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Study on the Integrated Management System of
Environment Information
Final Report
28th February 2019
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Preface
Saudi Arabia aims to achieve the goals of it’s national vision “Saudi Vision 2030”, by following the
three pillars "vibrant society", "thriving economy" and "ambitious nation". One of the six goals under
the pillar of "a vibrant society" is to "provide a healthy and fulfilling life" with the sub-targets "to
guarantee environmental sustainability", and "to reduce all types of contamination".
In order to realize the goals of the Saudi vision, the The General Authority of Meteorology and
Environmental Protection (GAMEP) has begun efforts. In particular, GAMEP is planning to update
and expand the environmental monitoring system, which is the basis of grasping environmental
problems and environmental improvement. We plan to set up a National Environment Monitoring
Center (NEMC), a central organization on environmental monitoring.
Based on the above circumstances, the study team conducted the feasibility study project
(hereinafter referred “FS”) with the aim of proposing GAMEP the introduction of “integrated
environmental monitoring and management system".
The "integrated environmental monitoring and management system" studied in this FS is a system
that forms the basis for GAMEP to accurately grasp the state of the environment in Saudi Arabia and
to plan and execute effective environmental policy.
In this FS, we first surveyed the current situation of environmental policies and regulations and
environmental monitoring in Saudi Arabia. Next, we drafted the concept of system components and
technical specifications necessary for achieving the mission of GAMEP, as well as the concept to
provide package of policy planning and execution know-how.
From this point of view, we proposed to introduce the advanced monitoring technology, advanced
information management system and network of the Air Quality Monitoring Systems of Japanese
companies, and the introduction of Japanese environmental policy know-how as a package .
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Table of Contents
1. Environment Policy in Saudi Arabia ............................................................................................ 1
1.1 Basic Information .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 The position of air environment measures in Saudi Vision 2030......................................... 1
1.1.2 Organization ................................................................................................................. 2
1.1.3 Legal system ................................................................................................................. 3
2. Status Quo of the Environment Monitoring in Saudi Arabia ..................................................... 7
2.1 Basic survey on air environment of major cities (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam) ..................... 7
2.1.1 Confirmation of pollution source of air environment ......................................................... 7
2.2 Status Quo of the Operation of AQMS ............................................................................ 11
2.2.1 Basic Specification of AQMS ....................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Operation organization ................................................................................................. 13
2.2.3 Management of measurement data ................................................................................ 14
2.2.4 Directions of solutions based on survey results ............................................................... 15
2.3 Status Quo of the Implementation of CEMS................................................................... 20
2.3.1 Status Quo of the Implementation of CEMS .................................................................. 20
2.3.2 Efforts made at each business site ........................................................................... 20
2.4 Status Quo of the Emissions from Automobiles .............................................................. 20
2.5 Status of Quo the Integrated environmental information management system ................... 27
2.6 Calculation of CO2 reduction effect of energy origin by implementing this project ........... 29
3. Proposal for the Integrated Monitoring and Management System ......................................... 34
3.1 Introduction System Review ......................................................................................... 34
3.2 Examination of the business size and business profitability of the introduction system ...... 34
3.3 Examination of measures to increase the likelihood of Japanese companies ' orders .......... 34
4. Reporting Meetings ...................................................................................................................... 35
4.1 Final Reporting Meeting in Saudi Arabia ....................................................................... 35
4.2 Final Reporting Meeting in Japan .................................................................................. 35
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 GAMEP structure diagram .......................................................................................... 3
Figure 2-1 Overview of GAMEP’s monitoring stations ............................................................... 9
Figure 2-2 The basic structure of AQMS .................................................................................... 11
Figure 2-3 AQMS system integration configuration ................................................................... 16
Figure 2-4 General Publication Flow of AQMS ......................................................................... 18
Figure 2-5 Proposed ambient air management scheme ............................................................... 19
Figure 2-6 Highway situation of capital Riyadh (taking a picture in January, 2019) ................. 21
Figure 2-7 Vehicle recognition and sorting function in the software of Fujitsu ......................... 24
Figure 2-8 Vehicle recognition and classification example of Citywide Surveillance................ 24
Figure 2-9 Person detection and headcount example of Citywide surveillance .......................... 25
Figure 2-10 Calculation and display example of CO2 emissions from surveillance footage ..... 26
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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Issues and initiatives for "Climate Change and Air Pollution" ..................................... 1
Table 1-2 Challenges and initiatives in ”Meteorology” ................................................................ 2
Table 1-3 The Ambient Air Quality Standards .............................................................................. 4
Table 1-4 Emission standards and thresholds from fixed emission sources ................................. 5
Table 2-1 Overview of the MODON-jurisdiction industrial Park ................................................. 7
Table 2-2 Outline of the competent industrial park.................................................................... 8
Table 2-3 Number of measuring stations by area .......................................................................... 9
Table 2-4 Air pollutant concentrations and environmental standards in each area (Values
measured in 2017) ............................................................................................................... 10
Table 2-5 List of how to use environmental monitoring system to reduce CO2 emissions ........ 30
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List of Abbrevia t ions
This report uses the following abbreviations.
In this report Meaning
3G 3rd Generation telecommunication standard
5G 5th Generation telecommunication standard
ADA Arriyadh Development Authority
AI Artificial Intelligence
AQI Air Quality Index
AQMS Air Quality Monitoring System
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEMS Continuous Emission Monitoring System
CER Certified Emission Reductions
DB Data Base
GAMEP The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental
Protection
HPC High Performance Computing
ICT Information and Communication Technology
ITS Intelligent Transport Systems
MEWA Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
MODON Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones
MRI Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC
NEMC National Environment Monitoring Center
NES National Environment Strategy
OPEX Operating Expense
PM Particulate Matter
PME General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection
RCJY Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
SEC Saudi Electricity Company
STC Saudi Telecom Company
SWCC Saline Water Conversion Corporation
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
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1. Environment Policy in Saudi Arabia
1.1 Basic Information
1.1.1 The position of air environment measures in Saudi Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia aims to achieve the goals of it’s national vision “Saudi Vision 2030”, by following the
three pillars "vibrant society", "thriving economy" and "ambitious nation". One of the six goals under
the pillar of "a vibrant society" is to "provide a healthy and fulfilling life" with the sub-targets "to
guarantee environmental sustainability", and "to reduce all types of contamination".
Saudi Arabia's government has launched the National Environment Strategy (NES), chaired by the
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, as one of the measures to achieve the Saudi Vision
2030. The NES aims to conserve and improve the natural environment of Saudi Arabia from four
perspectives: protection of the natural environment, economic sustainability, social welfare, and
international presence. In the early stages of the NES, the government of Saudi Arabia has established
seven priority areas (Domains), investigating the environmental and meteorological efforts in 57
countries in order to understand the situation in the country and to outline environmental strategies. A
short list of twelve countries was created in order to dig deeper into the country's policies and
initiatives, which were judged to be particularly good in any of these areas of focus. Although Japan
has been selected as a good example in the meteorological field, it has not been mentioned as a
reference example in the environmental field.
