The “IoT-based, unmanned remote EMF measurement and management system” is the world’s first innovative system for managing EMF using ICT technology for the following reasons:
1) For easy installation and mass production, KCA developed EMF measuring equipment that is compact (13cm), lightweight (200g), and inexpensive (USD 300). It has significantly improved the measurement method from manual visiting measurement to unmanned remote measurement and from one-time measurement to constant measurement 24/7/365.
2) To immediately resolve the EMF problem, which is an emergency situation that occurs when the limits for human exposure to EMF are exceeded, KCA has deployed a monitoring system connecting to wireless networks and operating an EMF patrol car.
3) Thanks to all these efforts, the reliability of EMF measurement could be improved, and the EMF service can be spread to the overall living environment; steady intensive measurement and management are also possible in EMF hazard areas.

The IoT-based, unmanned remote EMF measurement and management system has been introduced preferentially to day care centres and kindergartens --  used by those who are most vulnerable to EMF -- and public libraries and government offices used by the residents under pilot implementation. Through the survey on the public awareness of EMF safety, public anxiety over EMF was confirmed to have been improved after their implementation in a given period.
Currently, KCA is expanding the service area even to airports and subway stations. In the future, it plans to implement the service in all living conditions to reduce EMF anxiety, including residential areas, offices, and other densely populated areas.
KCA plans to proliferate the service by adding fine dust filtering or other living utility functions to the EMF measurement equipment or incorporating the EMF measurement functions into diverse products, such as air cleaners and AI speakers.

We have explored the problems, improvement areas and life-oriented management methods from the viewpoint of the citizens and experts together with the EMF Citizens' Group, consisting of university professors, school parents, etc. and the EMF Advisory Committee, composed of EMF specialists. A compact, lightweight, inexpensive EMF measuring equipment that can measure the EMF level was jointly developed by KCA which possesses EMF measurement know-how and Argos, a SME possessing manufacturing technology.

Infants and children who are vulnerable to EMF were the first beneficiaries as the system was applied to day care centers and kindergartens. Today, the system is installed at airport and subway stations, so citizens who use the facilities are also beneficiaries. When the service is extended to the entire living environment, including residential areas and other public facilities, all of the citizens will benefit.

The innovation of the EMF measurement and management system has enabled real-time, steady, unmanned remote measurement and management in various areas and has also enhanced the reliability of the measured data. The efficiency of the EMF measurement service has greatly improved by over 30 times.
As a result of an EMF safety perception survey that compared public perception before and after the service provided to facilities for infants and children who are vulnerable to EMF, public anxiety over the EMF hazard was confirmed to have been relieved.
* Before the service: 40.6 points → After the service: 90.5 points (The closer it is to 100 points, the less the public anxiety over EMF)
Public awareness of EMF safety will increase as the EMF blind spot will be removed when the EMF measurement service is expanded to all living environments, including densely populated areas, public-use facilities, and facilities used by classes vulnerable to EMF.

The target areas for EMF measurement and management have increased significantly due to the explosive use of radio waves, including the introduction of 5G technology. It must be noted, however, that the lack of skilled personnel and expensive (USD 40,000 per unit) measurement equipment became a major barrier to the spread of EMF service throughout the living environment in a short period. It was also difficult to develop EMF measurement-related products as few participated in their development owing to its lack of commercial potential.
In response, KCA has set out to establish a transparent procedure with the aid of the EMF Citizens' Group and EMF Advisory Committee. Moreover, a compact, lightweight, inexpensive equipment that can measure EMF remotely and continuously was developed through collaboration between KCA and a small/medium enterprise (Argos).

Based on EMF management know-how and EMF measurement technology it accumulated for over 10 years, KCA has made steady efforts to develop EMF measurement methods using ICT technology to realize public safety as a core value of KCA.
KCA has formed a consensus on EMF safety based on the communication network deployed to diverse layers of stakeholders including citizens, experts, and university professors. KCA has come up with a life-oriented EMF measurement and management solution suitable for the 5G era.
In addition, the KCA president has personally presided over meetings to reinvent the idea of EMF safety measures. He also prepared various incentive plans for staff members who voluntarily participated. His plan involves mileage points and bonus scores in HR appraisal, citations, and overseas training to those who have made distinguished feats.

Global concern over EMF safety has increased as diverse technologies using radio waves have spread to all areas of daily life with the arrival of the 5G era. As the human body is exposed to more 5G frequencies, concerns over EMF hazard are expected to grow even more.
Thus, it is necessary to deploy globally an EMF-free environment by applying the innovations “IoT-based, unmanned remote measuring equipment” and “EMF monitoring system” developed by KCA in cooperation with OECD.
We also expect new markets to emerge when various living functions such as fine dust and odor measurement are added to the equipment or the EMF measurement function is incorporated into various products such as air purifiers and AI speakers.

The project could enhance the degree of public reliability, sensitivity, understanding, and satisfaction by deploying an “EMF monitoring system” that can manage EMF in real time with the world’s first “IoT-based, unmanned remote EMF measuring equipment” developed.
1) Public reliability has been enhanced as the measuring method has been improved by continuous measurement 24/7/365 instead of one-time measurement.
2) Public sensitivity has been improved by expanding and managing the EMF measuring area, which ranges from the spot of the base station to the entire living environment.
3) Public understanding has been improved by presenting three visualized levels (Green, Yellow, Red meaning safe, alert, and danger, respectively) based on the standards for human body protection rather than mere numbers.
4) Public satisfaction has been enhanced since citizens and experts both participated in all procedures concerning exploring the EMF issues and ideas, making solutions, developing the equipment, and deploying the systems.

1) KCA is the best known as the agency in Korea specializing in the radio wave field with 50 years’ experience. It has carried out EMF measurement and management services since 2007. KCA has also published academic papers on EMF in the Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and made continued efforts for standardisation activities.
2) KCA recently filed a joint patent application (No. 10-2018-0125659) on the “IoT-based, unmanned remote EMF measuring equipment” - the core of this innovation - with Argos. The plan is to contribute to the development of local ICT industries through technology transfer.