Huawei smart city technologies deployed in Rustenburg, SA
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
| Summary |
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| Rustenburg is a small city with two large platinum mines. Around 2018, Huawei began deploying smart city technologies. One of the prime uses of the technology was the reduction of crime, for which features such as 'video analysis' and 'identification systems' are listed. The intelligent cameras deployed are described as having the ability to identify suspects based on demographic characteristics as well as clothing. It appears some form of face detection or person detection is in use. |
Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Safe City Software by Huawei |
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| Datasets | Huawei (Dataset) |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (2 January 2018, Speculative, , On basis that report was written in 2019) |
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Users:
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| Managed by | Rustenburg Local Municipality |
| Used by | Huawei South African Police Service |
Location:
| City | Rustenburg (SA) |
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| Country ⠉ | South Africa |
Description[ ]
Around 2018, Huawei began deploying smart city technologies in Rustenburg, South Africa. Large platinum mines are in Rustenburg. the features listed include the identification of 'suspect' persons via video analysis. Huawei lists the features of the deployment as follows:
Advanced communications, surveillance, video analysis, and identification systems will reduce police response time and improve department collaboration to quickly resolve criminal cases and effectively reduce crime rates.
IOC Data from various sources (such as video surveillance, smart meters, and streetlights) can be integrated to visualize city operations, improve the city’s emergency response capabilities, and promote data-driven intelligent city management and decision-making.
Intelligent monitoring Artificial Intelligence (AI) HD cameras process videos automatically, which enhances police efficiency. Based on deep learning, the system automatically identifies suspects (according to gender, height, and clothing characteristics) and traffic violations (according to vehicle type — brand and model).
Data mining and application The big data platform analyzes data, checks the data against black/white lists, and finds linkage of big video data created by multiple cameras. In addition, the platform supports video synopsis, quick searching, and map tracking functions to display the status of emergency resources like humans, vehicles, and materials on the map in real time.
Rustenburg’s crime rate is expected to decrease nearly 50 percent year-over-year after project implementation. In this way, Smart Rustenburg will attract more investments and allow its citizens to live and work in peace.