Regarding "Global Warming and Air Pollution" which is one of the major priority areas of the NES,
the focus was set on the best practices of the five topics (1) shifting to renewable energy, (2)
optimization of road traffic and ground transportation, (3) Reduction of industrial emissions, (4)
Reduction of automobile exhaust gas and (5) Expansion of green area. In addition, in the
"Meteorology" which is another priority area, the focus was set on the three areas (1) The collection
of meteorological data, (2) Modeling and Data Analysis, (3) identification and provision of services
suitable for the needs of the domestic market.
Table 1-1 Issues and initiatives for "Climate Change and Air Pollution"
Challenges Efforts
① Shift to renewable energy ⚫ A phased transition to renewable energy by the development of solar power plants and wind power plants
② Optimization of land transportation
and ground transportation
⚫ Efficiency of transportation and transportation by promoting mass transit methods such as subways and buses
③ Reduction of industrial waste ⚫ Introduction of facilities to reduce emissions from power plants and water stations
⚫ Introduction of incentives to apply more effective measures in the industrial sector
④ Reduction of automobile exhaust gas ⚫ Improving fuel quality ⚫ Providing incentives to use environmentally friendly
equipment
⑤ Expansion of green area ⚫ Allocation of land for parks and forests ⚫ Establishment of Green Belt ⚫ Increase in green space
Source: National Environment Strategy Executive Summary for the Council of Economic and Development Affairs
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Table 1-2 Challenges and initiatives in ”Meteorology”
Challenges Efforts
① Collecting meteorological data ⚫ Establishment of Meteorological Observatory, Air Quality Observatory and Radar Observatory
⚫ Use of satellite imagery ⚫ Establishment of information management and Analysis
Center
② Modeling and data analysis ⚫ Development of weather forecasting system ⚫ Introduction of equipment for modeling
③ Identifying and providing services
appropriate to the needs of the
domestic market
⚫ Market Analysis for weather services ⚫ Review of Weather Services ⚫ Development of information platforms and electronic
applications to provide weather services to the public and customers
Source: National Environment Strategy Executive Summary for the Council of Economic and Development Affairs
At the NES, the environmental issues of Saudi Arabia were identified by investigations made to
formulate the strategy, and significant progress was made regarding the necessary measures and efforts.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia also highlighted that the ability to implement these efforts was not sufficient.
In particular, it points out that there is a lack of capacity to control and monitor the environmental
compliance of, especially business operators.
According to the interview with GAMEP, in order to achieve Saudi Vision 2030 and NES, GAMEP
will set 20 initiatives and focus on it. Details of 20 initiatives are not disclosed, one of which is the
establishment of a monitoring network for the air environment, which shows the utilization rate of
AQMS of 90% as a concrete target figure.
1.1.2 Organization
(1) Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture(MEWA)
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has its roots in the Ministry of Agriculture and
the Ministry of Water and Power. In 2016, the Ministry of Water and Power was abolished, and the
role of environment and water resources was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture at that time. In
order to achieve sustainability in the field of environment, water and agriculture, the development and
application of a comprehensive policy and effective strategy are the main roles. It is also one of the
purposes of promoting public-private partnerships in each field.
There are eight directorates in MEWA, including the Directorate of Environment, the Directorate
of Waters and the Directorate of Agriculture.
In the past, the environmental field was covered by the General Authority of Meteorology and
Environmental Protection (GAMEP) described below, but it is positioned as a additional organization
under MEWA since a reorganization of ministries, and some functions and authority are transferred to
MEWA.
(2) The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection(GAMEP)
The predecessor of the General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection (GAMEP),
the General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection was made in 2001 by a large-
scale reconfiguration. The introduction and management of the environmental management system
was put under its jurisdiction at that time. In 2016, the name was changed to the current General
Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection.
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In the field of meteorology, GAMEP is the national authority responsible for providing weather and
climate monitoring, forecasting and warning information services for other government authorities,
the private sector, the research community and the general public. In the field of environment, they
are given the duty and authority to observe and evaluate the state of the environment, to develop
observation means and tools for collecting information, and to conduct environmental investigations.
In addition, GEMP is permitted to regulate environmental regulations related to the scope of
responsibility and to manage the observance of environmental regulations, standards and guidelines
in cooperation with relevant organizations.
Since the establishment of MEWA, it has been positioned as a lower organization of MEWA, the
review of the jurisdiction has been made, there are many parts that are not currently in doubt. The field
of air environment is currently under the jurisdiction of GAMEP.
Figure 1-1 GAMEP structure diagram
Source: GAMEP website
1.1.3 Legal system
The legal system centering on the governing law system concerning mainly on the air environment
was surveyed.
(1) Air pollution laws and regulations
In Saudi Arabia, in the "Article 32 of the Basic Law of Governance adopted in 1992, "the state We
are committed to environmental protection, protection and development and measures to prevent
environmental pollution. " In 2001, "General Environmental Law" was enacted, and under article 3 of
the Act, the Meteorological Environment Protection Agency (MEPA), the predecessor of GAMEP,
was established as a competent government office. The agency was entrusted with the establishment
of standards for environmental regulation and environmental protection within the affairs jurisdiction
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range.
The General Environmental Regulations and their Implementation Rules (the Presidency of
Meteorology and Environment: PME), which was established by MEPA and MEPA as the predecessor
of the Meteorological Environment Supreme Conference Environmental regulations and its Rules for
Implementation) "is a concrete set of environmental and emission standards in Appendix 1 (Document
number 1409-01) of the "Implementation Rules". This appendix 1 is "Environmental standards:
General air quality standards (Environmental Standards, Ambient-level): ' ES/Ambient air '" and "
Environmental standards: Emissions management from fixed sources to the atmosphere
(Environmental Standards, control of Emissions to air from Stationary Sources): ' ES/Emission ' has
been revised and enforced since March 24, 2012.
(2) Environmental standards (Ambient Air Quality Standards)
The Ambient Air Quality Standards is as shown in table below, carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen
dioxide, sulfur dioxide, benzene, PM10, PM2.5, ozone, and 9 kinds of hydrogen sulfide substances
are targeted as air pollutants.
Besides, the number of times that are allowed to exceed the average period of one hour value(s)
except some substances, and the limit values for each are defined.
