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Wednesday, November 11 2020 - 16:03
AsiaNet
Gangnam plans to expand its tourist guide service 'The Gangnam'
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Under the slogan of 'Pleasant Change and Prestigious Gangnam', the district 
government of Gangnam (Mayor JUNG Soon-kyun) announced 'The Gangnam', Korea's 
first IoT based administrative application, will add Russian and Arabic to the 
existing 3 languages (English, Japanese, and Chinese) of the tourist guide 
feature in December.

'The Gangnam' mobile platform offers the district's essential information on 
traffic, accidents or disasters, the environment, tourism, convenient 
facilities and many others. It is becoming a must-have app for visitors as well 
as residents in Gangnam.

International travellers can enjoy one-stop services as they can gain every 
information on the district from event calendar, restaurants, accommodations, 
tourist spots, city tour to public WiFi and public toilets. It also features 
real-time AI translation services in 82 different languages to assist 
communication between tourists and local people. In addition, it has the 
function of matching users with certified medical coordinators, expecting to 
promote medical tourism.

The app also provides real-time air pollution information about ultra-fine 
dusts, fine dusts, temperature and humidity, and noise level through the 
atmospheric toxic sensor. It can also map public and private parking lots, and 
resident priority parking districts. The IoT sensor also allows users to 
request and pay for parking spaces.

Visitors to the district office can receive their wait numbers in advance on 
the app to reduce the waiting time. The app offers smart attendance (QR code) 
to manage visitors, food market online delivery services for people in need, 
and also job openings.

It also has sharing economy contents to reflect the current trend. One can 
register and share knowledge/talent by holding English or physical training 
classes, and providing physical spaces or products such as office spaces, toys, 
books, or tools.

The Gangnam app received 'Good Content' Certification and Silver Prize from the 
Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) in 2019.

"We plan to introduce AI-based parking enforcement and public administrative 
services where people can testify against fines. This plan will capitalize on 
the AI-based chatbot Gangnam-bot, which received the Minister's award in 2017. 
We will do our best to make 'The Gangnam', an app that combines all the core 
technology of the 4th industry revolution such as IoT, blockchain, and AI, the 
best app of Korea," said Mr. Yoon Jong-min, Director for Smart City at Gangnam 
District Government.

SOURCE:The Gangnam

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