en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the National Fire Agency have applied precision positioning technology for the first time at fire sites in the Daejeon area. This technology reduces the location error of rescue targets to approximately 15 meters and provides floor height information.

In disaster rescue operations, quickly determining the exact location of rescue targets is crucial. Traditional base station or GPS positioning technologies struggle to pinpoint specific floors in indoor environments, affecting the utilization of the golden rescue time. To address this limitation, the Ministry of Science and ICT developed a precision positioning technology that integrates various signals such as base stations, WiFi, Bluetooth, and barometric pressure. Last month, an integrated platform applicable to actual fire sites was established. This technology reduces positioning errors from approximately 30 meters to around 15 meters, providing not only horizontal location but also height information within buildings, thereby helping to identify the floor where rescue targets are located.

The National Fire Agency plans to use the field verification in Daejeon as a basis to consider incorporating this technology into the next-generation 119 integrated system currently being upgraded. Lim Jeong-gyu (phonetic), Director of the Information Security and Network Policy Division at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated that accurate location information is a core element for ensuring the golden time in emergency rescues. He added that the ministry will continue to collaborate with relevant agencies to ensure that research outcomes can be applied in actual rescue sites to protect the lives and safety of the public.

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