Table 1-3 The Ambient Air Quality Standards
Air pollutants Limit value
μg/Nm(ppm) Average period
Times of allowable
exceedance
Carbon monoxide 10,000 (8.1) 8 hours None
40,000 (32) 1 hour None
Lead 0.5 (0.00005) 1 year None
Nitrogen dioxide 660 (0.35) 1 hour Twice in 30 days
100 (0.05) 1 year None
Sulfur dioxide
730 (0.28) 1 hour Twice a year
365 (0.14) 24 hours Once in a year
80 (0.03) 1 year None
Benzene 5 (0.0015) 1 year None
PM10 340 24 hours 24 times in a year
80 1 year None
PM2.5 35 24 hours 24 times in a year
15 1 year None
Ozone 235 (0.12) 1 hour Twice in 30 days
157 (0.08) 8 hours Twice in seven days
Hydrogen sulfide 150 (0.1) 24 hours Ten times a year
40 (0.03) 1 year None
Source: Appendix A – Prescribed concentrations and values, Environmental Standards, Ambient
Air Quality, PME
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(3) Emission standards (Air Pollution Source Standard)
The target substances of emission standards pertaining to fixed emission sources are classified into
specific air pollutants, particularly highly toxic substances, carcinogenic substances, organic
substances, inorganic substances (solids), inorganic substances (gases/vaporizers), volatile organic
compounds (VOC), and the substances are further subdivided into each class1.
As a specific criterion, (a) General emission standards (the Normal Limit Values) and (B) air
pollution for each substance to be discharged is a standard for a serious place (the Degraded airshed
Emission Limits) have been prescribed. In response to these criteria, also the threshold (threshold) is
set for each discharge material, the emission criteria are applied in the case of exceeding this threshold2.
These criteria and thresholds are as shown in the table below.
Table 1-4 Emission standards and thresholds from fixed emission sources
Classification Emission standards (ug/Nm3)
Threshold
values
(g/hr)
Comments
(A) Normal (B) Degraded airsheds
Specific Air
Pollutants
PM10 150 100 500
Over
background
conditions
Particulate matter
(PM2.5) 50 25 100
Over
background
conditions
Dioxins and Furans 0.0001 0.0001
Sox 600 400 1000
NOx 500 350 1000
Extremely toxic
substances
Class I 0.05 0.05 0.02
Class I and II 0.1 0.1 0.5
Carcinogenic
substances
Class I 0.1 0.05 0.5
Class I and II 1 0.5 5
Class I, II and III 3 1 25
Organic substances
Class I 40 20 25
Class I and II 150 100 100
Inorganic substances
1 A list of target substances is shown in the reference material. 2 Article IV – Point source emission controls, 1), d), Environmental Standards, Control of Emissions to Air From
Stationary Sources, PME
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Classification Emission standards (ug/Nm3)
Threshold
values
(g/hr)
Comments
(solid)
Class I 0.2 0.05 1
Class I and II 1 0.5 5
Class I, II and III 5 1 25
Inorganic substances
(gas/vapor)
ClassI I 3 0.5 10
Source: Appendix A – Prescribed concentrations and values, Environmental Standards, Control of Emissions to Air
From Stationary Sources, PME
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2. Status Quo of the Environment Monitoring in Saudi Arabia
The status quo of environmental monitoring in Saudi Arabia was surveyed based on the field and
literature survey..
2.1 Basic survey on air environment of major cities (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam)
The study team surveyed the current air pollution situation in major cities based on the data provided
by GAMEP and visits to relevant organizations.
2.1.1 Confirmation of pollution source of air environment
(1) Industrial structure and location
1)MODON Jurisdiction Industrial Park
There are currently 35 complexes (including those under planning phase) in the MODON (Saudi
Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones) jurisdiction.
The outline of the industrial park was shown in the table below.
Table 2-1 Overview of the MODON-jurisdiction industrial Park
Industrial park Year
established Surface (ha)
Number of
companies/factories incl.
under construction
Riyadh 1st 1934 50 63
Riyadh 2nd 1976 1,900 1091
Riyadh 3rd 2010 100 17
Jeddah 1st 1971 1,200 1,073
Jeddah 2nd 2009 800 271
Jeddah 3rd 2012 8,000 522
Dammam 1st 1973 250 171
Dammam 2nd 1978 250 1051
Dammam 3rd 2012 4,850 160
Makkah Al-Mukarrama 1985 73 73
Al Qassim 1st 1980 150 135
Qassim 2nd 2012 400 25
Al-Ahsa 1st 1981 150 147
Al-Ahsa 2nd 2013 30,000 24
Madina Al-Munawwara 2003 1,700 239
Al-Kharj 2009 9,900 343
Sudair 2009 26,500 304
Al-Zulfi 2010 1,800 14
Shaqraa 2011 1,000 29
Durma 2013 1,150 12
Ha'il 2003 388 101
Tabuk 2003 400 68
Ar'ar 2009 200.0119 14
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Industrial park Year
established Surface (ha)
Number of
companies/factories incl.
under construction
Al-Jouf 2003 75 N/A
Assir 1990 270 150
Jazan 2009 3,900 56
Najran 2003 760 36
Al-Baha 1st 2012 300 19
Al-Baha 2nd 2012 300 19
Hafr Al-Batin 2012 10,000 15
Wa'ad Al-Shammal In planning 44,000
4.5 billion the investment
of the riyals and planned
development and
construction
Al-Ahsa
(MODON Oasis)3 2013 54.3431 20
Jeddah
(MODON Oasis) 2015 500 24+24 under construction
Al-Qassim
(MODON Oasis) 2014 74 Under construction
Al-Jouf an Yanbu
(MODON Oasis) N/A 300 6
Source: MODON Website; https://www.modon.gov.sa/en/aboutmodon/Pages/about_modon.aspx
2)RCJY Jurisdiction Industrial Park
In addition to MODON, RCJY (Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu), which is also responsible
for the industrial park in Saudi Arabia, have industrial parks.
The following is an overview of the industrial park of the RCJY jurisdiction.
Table 2-2 Outline of the competent industrial park
Industrial park Year
established Surface(ha)
Number of
companies/factories incl.
under construction
Jubail II 2023 6,200 N/A
Yanbu N/A N/A
Running (129)
Under construction(34)
In planning (34)
In the agreement (8)
(Until the end of
FY2017)
RAS AL-
KHAIR N/A N/A N/A
JAZAN 2006 10,600 N/A
Source: RCJY Website; https://www.rcjy.gov.sa/en-US/Riyadh/Pages/default.aspx
3 A female-only industrial park developed by Modon
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(2) Status of environmental pollution
In Saudi Arabia, the status of air pollution is grasped by a total of 80 measuring stations, consisting
of 66 fixed stations and 14 mobile stations.
The entire region of Saudi Arabia is divided into eight areas, with approximately 10 measuring
stations in each area.
