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LiDAR
and innovations that improve
citizens' safety and quality of life.
Prior to implementing LiDAR
for traffic monitoring, Busan depended
on manual data collection
methods to understand traffic
patterns and inform road policies.
However, this process was
prone to error and required staff
in the field to collect the information,
expending valuable time for
less-than-optimal results. In addition,
the city had considered AIbased
CCTV technology; however,
CCTV could not provide the data
reliability the city needed to handle
such a critical application as pedestrian
safety. The data city officials
were working with simply wasn't
accurate enough to make informed
decisions that could save lives.
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to continuously monitor
roads and intersections in Busan.
With more accurate data, Busan
was able to improve the effectiveness
of its transportation policies.
LiDAR also automated the data
collection, eliminating the need
for manual, error-prone data collection
methods.
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
IN SCHOOL ZONES -
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
School zones are a key area of
concern in addressing the safety
of a city's youngest pedestrians.
In the local governmental district
of Nowon-Gu in Seoul, South
Korea, a LiDAR-based solution
provided the data city officials
needed to understand and mitigate
the contributing factors in
school zone accidents.
The sensors gathered extensive
data about each school crossing
zone, including patterns in vehicle
traffic, vehicle speeds and pedestrian
behavior. For example,
the solution can accurately detect
a person standing in a blind spot
(i.e., behind a parked car), a situation
that frequently contributes
to pedestrian-involved accidents.
The data from this deployment
formed the basis for new and
more effective traffic policies and
helped city officials decide on the
best technology to keep pedestrians
and drivers safe.
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Conclusion
The need for safer roads remains
a pressing public health concern
and a focal point for smart cities.
By leveraging emerging IoT
technologies like LiDAR, cities
can better understand how to
protect their citizens from harm
on the road.
Gerald Becker is vice president,
market development and alliances,
Quanergy Systems, Inc.

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