KR20080021225A - A geographical monitoring system for current conditions of traffic/disaster and etc - Google Patents

Abstract

A geographical monitoring system is provided to enable a quick treatment on a disaster by mapping accident or disaster information to geographical information of an accident site. A monitoring unit pictures an image of an accident. A central management center processes the information from the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit is a web camera(10), which transmits information through an wireless or wireline Internet. A server in the central management center includes a geographic information system(22) and an analyzer(23). The geographic information system maps the accident information from the web camera to position information and displays the position on a map. The analyzer analyzes the data related to the position on the map and classifies the accident position.

Description

A GEOGRAPHICAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS OF TRAFFIC / DISASTER AND ETC.}

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a monitoring system for monitoring traffic, disasters and geographic status of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: sensing device 3: central control center

10: web camera 20: server

22: geographic information system 23: analyzer

30: consumer

The present invention relates to a geographical monitoring system, and more particularly, to a geographical monitoring system that provides information to a user in real time by monitoring traffic conditions, accidents, wildfires, disasters, and current conditions of specific regions. will be.

In general, in order to monitor traffic conditions or specific areas, CCTVs or DVRs are installed at fixed locations, and information collected from the computer system can be processed and monitored by a monitor through a cable.

However, in the case of such a conventional CCTV or DVR sensing device, the equipment is expensive and information is transmitted through the cable, so the installation cost and maintenance cost are excessive despite the necessity of the sensing device due to the limitation of distance in cable installation. Due to the problem of burden, there is a problem that it cannot be installed in a wide area and is limited to a specific surveillance area.

In addition, due to such excessive installation maintenance costs and distance constraints, it can be used in a very limited manner, so that in case of a sudden traffic accident in an isolated area or a road situation caused by local heavy rain or heavy snow, a report by the person or a person passing through the area may occur. There is a problem in that it is impossible to respond quickly to an urgent situation because only the information on the situation in the region can be obtained.

Therefore, a monitoring system that is cheap to install and maintain, and that more places can be quickly monitored by monitoring traffic conditions, human congestion, disasters, accidents, and the like.

An object of the present invention is to use a large number of low-cost web camera as a detection device to solve the problem of the conventional high-cost CCTV or DVR equipment as described above, traffic and human status or accidents Collects disaster-related video information and transmits the collected information to the central control center in real time using wired / wireless internet.In the central control center, the information collected from multiple web cameras is matched with the relevant geographic information. It is to provide a geographical monitoring system that provides geographic status information in real time to relevant traffic authorities, local police departments, fire departments, rescue agencies, and other users related to accidents or disaster areas.

In order to achieve the above object, a traffic / disaster and geographical monitoring system according to the present invention includes a sensing device configured to acquire an image of traffic / disaster and geographical status, and a central control center for processing information input from the sensing device. As a surveillance system for accident and disaster monitoring, the sensing device is a web camera that obtains accident or disaster scene image information and transmits the information through wired / wireless internet, and the server of the central control center is transmitted from a web camera. Geographic information system that processes the accident and disaster information by displaying the exact location on the map by matching the location of the accident or disaster occurrence with geographic information by using the location information of the web camera of the information in the geographic information system 22 of the server. By analyzing the data related to accidents and disasters processed to indicate the location on the map by the geographic information system, It comprises a flow analyzer and is configured to characterized in that to supply data relating to the analysis processing for the consumer.

The web camera may include a mobile web camera built in a vehicle and having a built-in GPS along with the web camera installed at a fixed position.

The consumer may include the relevant authorities for accident and disaster handling, such as the local police station, fire department paramedics, etc. of each local government, and individual users.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a traffic or disaster monitoring system of the present invention, a plurality of sensing devices (1) for collecting and transmitting the image and sound for the traffic situation or disaster occurrence, and from the sensing devices It includes a central control center (3) for classifying the transmitted information by region using the location information of the information in the geographic information system, and also classified by event and provided to related organizations or users.

The sensing device 1 includes a low cost web camera 10 capable of transmitting information via wired / wireless internet. The web camera 10 is also called an IP camera or a network camera. The web camera 10 includes a computer CPU, a flash memory, and a DRAM memory. The web camera 10 is configured to correct and compress the input image and audio data during operation. As described above, the input and compressed data are transmitted to the server of the central control center 3 through the wired or wireless Internet.

For example, the web camera 10 is fixedly installed in various areas such as an accident-prone area, an intersection with a lot of traffic, a school, a Han River high ground, and an apartment, and is mounted on a vehicle to detect a traffic accident. B. We collect images about disasters such as heavy rain, road situation by heavy snow.

The fixed-installed web camera 10 has pre-stored location information on the installation site in the server of the central control center 3, and the vehicle-mounted web camera has GPS embedded therein for location information on materials such as collected images. It is also desirable to be sent to the central control center.