Table 2-3 Number of measuring stations by area
No. Area Stationary station Mobile station
1 Jeddah 17 3
2 Riyadh 10 4
3 Eastern Province 8 2
4 Mecca 6 1
5 Medina 5 1
6 Tabuk 6 1
7 Quassim 7 1
8 Hail 7 1
Total 66 14
Source: GAMEP Annual Report 2017
Figure 2-1 Overview of GAMEP’s monitoring stations
Comment: Red circles indicate the major monitoring stations
Source: GAMEP website (accessed on 7th Jan. 2019) ;
https://www.pme.gov.sa/ar/Environment/airquality/pages/AQ-Dashboard.aspx
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5 substances of air pollutants including SO2 (Sulfur dioxide), NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide), PM10
(Particulate matter 10), O3 (Ozone), and CO (Carbon monoxide), are measured. All air pollutants’
concentration, except that of PM10, have declined recently. The concentration of PM10 is still high
and exceeds the regulatory standards (80 micrograms per cubic meter). The cause of high PM10 value
has not been explicitly indicated by GAMEP.
Table 2-4 Air pollutant concentrations and environmental standards in each area (Values measured in
2017) Jeddah Riyadh Eastern
Province
Mecca Medina Tabuk Quassim Hail Regulatory
standards
(Reference)
SO2 27 19 23 33 12 24 13 4 80
NO2 40 44 6 29 28 24 36 49 100
PM10 105 142 - 125 103 96 116 140 80
O3 47 64 57 46 55 60 47 50 -
CO 1.2 1.1 1.4 1 1.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 -
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: Created by MRI from GAMEP Annual Report 2017
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2.2 Status Quo of the Operation of AQMS
For the AQMS which GAMEP is operating and planning to replace and expand in the future, we
surveyed the current management situation.
2.2.1 Basic Specification of AQMS
(1) The existing air environment monitoring network
As shown in .
Table 2-1, in Saudi Arabia, AQMS is divided into 8 (eight) phases, mainly in urban areas, 66 fixed
stations and 14 mobile stations throughout the country, and a total of 80 measuring stations are
operated. Manufacturers of measuring equipment is basically from France and Australia and it seems
that they were delivered by each Saudi local agents.
As a result of interviewing GAMEP and site visit to their some measurement stations, the basic
structure of AQMS introduced at each stage is as shown in the below figure.
Figure 2-2 The basic structure of AQMS
The issues that could be confirmed here and the points where there is room for improvement are the
following 3 (three) points.
As for these issues and improvement points, we confirmed that they also agreed with the recognition
of GAMEP at the on-site visit.
(2) Measurement items
Based on the documents provided by GAMEP, the results of aggregating the number of arrangement
by observation items are shown in table below. In addition to the 5 (five) items for which
environmental standards reported in GAMEP Annual Report 2017 are set, PM 2.5 (fine particulate
matter), NH 3 (ammonia), H 2 S (hydrogen sulfide), VOCs (volatile organic compound), HC
(Hydrocarbons) air pollutants have been added. In addition, weather 6 elements (wind direction / wind
Fixed Station
Mobile Station
Fixed Station
Fixed Station GAMEP HQ
(Jeddah)
Closed
Network
1) System integration between AQMS introduced in each period has not been done and
centralized management of measurement results has not been completed.
2) Completed drawing of AQMS introduced in each period were not take over , the purpose
of introduction, the grounds for placement / item basis, the timing of introduction, detailed
system configuration are unknown, thus it prevents to system integration and formulation
of maintenance plan.
3) Regarding the number of AQMS allocations, it has not reached the density as developed
countries.
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speed, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and air pressure) are also observed at all measurement
stations.
Table 2-1 Measurement items Introduction number list
Measuremen
t Item C
O
NO
x /
NO
2
PM
10
PM
2.5
SO
x /
SO
2
O3
NH
3
H2S
/ S
O4
VO
Cs
/ N
MV
OC
s
Hy
dro
carb
on
s
Met
eoro
log
y
Number
introduced
80 80 80 10 80 80 70 76 70 70 80
Introduction
rate
100
%
100
%
100
%
13
%
100
%
100
%
88
%
95
%
88
%
88
%
100
%
Standard of
Environment ✔
✔
NO2 ✔ N/A ✔ ✔ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Source) GAMEP provided information
The issues that could be confirmed here and the points where there is room for improvement are the
following 2 (two) points.
As for these issues and improvement points, we confirmed that they also agreed with the recognition
of GAMEP at the on-site visit.
1) While the purpose and evidence are unclear, there are tendencies to introduce many types
of measuring instruments and there is room for cost reduction
2) In recent years, the establishment of the monitoring system of PM 2.5 where environmental
standards are introduced in each country has been delayed.
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2.2.2 Operation organization
(1) Maintenance of AQMS
As a result of interviewing GAMEP on the maintenance and management organization of AQMS,
they adopted a method of entrusting it to a private company. A three-year contract with collective
maintenance of 80 measuring stations has been started since September 2018. Also, with the
arrangement of GAMEP, we visited the measuring stations (Bani-Malik Fixed Station and Mobile
Station) near the HQ of GAMEP, we were able to interview about the maintenance method,
management method and how to manage quality record with old trustee (name unknown) and the
current trustee (AEC: Advanced Electronics Company).
Although the content of the contract concluded by the contractor is unknown, as a result of
interviewing both sides, we have confirmed the essential issues in terms of quality control, shown in
the table below.
Table 2-2 Main results of AQMS maintenance management organization
Question Answer from GAMEP Answer from trustee
Number of staff at 80 AQMS
6 people in each of the 7 branch
of GAMEP, in total 42 people
required
5 (Five) people with 1(one)
leader and 4(four) technicians
Quality audit implementation
status Once a year required [[Not grasp the situation]]
Calibration method According to the manual
According to the manual
※Standard gas is made by
Allah Hashim Company
Maintenance record N/A Submit hard copy in the past,
and submit online currently
Recognition issue Support of instrument
manufacturer
Supply of parts is slow or
unavailable them
The issues that could be confirmed here and the points where there is room for improvement are the
following 2 (two) points.
Based on the results of the field confirmation, GAMEP recognizes that problems are occurring in
terms of quality control, but it is not possible to find a solution to that problem for GAMEP. It can be
said that the quality and capacity of GAMEP itself has room for improvement both in quality and
quantity.
1) The management system of GAMEP itself has not been developed and ownership as an
project owner has not been implemented. As a result, supervision and guidance to the
contractor is stalled.
2) Since the trustee is not an official agent of the measuring equipment maker, the
troubleshooting ability is limited. In addition, the concern of maintenance concentrates on
the mechanical and electrical behavior of measuring instruments, and the understanding of
the measurement result of air pollutants is lacking.
