Project Goal
In response to COVID-19, the Singapore Government has announced measures which includes closure or reduction in capacity of retail, entertainment venues and tourist attractions. This consequently led to sharp increases in visitorship to over 400 parks & gardens as more residents turn to green spaces to exercise, relax or for recreation.Business Problem Solved
Taking an agile and fit-for-purpose operations tech systems approach, coupled with an adaptive management mindset, are key to implementing and sustaining innovation. NParks built on ongoing digitalisation efforts, leveraging existing systems and platforms to develop a suite of tools to quickly respond to challenges faced during the pandemic. We took a modular approach to developing and deploying technology solutions, which enabled us to quickly rollout various operational tools, such as Safe Distance @ Parks portal which was put up in 3.5 days. To complement the portal, various technologies such as drones, surveillance cameras, robots and video analytics were utilised and integrated, enabling officers to get a better sense of visitor density in specific areas for more targeted safe distancing efforts. This helped to relieve manpower demands for safe distancing efforts at more than 500 green spaces in Singapore, and for more efficient resource allocation in park and greenery management.
Technology Implemented
Esri ArcGIS suite of products used for implementation of Safe Distance @ Parks include:
• ArcGIS for Portal to host the Maps
• ArcGIS for Server is used to publish the map data on the public website
• ArcGIS GeoEvent Server to pull the Carpark occupancy
• ArcGIS Dashboards to show CCTV images and locations
• ArcGIS Desktop to manage the locations in GeoDatabase and configure Trend Analysis
• ArcGIS for FieldMaps (Native app for Android and iOS) to manage the locations and attributes from the fields.
The near real-time park visitorship assessment system comprises:
• CCTV people and vehicle count algorithm by GovTech, Singapore
• Drone people count algorithm by Garuda Robotics
• Integration of all above using ArcGIS Portal APIs
Development Team Biography
System Owner – National Parks Board, Singapore
ICT Consultant – Government Technology Agency of Singapore, Singapore
System Integrator – ESRI Singapore