December 10, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Korean Capital Deploys Wireless Mesh Network That Sees the Forest Despite the Trees
Seoul Forest Park, Seoul’s version of New York City’s Central Park, just opened to the public in 2005 but is already getting a significant upgrade. While the public gathering spot provides rest and respite from city life, the 286-acre park also offers a wide variety of digital services enabled by a new high-performance wireless mesh canopy. Organized by the city of Seoul and currently being deployed by Samsung subsidiary SeoulCommtech Co. Ltd., the system employs wireless networking technologies developed by Los Gatos, Calif.-based Firetide Inc. to deliver multiple applications over a single wireless infrastructure.
The Seoul Forest system represents the second phase of an ambitious plan the municipality has designed to create a city-wide ubiquitous sensor network, known as “Seoul u-City,” which provides services to residents, tourists, city employees and businesses. The project builds upon the successful first-phase implementation – along the recently renovated Cheonggye Waterway – that features wireless applications for video surveillance, digital visitors’ guides, environmental monitoring systems for water engineers and wildlife specialists, and even a network of intelligent street lamps.
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