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(2) Operation ratio of AQMS
33 Measuring station (48%), something has occurred. It seems that due to insufficient maintenance
and management system, the restoration work is not catching up.
Currently, GAMEP plans a data acquisition rate of 90%. On the other hand, in both cases, it is
considered to be a very high level challenge under the current maintenance and management system,
and it can be said that it is necessary to firstly look at feasible lines when setting the target.
Table 2-3 Current operating status of measuring instruments
Type of troubles Communication
problem
AQM not in
Operation
Analyzer under
maintenance
Number of
stations
2 / 69 6 / 69 25 / 69
Trouble ratio 3% 9% 36%
Source) Created based on GAMEP provided information
2.2.3 Management of measurement data
(1) Flow of data collection to publication
Regarding the measurement result of AQMS, there is a system in which content to which Air Quality
Index is mapped is published from time to time on the GAMEP website. Meanwhile, it is not in a
mechanism that makes the results of all measurement stations be published in real time, and the
contents of the public announcement fluctuate each time it accesses.
The issues that could be confirmed here and the points where there is room for improvement are the
following 2 (two) points.
In consideration of the significance of AQMS, it is essential that the mechanism for announcing the
results of measurement at real-time contributes to the benefits of residents, and it is necessary to raise
GAMEP's awareness about the security of its mechanism.
(2) Efforts to secure the reliability of data
Air pollution data obtained by AQMS contains error values due to various factors, and it is essential
to ensure data reliability by appropriately excluding them. As an example, in Japan, according to the
air pollution continuous monitoring manual published by the Ministry of the Environment Japan,
maintenance records, past statistical information, data screening based on a comparison between
adjacent measurements stations are performed as essential tasks. These fundamental mechanisms are
in place in all developed countries
The issues that could be confirmed here and the points where there is room for improvement are the
1) As a result of confirming the GAMEP publication site several times, it seems that there is a
factor of instability in the collection system of the measurement result, not the application
software system.
2) There is no system for GAMEP to regularly confirm the publication status of measurement
results.
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following 2 (two) points.
As a goal of GAMEP, it is very meaningful to have an intention to build a reliable AQMS with a
data exchangeable level of international air pollution. For that purpose, GAMEP needs to maintain the
data management system reliably.
2.2.4 Directions of solutions based on survey results
(1) Organization of AQMS management issues and GAMEP requests
Table 2-9 shows the issues of the results of investigating the operational situation of AQMS and the
results of organizing the requests of GAMEP, through the interviewing with GAMEP, organizing
information provided, organizing AQMS on-site inspections.
Table 2-4 list of AQMS management issues and GAMEP requests
Area Issues raised by GAMEP
1) The existing air environment
monitoring network
a. Whole integration of AQMS is not done
b. Technical specifications of AQMS are not inherited
c. The number of AQMS from the viewpoint of national land and
population is smaller than that of developed countries
2) Measurement Item a. Many measuring instruments are uniformly introduced
b. Monitoring system of PM 2.5 is not maintained
3) Operation Organization a. The management system of GAMEP is not in place
b. GAMEP has challenges to contractor quality
4) Flow of data collection to
publication
a. The management system of GAMEP is not in place
b. GAMEP has challenges on the system stability of the
publication site
5)Efforts to secure the reliability
data
a. The management system of GAMEP is not in place
b. GAMEP does not have procedures for data quality control
(2) Direction of solution
1) The existing air environment monitoring network
As mentioned above, AQMS in GAMEP is procured separately in the 8 phases, but since integration
between these systems is not done, troubles have occurred in the management of daily AQMS,
GAMEP recognizes it as a challenges for them. As a solution to these problems, it is rational to
construct an environmental information management system that considers each AQMS procured
separately in the 8 phases as a subsystem, and it should be integrated management system on the upper
level.
1) It is necessary to develop a mechanism related to data management, such as data screening
method and error value exclusion criteria.
2) GAMEP does not have a system for data screening.
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Figure 2-3 AQMS system integration configuration
Next, in the procurement of AQMS, delivery specifications or finished drawing books are delivered
from manufacturers of any measurement equipment. Since these are usually paid in hard copy, when
the person in charge of GAMEP changes, the management of this book can not be handled and
technical specifications are not inherited. Regarding these issues, it is important to electronically
manage such as introduction of electronic delivery systems and soft copy storage of various books in
the GAMEP site.
Finally, with regard to the number of installed AQMS, GAMEP intends to prepare density as
developed countries. However, there are no international standards on the number of placements. Here,
as a reference, the below table shows the result of comparing the number of AQMS installed in some
developed countries.
Table 2-5 Number of AQMS installed in developed countries
Number
of AQMS
Number of installed
AQMS per
population
Source
Japan(2005) 2,101 1 station/60,000
Review of air environment monitoring
approach Committee: On the way of air
environmental monitoring - Report -, Heisei
era 2005
US(2008) Apx.4,000 1 station/75,000
Concept and practicality of proper placement
of real-time monitoring stations Heisei era
2008, Noritaka, Kataya
Germany(1997) 467 1 stations /175,000 AIR POLLUTION MONITORING IN
EUROPEPROBLEMS AND TRENDS
https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/92-
9167-058-8 (1997) France(1997) 875 1 station /66,000
Saudi
Arabia(2018) 80*1) 1 station/412,000 Based on GAMEP provided information
*1) Number of AQMS under the direct control of GAMEP. Excludes AQMS owned by local governments and
industrial estate.
AQMS is established mainly from the viewpoint of preventing the influence of air pollutants on
human health. Therefore, paying attention to the ratio with the population, there are variations among
countries in developed countries, one station is installed at approximately 100,000 people. With this
installation density as the standard, in Saudi Arabia with a population of 32 million people it is
Future Development Scope
Integrated Environment Management System
Application Interface
DB DB DB
・・・ 2nd Phase AQMS 1st Phase AQMS 8th Phase AQMS
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necessary to set up more than 300 stations together with AQMS owned by each municipality and
industrial estate in order to achieve the AQMS installation density as comparable to developed
countries . It is necessary to increase a considerable number of stations even under the direct control
of GAMEP.
2) Measurement Items
In most of the AQMS currently operated by GAMEP, most measurement equipment are uniformly
introduced. In general, the type of measurement equipment is different depending on its installation
purpose, and there is room for improvement even in view of maintenance and management cost. There
are three categories in Japan: Ambient station, Roadside air pollution station and characteristic station.
In the EU there are four categories: Urban Background, Traffic Hot-spot, Industrial Hot-spot (Urban
or Rural), and Regional. Measurement equipment to be introduced is selected according to the purpose
of each installation.
