Internet of Things (IoT) technology is transforming daily life, making our lives more convenient to an unprecedented degree. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated connectivity between all objects, and the global IoT market is projected to expand to $52.5 billion by 2027.

With the domestic IoT market growing rapidly, Incheon City is actively seeking out resources for demonstration by establishing a test field capable of verifying IoT technologies and services.

On the 20th, the Korea Intelligent Internet of Things Association held a seminar titled 'IoT Business Promotion Strategy and IoT Test Field Demonstration Cases' at Incheon Startup Park, providing a venue to explain Incheon City's 2023 IoT demonstration support project.

Incheon City has been promoting IoT demonstration projects at Incheon Startup Park, supporting over 300 companies with an annual budget of 17 billion won. The IoT Test Field Creation Project, with a budget of 1,050 million won and running until the end of 2022, supports the securing and establishment of demonstration resources and the operation of IoT demonstration support labs.

Incheon City has established IoT test field demonstration zones throughout the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ). It was reported that they have actually supported infrastructure construction in Songdo, Cheongna, and Yeongjong Smart Cities and have continued research in collaboration with universities.

Examples of projects introduced included the crackdown on cargo trucks within smart cities using CCTV (Global Bridge) and the demonstration of advanced algorithms for dangerous driving behaviors by delivery motorcycles (Byeolttareogaja).

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced a case study on the establishment of a test field in 2022, in which it resolved parking issues at Incheon International Airport and promoted operational efficiency services by opening up the airport's demonstration resources.

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced that it carried out the 'Large-Scale DT-IoT Indoor/Outdoor Integrated Parking Control and Navigation System Construction Project' with Vestella Lab from June to November 2022.

Through the project, the following were carried out: △establishment and operation of IoT test field infrastructure △establishment of a digital twin integrated parking control system △implementation of integrated parking navigation for urban and suburban areas.

In the announcement, Vestella Lab stated, “We have resolved parking issues at the massive parking facilities used by passengers at Incheon International Airport, enhanced convenience, and increased management efficiency.”

Incheon International Airport Corporation and Vestella Lab installed smart infrastructure in the long-term and short-term parking lots of Terminals 1 and 2. In addition, utilizing the existing system, they implemented a 3D modeling-based parking control platform. A representative from Vestella Lab explained, “The parking control platform has made it easier to monitor parking status and allows for intuitive checking of parking conditions.”

In addition, through an integrated indoor and outdoor parking navigation system, it identifies airport users' travel purposes and preferred parking spaces in advance and guides them to their final destination parking space.

Incheon International Airport Corporation and Vestella Lab stated, “We plan to expand the scope of our services within Incheon International Airport in the future and supply them to various parking sites, including domestic and overseas markets.”

Following this, presentations were given on the demonstration of outstanding achievements from the demonstration support, including Petabrew Co., Ltd.’s ‘Multi-radar-based pedestrian traffic data analysis system’ and Neostec Co., Ltd.’s ‘Bluetooth mesh-based control system for underground parking lot lighting control.’