South KoreaPublic sector2025 – ongoingKorean National Police Agency
AI wireless-signal locator for missing people
Seoul police tested an AI missing-person locator across 31 stations
Problem
Police needed to locate missing people and people requesting emergency help quickly enough to support rescue. Smartphone wireless signals provided information that could narrow the search.
Approach
NIPA worked with police to improve a precision locator that analyzed smartphone wireless signals and recommended locations. It supported field validation across Seoul police stations. NIPA reported that the technology contributed to shorter missing-person handling times.
Results
Takeaway
The locator supported search decisions in the field. NIPA did not isolate its contribution from other changes affecting handling time.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and ML
- Adoption
- Government support program
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
NIPA described joint work with police on an AI locator and field validation across 31 Seoul stations. It credited the technology with contributing to a reduction in missing-person handling time from an average of 31 hours to less than 1 hour.
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