Icheon CCTV Integrated Control Center Receives Excellence Award at Gyeonggi Province Best Practices Presentation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 13th that it received the 'Excellence Award' at the CCTV Best Practices Presentation held at the 'Gyeonggi Province Information and Communications Technology and CCTV Officials' Workshop' held at Hotel Purmire in Hwaseong City on July 8th, presenting its achievements in 'CCTV control operations with self-cleaning technology on high-rise building rooftops.'

This workshop was organized by Gyeonggi Province to share the latest information and communications technology (ICT) and excellent solutions among its cities and counties and to strengthen the control capabilities of relevant civil servants.

Icheon City, which advanced to the main competition, vividly conveyed its field-oriented smart control achievements.

Existing high-position CCTV control that provides a wide view from an elevated location has been essential for rapid and comprehensive situational assessment in disasters or accidents. However, lens contamination due to adverse weather such as rain and dust, and dangerous high-rise maintenance work have been persistent problems.

To resolve this, the city introduced 'electronic self-cleaning technology' that automatically removes contaminants through electric field vibrations without mechanical devices, enabling continuous surveillance without visibility degradation in adverse weather and allowing stable maintenance of intelligent CCTV performance.

The city has installed and operates high-magnification CCTV with this technology on high-rise building rooftops that provide a comprehensive view of key areas throughout the city, including the SK Hynix factory area in Bupyeong-eup, apartment-dense areas in Changjeon-dong and Jeungpo-dong, the Jungri-dong area, and Iseop Daecheon Park.

Mayor Sung Soo-suk said, "By overcoming the vulnerabilities of high-rise building rooftop surveillance with cutting-edge self-cleaning technology, we have achieved a triple benefit of strengthening citizen safety networks, reducing maintenance budgets, and ensuring worker safety. Going forward, we will focus administrative efforts on creating a city where all citizens are happy and safe through field-oriented smart administration."