In the server 20 of the central control center 3, the position information and IP of the web camera 10 of the fixed position and the IP of the mobile web camera 10 mounted on the vehicle are input to the database 24 in advance. have.

The information related to an accident or a disaster collected from the web cameras 10 and input to the interface 21 through the wireless internet (in addition to the GPS signal from the mobile web camera 10 mounted on the vehicle) is stored in the server. The geographic information system 22 uses the location information of the web camera 10 of the corresponding information to match the location of the accident or disaster occurrence with the geographic information so as to display the exact location on the map. The information thus obtained is classified by region as previously programmed in the analyzer 23.

In the analyzer 23, local information such as accidents, disasters, congestion, weather, etc. classified by region is stored in the database 24, and the data is communicated to the consumer 30 through the wired / wireless Internet by the data communication means 25. Is provided.

The consumer 30 may be an agency involved in an accident or disaster, such as a police department, fire department, or emergency department in a region where an accident or disaster occurs, or a higher municipality managing such an organization, or for example, It may be a mobile telecommunications company that provides information related to the individual user who wants to travel or the individual user related to the region directly through the wired / wireless internet.

Surveillance system of the present invention may operate a central control center for collecting information on accidents or disasters for the local jurisdiction, or the central control center has a national network to generate information on accidents or disasters by region It may be more efficient to classify and provide it to the relevant agencies of the jurisdiction through the jurisdiction.

In order to obtain the status information of as many regions as possible by the monitoring system of the present invention, it is necessary to install as many web cameras as possible, and for this purpose, it is necessary to secure as many volunteers as possible. For example, provide a web camera for collecting information such as a commercial vehicle or a volunteer car, or provide a web camera to an institution, an individual or a private company that voluntarily participates to obtain status information about nearby places. This will provide you with information about the current situation in as many areas as possible. In order to induce such voluntary participation, participants need to provide web cameras, routers and GPS as necessary.

In this way, by securing a lot of voluntary participants, it is possible to solve the problem of limited use of CCTVs or DVRs in many areas due to the high price of conventional sensing devices, thereby installing fixed and mobile web cameras of a large number of voluntary participants. By detecting accidents or disasters that may occur in various regions, the relevant information can be quickly delivered to the user through the central control center, thus enabling quick response.

In addition to the accidents and disasters described above, traffic congestion in each region, congestion of people at specific locations, such as the Han River Basin or swimming pools there, congestion in front of movie theaters where popular movies are screened, Information such as the current traffic conditions on national roads, local roads and highways, and the congestion and weather conditions of beaches in certain areas without existing surveillance networks can be provided, thus providing useful information to relevant institutions and users.

Although the web camera used in the present invention is somewhat lower in image quality than the DVR used as a conventional sensing device, the equipment and installation and maintenance costs are relatively low, and traffic congestion, congestion, accident or disaster can be confirmed. It is enough to be expensive equipment, because it is possible to obtain a degree of image quality, and is suitable for reducing the cost of installing a system to quickly cope with a wide range of accidents or disasters.

In addition, since the web camera used in the present invention can be remotely controlled through the wireless Internet by separately adding a driving device controlled by a built-in CPU, it is possible to monitor a wide area with a single web camera. The forest fire monitoring function can also perform well.

Geographical monitoring system such as traffic status, accident, disaster according to the present invention is equipped with a low-cost web camera in a fixed position and a vehicle through voluntary participation, traffic status accident or disaster that can occur in an isolated area together with areas requiring attention The video data of the camera is obtained and transmitted to the central control center through wired / wireless internet, and the central control center matches the accident or disaster information input from the web camera with the geographic information and supplies it to the jurisdiction agency for the accident or disaster. There is an advantage in that a quick response to the process can be efficiently processed at low cost.

Claims (3)

A monitoring system for accident and disaster monitoring, comprising a sensing device (1) configured to acquire an image of an accident or disaster and a central control center (3) for processing information input from the sensing device. ) Is a web camera 10 that obtains an accident or disaster scene image information and transmits the information through wired / wireless internet, and an accident transmitted from the web camera 10 to the server 20 of the central control center 3. Disaster information is processed in the geographic information system 22 of the server using the location information of the web camera 10 of the information to match the location of the accident or disaster occurrence with the geographic information so that the exact location on the map can be displayed. It includes a geographic information system 22, an analyzer 23 for analyzing the accident or disaster-related data processed to indicate the location on the map by the geographic information system 22 to classify by region, and analyzes the accident disasters processed Incident disaster monitoring system, characterized in that to supply the data to the consumer. The traffic status and accident disaster monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the web camera (10) includes a web camera installed at a fixed position and a mobile web camera mounted on a vehicle and having a built-in GPS. The traffic situation and disaster of claim 1, wherein the consumer (30) includes an individual user and related organizations for accident and disaster handling, such as transportation agencies, jurisdiction police stations, fire department emergency services, etc. of each local government. Surveillance system.

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