Seoul city uses IoT “smart security lights” to keep people safe on their way home = South Korea

South Korea's Seoul City announced on the 16th that it will install 4,500 ``smart security lights'' this year and link them with a ``safety app'' to create a safe walking environment at night in vulnerable areas such as safe residential areas.
. The city has been promoting a "smart security light installation project" since 2021, with the goal of installing 20,000 lights by 2025. As of last year, about 11,500 had been installed.
Smart security lights are LED lights with IoT (Internet of Things) traffic lights based on short-range wireless communication technology, and are compatible with Seoul City's security app.
Linked. It is possible to monitor when pedestrians are returning home using a security app, and the safety lights become brighter when they pass near the safety lights. In addition, when a pedestrian presses the "Security App" emergency menu in an emergency situation,
If you shake your smartphone, the security light will flash and you can notify people in the area of an emergency situation. An automatic phone call will be made to the caller from the borough control center, which will lead to police being dispatched to the scene.
Starting this year, the city of Seoul will apply a new public design for ``night safety'' to smart security lights. By adding safety colors to security lights and visualizing the image of a "safe night" on the ground of the alley,
It is hoped that citizens will feel a sense of psychological stability when walking at night. Choi In-gyu, design policy officer for the city of Seoul, said, ``We hope to eliminate the anxiety of citizens and create a safe city based on mutual cooperation with autonomous regions.''
"We will focus on creating a city environment," and added, "We will do our best to create a safe city by combining public design with security and improving the cityscape."