyzes CCTV footage in real time to detect crowd density, fire, smoke, violence, and emergency situations. If risk levels exceed a predetermined threshold, the system instantly notifies control personnel and relevant staff, and marks the danger location on a digital twin-based integrated control screen to support prompt response.

After the event concludes, the system automatically generates a report by comprehensively analyzing visitor data by time slot, records of risk incidents, and response times. The accumulated data will be used for the management of future large-scale events throughout the Incheon Free Economic Zone, such as beer festivals, international conferences, and sports events.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority will operate an AI-based urban control service on a trial basis at the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, which will be held for three days from the 31st at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park. Provided by the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority

The Authority stated that this demonstration goes beyond a simple technical showcase, as it is the first project to validate the core operational model of the planned 'Incheon Free Economic Zone AI City Operations Center,' making it particularly meaningful.

Until now, smart cities have focused primarily on the installation of digital infrastructure such as the Internet of Things (IoT), CCTV, communications networks, and data platforms. However, an AI city takes things a step further: AI analyzes data generated throughout the city in real time to predict risks and offer solutions, and continues to improve urban operations by learning from accumulated data.

Starting with this demonstration, the Authority plans to expand AI-based urban management services into areas such as transportation, disaster response, environment, and energy, and upgrade the Smart City Operations Center into an AI City Operations Center to further enhance the efficiency and safety of urban management.

A representative of the Authority stated, "This demonstration is the first case to validate an urban management model with active AI participation," adding, "We aim to create a world-class AI-driven urban innovation model within the Incheon Free Economic Zone."

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