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Asia Geospatial Forum 2012

Asia Geospatial Forum 2012. Development and Application of a Smartphone App for Mountain-Climbing Accident Rescue in National Parks. I. Brief Summary. Korea National Park Service (KNPS) Public organization Management of the country’s domestic national parks

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Asia Geospatial Forum 2012

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  1. Asia Geospatial Forum 2012 Development and Application of a Smartphone Appfor Mountain-Climbing Accident Rescue in National Parks

  2. I. Brief Summary • Korea National Park Service (KNPS) • Public organization • Management of the country’s domestic national parks • 6.6% (6,578 km2) of the total area of Korea

  3. I. Brief Summary • Dramatic increase of park visitor numbers • Entrance fees to Korea’s NPs were abolished in Jan. 2007. • Simultaneous increase of mountain-climbing accidents • Korean smartphone use has also multiplied • 30 million users as of Aug. 2012 Increase in KNP visitors Increase in mountain-climbing accidents

  4. I. Brief Summary • Smartphone GPS technology • Enables rescue teams to find a survivor's location accurately • So, we developed Korea National Parks Mountain-Climbing Information (KNP-MCI) app • Ensure local climbing safety

  5. I. Brief Summary • Anyone can • Access climbing information via their mobile phone • Report mountain-climbing accidents • to the KNPS rescue team • The rescue team can • Pinpoint the accident location using the communication • between the survivor’s smartphone and the KNPS Disaster Prevention GIS System

  6. II. KNP-MCI Project • Publicly funded project • by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS) from 2011 to 2012 • total support of 1,256 million won ($1,111,000)

  7. II. KNP-MCI Project • Brief History

  8. II. KNP-MCI Project • Brief History

  9. III. DNPM Map Geodatabase • Detailed National Park Management Map • All national park maps have been redrawn. • It was created using GNSS-based field data and its post-processing. • The maps were used as basic data for the KNP-MCI service.

  10. III. DNPM Map Geodatabase

  11. IV. KNP-MCI Mobile Service • Major Functions (1) • Finding the closest NP using smartphone GPS technology • Showing the recommended trails list • Online Google map and offline download map • Five trail difficulty levels from Very Easy to Very Hard Main Screen Trail Navigation Mobile GIS Map Trail Difficulty Map

  12. IV. KNP-MCI Mobile Service • Major Functions (2) • Danger alert, such as getting of the regular trail, using smartphone GPS • Sending an actual accident location and phone number to the rescue team Tracking Danger Alert Accident Report Disaster & Safety Manual

  13. IV. KNP-MCI Mobile Service • Major Functions (3) • A range of travel info, like restaurants, accommodation, and events • Each national park’s general information, including photos and text contents Travel Info Park Info Weather Info SNS

  14. IV. KNP-MCI Mobile Service • Upgraded Version of the KNP-MCI App • Launching on 1 Oct. 2012. • Entire KNP area will be serviced. • Accident report range will be extended to all park areas. Initial Screen Main Screen Mobile GIS Map Trail Navigation

  15. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Public mobile GIS rescue System • First rescue in Mt. Deokyu National Park on 1 Jan. 2012 • 109 climbing accidents have since been recorded.

  16. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Actual Application of the Smartphone App Rescue System in Seorak Mountain National Park • The accident occurred at 2 a.m. on Jul. 20, 2012 at Hwache Ridge. • Which is an illegal and prohibited trail. • The total rescue time was only eight hours. • All things considered, • It was a very short time.

  17. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (1) • Rescue teams receive the accident report by SMS

  18. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (2) • The accurate rescue position is detected via the KNPS Disaster Prevention GIS System

  19. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (3) • The actual report location screen of the survivor

  20. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (4) • The rescue team checks the survivor's XY info, moves out to the position,

  21. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (5) • Aids the survivor

  22. V. Smartphone App Rescue System • Rescue System (6) • The teams climbed down the mountain with the survivor.

  23. VI. Promotion Activities • MOPAS Minister's Prize2011 • Comparative Exhibition for Public Informatization 2011 • We were awarded the MOPAS Minister's prize. • Asian Geospatial Excellence Awards 2012 • Mobile-based Application

  24. VI. Promotion Activities • Continuous promotion of the app • MBC 9 News on 29 Oct. 2011 • About a rescue exercise using the smartphone app in Mt. Bukhan National Park • KBS 9 News on July 23, 2012 • About the application of the smartphone app during an actual rescue in Mt. Seorak National Park Rescue Exercise (2011) Actual Rescue (2012)

  25. VI. Promotion Activities • Increase of Smartphone App Users

  26. VII. Socio-Economic Benefits • KNP-MCI Project • The effect of this app will be at least 8.2%. • The system will contribute to climbing safety advancement by improving rescue capabilities by about 38%. • If more park visitors use this app, our project will can contribute to economic tourism in national park regions. • A private enterprise can save 144 million won ($127,000) on database construction costs by using our DB.

  27. Thank You

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