Hwaseong City, KIST Team Up to Develop AI-Powered High-Speed Search System for Missing Persons

Hwaseong City Moves to Link and Analyze Urban Data
to Build Proactive Response Systems for Crime and Disasters

Hwaseong Special City in Gyeonggi Province is partnering with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) to develop a high-speed search system for missing persons using artificial intelligence (AI).

Hwaseong Special City Hall. Photo provided by Hwaseong City.

Hwaseong City said on October 19 that it had signed an agreement with KIST on September 28 to develop and pilot the system and had completed the related procedures. The agreement was signed by Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun.

The partnership aims to quickly verify information needed to search for missing persons and improve the city’s ability to respond to safety incidents by linking and analyzing urban data. It focuses on establishing an AI-based urban monitoring system that can assess overall city conditions and respond proactively, moving beyond the existing monitoring approach, which responds after an incident occurs.

The city plans to structure urban data and apply AI analysis to speed up responses to unusual situations. It will expand the system’s uses to crime prevention and disaster response, in addition to searches for missing persons, and use the accumulated data in city operations and policymaking.

“Because time is of the essence when searching for missing persons, we need a rapid and efficient response system that uses advanced technology,” Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun said. “This partnership will help us develop practical ways to apply AI technology to public safety, and we will work to advance the city’s safety system in ways residents can feel.”

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