Therefore, in GAMEP, it is necessary to segment the purpose of installation first. Next, when
selecting an update or a new installation, select measurement equipment. As a result, it can be expected
to improve the cost-effectiveness of AQMS. In addition, concerning PM 2.5, there is concern about its
health effects globally in recent years, according to GAMEP, an increase in asthma patients is also
reported in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, even in GAMEP, it is desirable to preferentially introduce
measurement equipment of PM 2.5 at the time of renewal or new installation.
3)Operation Organization
As mentioned above, there is still room for improvement in the operating organization of GAMEP’s
AQMS, and although it is recognized that GAMEP needs improvement, there is no appearance that
some activity is underway at present. To maintain AQMS properly, guidelines for guaranteeing plan
and quality, and budget for supporting it are essential. The below table lists examples of activities that
should be improved as GAMEP.
Table 2-6 Example of AQMS operation organization improvement activity
Phase Example of activity
PLAN
a. Maintenance of air pollution continuous monitoring manual for Saudi Arabia
b. Introduction of a certification system for measuring instruments
c. Introduction of engineer training program and certification system
DO a. Securing operation staff and technical education
b. Direct support contract from measuring equipment manufacturer
CHECK
a. Improvement of audit capacity of supervisory staff of GAMEP, enhancement of audit
system
b. Construction of standard substance control system
c. Reliable preservation of quality records, review
ACTION a. Organizing a quality assessment/review meeting for continuous improvement
b. Securing the next budget
4)The flow of data collection to publication
Data measured by AQMS are gathered from the stations to the center, then informed to the residents
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in real time, reports are made to the policy planning authorities after undergoing verification work for
sustainable air quality management.
In Saudi Arabia, a basic framework from data collection to publication has already been established.
As a next step, it is necessary to effort the enhancement of each stage, specifically the stabilization of
the public system and the quality improvement of the final report value by standardization of the data
verification process. For that purpose, it is essential to secure the number of staff and technical
education and to strive to secure the budget that supports it.
Figure 2-4 General Publication Flow of AQMS
5)Efforts to secure the reliability data
As mentioned above, the air pollution data acquired by AQMS contains error values due to various
factors, and it is essential to ensure data reliability by appropriately excluding it. For reference, the
Japan Air Pollution Real-time Monitoring Manual is required to conduct verification work from
roughly three viewpoints. These operations are called a screening operation.
Table 2-7 AQMS data screening work in Japan
Phase Example of activity
Inspection
result
screening
Automatic calibration work, inspection work for maintenance, reliable, missing
processing of time attributable to measuring instruments, implementation of data
completion processing
Confirm whether operation parameters of measuring devices have been within the
permissible range
Statistical
screening
When the measurement data of AQMS are subjected to statistical processing at regular
intervals, periodicity associated with seasons and time variations can be seen.
Therefore, a threshold value is set from the past data and statistical verification
processing such as whether or not the threshold value is exceeded is performed
Regional
screening
Measurement data of AQMS depends not only on the source but also on the regional
weather conditions. The relationship between neighboring measuring stations or
between other items of the same station is found beforehand, and a verification
On the Website
Integrated Environment Management System
DB (Raw Data)
Real-time Publishing
(Raw Data)
All AQMSs
Validation process
DB (Validated Data)
To Senior Authorities
Official Publishing
(Validated Data)
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process is carried out from the viewpoint of whether or not deviating from the
relationship
As far as the interview survey to GAMEP, verification work as described above is not clearly stated
in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, the introduction of the data screening process described above is
indispensable to construct reliable AQMS at a level that contributes to international air pollution data
exchange. It is necessary for the GAMEP staff to educate themselves concerned about this point.
6)Development of air environment management scheme
According to the information provided by GAMEP, the establishment plan of the National
Environment Monitoring Center (NEMC) is being considered for strengthening and maintaining the
management system of AQMS. Meanwhile, GAMEP has not yet examined the functions to be
provided, the quality and quantity of necessary human resources, the type of equipment, and many
discussions are still needed to realize it.
Here, we propose the scheme shown in the figure below on the role that NEMC should take in order
to support appropriate air quality management administration from the Japanese knowledge. This is a
model of a system that unified takes the measures listed in each item of 1) to 5).
Figure 2-5 Proposed ambient air management scheme
CEMSs(Biz. Sector)
AQMSs(Outsourcing)
Enhancement;
Regulation, Criteria,
Technical Support,
Incentive, etc.
GAMEP NEMC Monitoring Team
Data Data
Au
dit
Au
dit
CEMS & AQMS Operation Guideline (including Technical Std. Manual);
Standardization of Monitoring & Analysis Method, Std. Substance & QA/QC
Lab., Cert. System of Technician & Analyzer, Data Com. Protocol & API, etc.
Data ---> Simulation
Simulation Model (WRF | CMAQ) Meteorological Observation Data
GAMEP NEMC Modeling Team
MEWA
National Env. Vision,
Master Plan, etc.
Status Report (by Monitoring),
Strategic Scenario (by Modeling), etc.
Result
Optimization;
Regulation, Criteria,
Monitoring Location &
Item, etc.
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2.3 Status Quo of the Implementation of CEMS
GAMEP is planning to mandate private sectors to install CEMS in the future to monitor
continuously emitted air pollutants from each business site. Investigation of what will be required will
be decided throughout meetings with GAMEP and business sites.
2.3.1 Status Quo of the Implementation of CEMS
To enforce regulations, evaluating the system integration and improving regulations between
GAMEP`s system and the system on the business operator`s side are to be considered. At present, as
there are no obligations to submit monitored values of fixed sources, business operators will be
requested to submit data in order to have an accurate grasp of the current situation. From April 2019
onwards, regulations will be implemented and Real-Time Monitoring will be carried out.
2.3.2 Efforts made at each business site
To confirm the situation at each site, we visited Saudi Electricity Company Shoaiba Power Plant
(SEC), Saline Water Conversion Corporation Jeddah Plant(hereafter SWCC), MODON (Industrial
Estate Authority), Jeddah 2nd Industrial City located in the suburbs of Jeddah and MODON Riyadh
2nd Industrial City located in Riyadh.
2.4 Status Quo of the Emissions from Automobiles
The railway and the public transportation infrastructure maintenance are rapidly advanced in Saudi
Arabia. The car, the microbus, and the large-scale truck are the majority for the movement of the
person in the city and between the urban areas and the distribution of goods. The number of vehicles
for each population and the traffic of capital Riyadh and the major city (ex. Jeddah, Mecca, Dammam)
show the tendency to increase. Therefore air pollution with car's (private and commercial) traffic jams
and the exhaust gases is made a social problem in the urban area. The applicability of a new monitoring
methodology of the exhaust gas a large-scale transportation sector, especially in the arterial highway
(expressway etc.) in the major city part is investigated here. The method is to do the analysis of data
that uses the AI technology based on the surveillance footage. The exhaust gas estimation model
making is done to the number of vehicles, the vehicle type of the car, and the exhaust gas calculation
the function and making various specs of the car that is related (fuel and fuel cost coefficient) a
coefficient.
