Experience a rush of high-tech cyberspace and nature in one central-Seoul spot.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Monday (Nov. 26) that it would launch a ubiquitous service along the city's reclaimed stream Cheonggyechon from Tuesday to Friday (Nov. 27 -30). Dubbed "U-Cheonggyecheon Test bed," the event is co-hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication and will provide samples of future technology.
In the information both, visitors can interact with the Media Board and Free Board. The former promises a Hollywood-like experience in a three-dimensional virtual reality, while the latter will provide the means for people to make their own photo albums and create UCC to e-mail friends and relatives. Visitors will also be able to sign a digital guest book.
Then there's a GPS-based, multilingual history tour that visitors can access from a mobile phone. The handset will automatically perceive one's position and provide an account of the location and history of the area where the tourist is standing.
Lampposts equipped with LED lights will light up the area, adding even more colors to Cheonggyecheon Fountain. The lampposts will also hold cameras and speakers to provide multifunctional service.
Meanwhile other high-tech video and electronic equipment around Cheonggyecheon will monitor its purity and water and pollution levels.
The latest event, which is strictly a test bed for future applications, is expected to serve as the core of an eventual citywide infrastructure someday.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and officials from the Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Information Society Agency will attend Tuesday's opening ceremony.
"The high-tech products which will be displayed at the Cheonggyecheon test bed event will serve as a standard model and guide for other ubiquitous projects, including the U-city and digital media center," a Seoul Metropolitan official said. "This is one example of how we are taking steps toward making Seoul the World's IT capital."
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