Introduction
The ocean is a key factor influencing global climate and temperature change. It is home to a wide variety of marine life, and is an important source of food and energy for humanity.
Being bordered by the ocean on all three sides, the Korean peninsula and its region is greatly impacted by the marine environment. However, recent abnormal climate patterns and rising sea levels have made the region particularly vulnerable to damage such as erosion and inundation of the coastal areas. Additionally, increasing oceanic activities have resulted in various forms of marine pollution and accidents.
The Korea Digital Twin of the Ocean project aims to develop a tool and platform based on three-dimensional virtual maritime space to facilitate scientific integrated management of the marine space. The project is also researching and developing various technologies to provide timely forecasting and analysis information to both public and private sectors.
Research Areas
A global leader in the maritime industry, the Republic of Korea is also making significant strides in sustainable marine spatial research.
Research on Digital Twin Technology for Marine Applications: Establishing & Utilizing Marine Digital Twins.
Establish accurate marine digital twin data and utilize prediction simulators to lay the foundation for effective crisis response and policy making based on scientific analysis.
Development of Technologies for Marine Spatial Policy Simulator.
Create policy simulator technologies that utilize predictions and scenario analyses of marine activities to facilitate the assessment of future impacts of marine spatial policy and achieve the integrated management of marine space.
Development of Marine Forecast Information Service Platform.
Create marine forecasting technology that is centered on the needs of its users, leveraging foundational technologies such as the integration and provision of marine forecast data to provide predictive information that is relevant to people’s daily lives and other marine activities, ultimately contributing to the enhancement of safety in the marine environment.
Benefits
What are the potential applications of
marine space research?
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
can use marine spatial research for marine space utilization, marine space development and demand prediction
- Monitor marine space use and development activities.
- Determine the direction of policy for managing marine space by predicting future demand.
- Facilitate swift decision-making and conflict resolution by comparing different scenario alternatives.
- Establish the basis for a scientific review of marine spatial suitability agreements.
Local governments
can analyze scenarios to designate and change zone use
- Analyze scenarios for projected demand for marine tourism activities to designate and make changes in marine tourism zones, including reservation zones.
- Examine scenarios predicting changes in fishing activities to support the designation and change of fishery activity protection zones.
People
can preview the characteristics of the current sea area and anticipate changes in the future value of development targets
- Risks in development can be mitigated by comparing conflicts in marine spatial characteristics and valuation alternatives.
- Costs can be reduced using impact prediction model simulators.
Business Overview
The Korea-digital twin ocean project, which runs from April 2022 to December 2026, is funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Promotion, a specialist research management organization was granted KRW 38.1 billion to oversee the project that involves developing and applying marine spatial digital twin technologies.
Consortium
Korea Digital Twin of the Ocean project is being carried out through a consortium of companies specialized in scientific and technical fields such as digital twin construction, marine surveying and measurement modeling, and marine simulation.
Project I.
Project II.
Project III.