(1) Research of vehicle traffic amount data and CO2 emission
1) Traffic and congestion situation of Saudi major city part
The image that took a picture of the traffic jam situation of the capital Riyadh in the highway when
the research is executed in several days, the numbers or places is shown below. All lanes, cars, and
taxis are running in a high density in the place where the research execution was done though about
the confluence part on the expressway (elevated line) in three lanes (six lanes in total) in one way
where the influence of the pedestrian in the signal and the crosswalk, etc. is not received and roads.
The car becomes remarkable by the time zone (morning and evening) on the weekday the traffic jam
in the town and exists in the situation in which it stops and it stays in the same place in some time
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fixed time.
Figure 2-6 Highway situation of capital Riyadh (taking a picture in January, 2019)
Traffic (transport rate of the car) according to a day of the week and the time of capital Riyadh was
interviewed to the person in charge of ADA. Moreover, it researched while actually moving in the
town by car in the locale. In the Middle East nations including Saudi Arabia, the business day is to
Thursdays from Sunday. Friday and Saturday are holiday. Moreover, business hours in the government
office is from about 8 AM to 3:30 PM in the weekday as for the business hour of Saudi Arabia. Though
it was not possible to acquire up to a detailed number of vehicles (ratio of each vehicle type) while
local staying, Sunday morning (Around 7 AM ~ 10AM) when the week dawned and information of
being likely intense traffic and the traffic jam in the Riyadh urban area, and to require about three
about twice-times at the time that was able usually to be moved on the afternoon (Around 2 PM ~ 4
PM) of weekend (Thursday) was obtained in the hearing from ADA. The traffic jam obtained
information that the car was able to be moved at few steady speeds on the other hand at the time zone
at the morning of holiday (Friday and Saturday). The number of vehicles that passes obviously was
able to be a little on the weekend (Friday and Saturday), to recognize the traffic jam in get congested
intense on Sunday morning while not possible even to be crossed road, and to recognize easing in the
place where it is not only capital Riyadh but also is a similar situation in the major city part, and Jeddah
where it stayed while visiting GAMEP.
2) The method of calculating the CO2 emission of the car
The following formula for calculation can be used as a method of calculating the CO2 emission from
the transportation sector of the urban area according to the document of the municipality in Japan.
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CO2 Emission(KgCO2)=
Σ{Traffic(Number of vehicle)×Moving distance(km)
×CO2 Emission intensity(KgCO2/Number of vehicle・km)}
In addition, the CO2 emission can be calculated by using the parameter coefficient (The unit:
KgCO2/L) that is called fuel efficiency of the movement car of each one (Fuel Efficiency: unit km/L)
and emission factor when paying attention to the CO2 emission intensity.
CO2Emission(KgCO2)=
Σ{Traffic(Number of vehicle)×Moving distance (km)
×Emission factor(KgCO2/L)÷ Fuel Efficiency (km/L)}
Therefore, when the CO2 emission is requested by the above-mentioned calculation method, the
number of motor vehicles count and the vehicle ride distance a day (mean running speed) are needed.
Moreover, the numerical value that the movement car of each one manufacturer has opened the fuel
cost efficiency to the public by the specification of the model and each manufacturer of the car exists.
A new technology application to calculate the CO2 emission of the car by adopting the average fuel
cost coefficient of "Car (compact car and van)", "Bus", "Track", and "Motorcycle" as a classification
so that this research may request the CO2 emission calculation of the car as a rough estimate is
researched.
(2) Examination of method of calculating CO2 emission of car by surveillance camera image
analysis
1) Traditional vehicle counting system
It is necessary to understand the number of vehicles as traffic for the CO2 emission calculation of
the car. It is a main current to count the number of vehicles by setting up apparatus for dedicated device
(infrared ray sensor etc.) in the ceiling in the building and on the road pole so far for the count of the
number of vehicles in traffic and the transportation sector. As for these apparatus for uses, the new
product and service are provided as each manufacturing vender the market price of the product
generates work and a cost respectively special in consolidating, the management of data acquired from
the material and the sensor for the equipment installation, and the maintenance of measuring apparatus
though is advanced the price cutting. In this research, it focus to the image analysis (AI technology)
that grow up the main current of the digital society in the future different from a traditional
technology,
2) Trend of surveillance camera market in city and transportation sector
Small surveillance camera (CCTV: Closed Circuit Television) is installed in a lot of places in the
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city (in the buildings and outside, the road, the shop, and the station). Those have been used for crime
prevention, disaster prevention, to measure, and to record.
As for the use purpose of the surveillance camera, security that secures the resident's safety and
safety by the public institution, the municipality, and the local operation person is to focus on. It is
assumed the grasp of traffic and congestion and records when the incident is generated the traffic
accident and is used in the transportation sector. The surveillance camera is installed with a case almost
current in the intersection, and the charge payment gate of the main arterial highway.
3)Surveillance image analysis using AI technology
In the situation where many surveillance cameras are installed throughout the cities around the
world, we will research and examine methods to enable calculation of automobile CO 2 emissions
using surveillance camera images Fujitsu who is the ICT vender is offering smart city surveillance
solution "FUJITSU Technical Computing Solution GREENAGES Citywide Surveillance V2
(Hereinafter abbreviated as Citywide Surveillance)" for Japan-domestic and the overseas branch.
Citywide Surveillance has recognition and the attribute sorting function concerning "Vehicle" and
"Person" to the image and the image of which the surveillance camera installed in the town. It explains
the function related to "Vehicle" of Citywide Surveillance in the beginning. The vehicle recognition
and classification function of Citywide Surveillance is to recognize vehicles from camera images and
images and classify and record the car attributes (car, Bus, Truck, Motorcycle etc.), car
type/manufacturer, the vehicle it can. It also has a vehicle number plate recognition and analysis
function in Japan / overseas. Furthermore, it has a function to realize the number of vehicles by
recognizing stagnation/passage in areas/places (lines) set in advance on the road for roads/intersections.
There are various types of vehicles and manufacturers that run in major cities of Saudi Arabia, and
number plates (character and figures) are different in each country/region. In order to improve
recognition rate (accuracy) of vehicle/car type, it is necessary to adjust functions (customization) on
software according to a fixed learning amount/time using Deep Learning and view angle/resolution of
camera image, however AI Image analysis using technology is a technology expected to penetrate and
standardize in the future in the future as well as automatic driving technology.
