Digital Solution
Jeonnam Sinan-gun Office

country Republic of Korea

Jeonnam Sinan-gun Office provides management of tidal flats octopus production using artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. By using unmanned drones and artifificial intelligence, the solution makes it possible to calculate and monitor tidal flflat octopus resources, resulting in increased fifishing volumes for fifishermen and an improved fifishing environment. It provides a system for the calculation and monitoring of octopus resources based on digital technology, to solve the difficulties of fishermen in Sinan-gun in catching octopuses, which are their main source of income.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Precision agriculture, Drone farm services, Farm management services

Delivery type (format)

Internet of Things / sensors

Drones services

Web based platform

DS supplier-user category

Government to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

World Heritage Division of Sinan-gun (lead organization)

Primary Users

Fisherfolks , Agribusiness / private company

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (limited use)

Number of users or subscribers

82 fishermen in two fishing villages (Igok, Jukryeon) 445 registered bare-handed fishermen Approximately 50 fishing boats registered in Docho-myeon, Sinan

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Established platform for accumulation and use of AI learning data Approximately 60,000 octopus holes, 300GB Achieved over 90 percent accuracy in machine learning algorithms to identify the number of octopus holes and their locations Improve fishing efficiency and increase fishing volume for fishermen Create a healthy octopus fishing environment, through prevention and reduction of illegal fishing

Digital Solution Geographic scope

Docho-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jellonam-do

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes

Other relevant links and information sources on DS

Link to Digital village

Link to Digital initiatives