KT announced on the 4th that it will apply a school-exclusive 'Smart Air Quality Management Solution' capable of measuring indoor and outdoor air quality using IoT technology, in collaboration with K-Weather, a company specializing in weather and air services, to Korea Culinary Science High School in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, for the first time in Korea.

KT and K-Weather have installed air quality measuring devices in 21 classrooms and the school playground at Korea Culinary Arts High School and provide air quality information, including fine dust, ultrafine dust, temperature, humidity, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon dioxide (CO2), and noise, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Korea Culinary Arts High School checks the air quality status provided by the 'Smart Air Quality Management Solution,' and if fine dust measurements are found to be poor, it follows procedures such as suspending outdoor activities and classroom ventilation and operating air purifiers in accordance with the 'Practical Manual for Responding to High Concentration Fine Dust' distributed by the Provincial Office of Education.



Although fine dust and yellow dust have recently become serious social issues, many elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide lack air purifiers or the facilities to measure air quality and respond in real time.

In particular, with the increasing need for real-time air quality monitoring in elementary, middle, and high schools where outdoor physical activities are frequent on an hourly basis, it is necessary to install air quality sensors both inside and outside the school to determine whether students are engaging in outdoor activities.

Kim Dong-sik, CEO of K-Weather, stated, “The smart air quality solution is a solution that comprehensively considers not only the current air quality status but also fine dust forecasts and weather forecasts, and will provide more accurate information on whether outdoor activities are possible and how long they will last.”