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E-Government, Local Government, Technology

South Korea creates 'digital city'

By Amelia Kwok | 13 November 2008

The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) and the Incheon Urban Development Corporation (IUDC) in South Korea has created Asia’s first ‘Digital City’.

The Digital City project is a collaborative environment created around a detailed 3D city model allowing users from the public, city government, construction and business communities to leverage technology solutions so they can visualise, analyse, and simulate real-world city scenarios to improve decision making and provide a common environment for sharing information.

Another goal of the pilot project is for Incheon to be able to bring together 3D models of above and below ground features in an open technology platform that supports the secure and robust integration of CAD, building information modeling, geospatial, civil engineering, and infrastructure data over a wide geographic area.

By combining the data with Autodesk’s realistic visualisation and simulation tools, the city of Incheon would deliver an intuitive and compelling way for its citizens to experience and understand the design and management of a city’s construction, environment and traffic.

The IFEZ and the IUDC will also collaborate with Autodesk to explore the full potential of ubiquitous GIS (u-GIS), one of the most advanced applications of ubiquitous technology in the world.

At the same time, the parties expect that the Digital City project will help promote Incheon City as a leading ubiquitous city of IT.

The Korean government’s u-cities initiative aims to establish a repeatable way to plan, build, and manage large urban development projects that incorporate innovative technology and design. Incheon City can serve as a future model for subsequent urban development programs in Korea and abroad.

The project will help us transform Incheon into an international business hub of the Northeast Asian region—that will lead in education, finance, commerce and retail,” said Lee Heon-Seok, CEO of IFEZ. “It will also help us in our planning and hosting of important upcoming events, such as the 2009 World City Expo and the 2014 Asian Games,” said Lee.

Kim Dong-Kee, president of IUDC said, “As 3D modelling technology will be implemented from planning to construction phase, the Digital City project makes it not only possible to save costs but also to develop high-quality city development.”

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