Establishing an IoT- based air quality measurement network and building an intelligent fine dust management system.
Installation is planned at key locations, including Ulsan Mipo and Onsan National Industrial Complex.

KT announced that it signed a 'Fine Dust Environment Improvement Business Agreement' with the Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office to measure and respond to fine dust in industrial complexes in the Ulsan region.

Through this business agreement, KT and the Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office will measure fine dust emissions from major industrial complexes in Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang Province and use big data analysis to improve perceived air quality. To achieve this, KT will install an IoT-based air quality measurement network and, based on this network, establish an intelligent fine dust management system.

KT plans to install IoT air quality monitoring devices at key locations in the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex and Onsan National Industrial Complex, both of which are high-concentration sites of fine dust emissions. This air quality monitoring network will measure air quality in real time, including fine dust, ultrafine dust, temperature, and humidity, in the industrial complexes and surrounding areas. Through big data analysis, including weather data and KT's floating population data, the network will identify areas vulnerable to fine dust and support the Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office in developing fine dust reduction measures.

Once this air quality measurement network is established, the Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office plans to establish a 'Fine Dust Comprehensive Situation Room' to check real-time air quality information and disseminate it to pollutant-emitting businesses and local governments, and take countermeasures such as ▲managing emission and prevention facilities and ▲operating sprinkler trucks to reduce fine dust. This air quality measurement network will be expanded to all regions within the region, including Ulsan, Busan, and Gyeongnam, in the future, to complete an intelligent fine dust management system.

Kim Jun-geun, executive director of KT GiGA IoT Business Unit, said, “This project is very meaningful in that the public and private sectors are cooperating to take a proactive approach to the fine dust issue, which is directly related to the public’s health.” He added, “Going forward, KT will join the national effort to respond to fine dust by establishing an air quality measurement network in key areas of industrial complexes.”