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Busan Embarks on the 2nd Year of the “Urban-Type Digital Twin Pilot Zone Project”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) has officially launched the second year of the “Urban-Type Digital Twin Pilot Zone Project.”

• ●The project’s kickoff meeting was held on May 23 at the “Room for Sharing” on the 5th floor of the Busanjin-gu Office.

• ●Attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Digital Platform Government Committee, and the National Information Society Agency, along with members of the city’s consortium, such as the Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation (Digital Twin Division, Busan-Ulsan Regional Headquarters), Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, Dong-A University, AST Holdings, All4Land, Edentns, and Gaia3D.

The “Digital Twin Pilot Zone Project” aims to integrate independently developed digital twin technologies within a designated pilot area (Busanjin-gu) to solve social issues and create a Korean-style digital twin service model for export.

• ●The city was selected for this project in 2024 through a public call by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

• ●A “digital twin” is a technology that replicates the physical characteristics of real-world objects into a virtual space as 3D models, synchronizes them with reality, and utilizes the models for analysis and decision-making in real-world applications.

The project is scheduled to run for three years (2024–2026), and is now in its second year.

• ●In the first year (2024), a total of KRW 6.8 billion (including KRW 4.7 billion in national funding and additional municipal and private investments) was invested to establish the digital twin environment for the city.

For the second year (2025), KRW 3.994 billion (including KRW 2.839 billion in national funding and contributions from the city and private sector) will be invested to:

• ●Advance the cloud-based integrated digital twin platform

• ●Update and maintain data

• ●Develop three new citizen-centric digital twin services to address urban issues

• ●Build a reference model for future expansion and export of the platform and services

• ●The three digital twin services include:
  ▲ Urban air quality management
  ▲ Smart emergency response and citizen safety
  ▲ Urban lighting and public safety service

This year’s services are being developed not only for administrative use but also for public engagement. The city plans to open a national portal by the end of June.

• ●The portal will be named “1365 Twin Busan,” signifying the goal of supporting citizens' daily safety through digital twin technology 365 days a year.

• ●The portal will allow citizens to access and experience the four digital twin services developed in the first year — such as ▲ neighborhood alley safety ▲ senior pedestrian safety ▲ landslide vulnerability analysis ▲ old building safety management — through monitoring and simulation features.

• ●The new services under development this year will be available on the portal by December.

In addition, the city plans to actively promote and publicize the digital twin services developed in 2024 through domestic and international channels.

Min Soon-gi, Director General of Urban Spatial Planning Bureau, stated,

“We will soon launch the digital twin portal ‘1365 Twin Busan,’ which allows citizens to experience the technology firsthand. We are committed to integrating digital twin technology with policies for public safety and everyday convenience, making it a cornerstone of Smart City Busan’s future.”

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Appendix 1

2025 Digital Twin Pilot Zone (Year 2) Project Overview

• ●Project Title: Busan Digital Twin Pilot Zone Development Project

• ●Target/Period: Busanjin-gu (Pilot Zone) / May 2, 2025 – December 31, 2025

• ●Budget: KRW 3.99 billion (National: KRW 2.84 billion, City: KRW 0.57 billion, Private: KRW 0.58 billion)

• ●Implementing Body: Lead Agency – Busan Metropolitan City

• ○Participating Organizations: Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation, Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, Dong-A University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, AST Holdings, All4Land, Edentns, Gaia3D

• ●Main Components:

• ○Platform: Upgrade of Busan Digital Twin Integrated Platform

• ○Data: Update 2024-built LOD3 building data

• ○Services: Develop 3 new digital twin service models → Improve administrative systems

• 1.Urban air quality management

• ●Monitoring: Air quality control

• ●Analysis: Re-suspended dust dispersion simulation, VOC simulation

• 2.Smart emergency response and citizen safety

• ●Monitoring: Emergency equipment operation

• ●Analysis: Optimal placement simulation, emergency hospital network simulation

• 3.Urban lighting and public safety

• ●Monitoring: Effects of artificial lighting in urban areas

• ●Analysis: Light pollution simulation and prediction using IoT sensor data

• ○Reference Model:

• 1.Promotional booths at WSCE* and Korea Government Expo

• 2.Acquisition of ISO 27001 international certification

• 3.Overseas outreach through Korea-ASEAN networks

• 4.MOU-based cooperation between Busan consortium (BIPA) and ASEAN partners
  (*WSCE: World Smart City Expo)

• ●Future Schedule:

• ○National Portal: Launch of “1365 Twin Busan” – June 2025

• ○Reference Promotion: Digital Twin promotion at WSCE – July 2025

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Appendix 2

Photos from the Kickoff Meeting