It explains the function concerning "Person detection" of Citywide Surveillance next. It has the
function to recognize and to classify a person's clothes, color, and the attribute of the face after
"Person" is recognized from the camera image in Citywide Surveillance. The number of people who
exceed on a certain line in the space-specific of the area of certain can be counted by using these
functions. A rough number of people (number of head counts) in the car can be acquired by this using
"Person count in the area" function (Though it depends on the condition like the resolution and the
distinction etc. between the camera image and the image). There is a "carpooling countermeasure" that
regulates single ride as one of regulations and measures to alleviate traffic congestion and congestion,
and carpooling cases have already been reported in the United States. I think that the "person detection"
and "person count" functions of Citywide Surveillance are technologies that can be practically used as
one tool to be utilized for a countermeasure against carpooling using surveillance camera images.
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Figure 2-7 Vehicle recognition and sorting function in the software of Fujitsu
Source: Materials provided by Fujitsu
Figure 2-8 Vehicle recognition and classification example of Citywide Surveillance
Source: Materials provided by Fujitsu
Detection/ counting Attribute sorting Individual/vehicle identification
Area-specificcongestion detection
Barrier entry/ exit detection
Person classificationClothing type/ color
Face recognitionAutomatic seat position estimation
Area-specificcongestion detection
Barrier entry/ exitdetection
Vehicle classificationType/Make/Model/Color
License plate recognition
Position estimation
People
Vehicles
Patent Application Filed
FUJITSU Technical Computing Solution <GREENAGES Citywide Surveillance V2>
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Figure 2-9 Person detection and headcount example of Citywide surveillance
Source: Materials provided by Fujitsu
4)Research and examination of the calculation method of automobile CO2 emissions using
AI technology
The AI image analysis software from the surveillance footage recognizes the vehicle, classifies, and
can obtain the number of counts of vehicles between by Citywide surveillance as shown in those
mentioned above. Next, to calculate the CO2 emissions of a car, a fuel efficiency factor (Fuel
Efficiency) is necessary. However it depends on the type of cars Citywide surveillance identifies (①
Car, ② Van, ③ Bus, ④ Truck etc.) Prepare appropriate fuel coefficient parameters (in a state
where they can be changed appropriately) and set them from the outside. With respect to the travel
distance (km) of the vehicle, tracking by multi-point monitoring using multiple cameras can be
considered, but at the time of investigation / examination, the distance traveled distance (km) per car
according to the city characteristics is set according to the vehicle type ①②③④ By defining the
travel distance parameter (km), the above-mentioned automobile CO2 emission amount (approximate
value) can be automatically calculated as follows.
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CO2 Emission(KgCO2)=
Σ{Traffic(Number of Vehicle)⇒ The number of vehicles is counted
from the surveillance footage.
×Moving distance(km) ⇒ The distance parameter is set according
to the model and the city
characteristic classified from the
surveillance footage.
×Emission factor(KgCO2/L)⇒ The value is adopted from opening
to the public and the technical
document.
÷Fuel Efficiency(km/L)} ⇒ Coefficient setting according to model
( ① Car ② Van ③ Bus ④ Track)
obtained from surveillance footage
When calculating the CO2 emissions of automobiles by the above method, it is intuitively easy to
understand information on CO2 emissions by cars by combining with the dashboard (software)
displayed together with the surveillance camera image and surrounding map status, it is also necessary
to have a mechanism and so on.
Figure 2-10 Calculation and display example of CO2 emissions from surveillance footage
Source: Materials provided by Fujitsu
CO2 Emission
0.8Kg/Day
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2.5 Status of Quo the Integrated environmental information management system
GAMEP collects and manages meteorological data and air environment data, and introduces
infrastructure related to these information systems (ICT) (network equipment, PCs, servers, storage,
etc.). In this section, we surveyed the current infrastructure improvement situation and the issues for
future management system improvement centering on the air monitoring system managed and
operated by the GAMEP monitoring department.
1) Current status of operation of GAMEP air environment monitoring system
As mentioned above, GAMEP manages and operates AQMS (including mobile stations) of about
80 stations at present. GAMEP has HQ in Jeddah and 7 branch offices in KSA, and about 80 AQMS
stations are established in each branch area including HQ. As a result of interview with air monitoring
department, air monitoring data was not integrated into one data center (Server group), and obtained
information of being managed with 4 (four) servers (Laptop PC). Currently data of 80 stations are
collected through network (3G) . Furthermore, the data managed by the 4 (four) servers are managed
as individual (expressed as separate). Although detailed information on the current 4 (four) server
management methods (classification) could not be gathered, in order to expand the number of installed
AQMS (including mobile stations) including each branch office, distributed management of
monitoring data is efficiently, master data (original data) of all stations should be managed centrally
at 1 (one) data center efficiently, each branch station (each area) manages the data of the own area
(own station) on that basis.
2)Current status of GAMEP air monitoring system network
In GAMEP, AQMS (including mobile station) and GAMEP HQ (or branch office) are connected
with a carrier line in Saudi Arabia (3G / 4G line). However, as mentioned above, due to problems with
the network, data transmission / reception is still disrupted at several stations. In addition, it was rare
case in the process of operation that the network state became disconnected / not connectable and data
transmission / reception cannot be done. In Saudi Arabia with a large land area it requires a lot of
measures to secure a stable Internet line (3G / 4G), however network communication situation (carrier
base station is nearby), AQMS studio building We monitor the network equipment (connection router,
SIM insertion device, connection PC etc.) within the AQMS station building and prepare for periodic
automatic refresh (service reboot) , It is necessary to have an operation design that can perform
recovery processing after recovering from the network. Below is the state of the network equipment
and the PC terminal at the time of visiting the facilities in the AQMS station building of GAMEP.
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3)Operation status of ICT equipment (Server/Storage) of GAMEP
We visited the ICT server room (data center) in the GAMEP head office and conducted interviews
with ICT person in charge. For entering the data center, security management and management were
adequate as a data center called security pledge writing and cannot take photo inside of data center.
We could not collect explanations of GAMEP side up to detailed use of ICT equipment, but server
equipment related to meteorological department is deployed and system related to air environment
monitoring is planned to be developed (being promoted) It was a comment with. In the GAMEP data
center room, it is arranged in a dedicated rack such as server equipment, storage equipment and
network equipment of prominent vendors in the ICT industry, and the operation and maintenance staff
(ICT dedicated staff) are arranging 30 persons in total, Professional engineers were introduced and
operated from the situation inside the room and the dedicated rack (the wiring state of the power cable
and the network cable). The storage capacity to store data is 200 TB (1 TB ≈ 1000 GB) in the GAMEP
data center and uses the STC cloud of Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Saudi Arabia's leading
telecommunications company, and in the future 70% of their resource to the cloud side that GAMEP
has a track record of creating a new platform concept with US ICT vendors with their consultant team.
4)Current status of air monitoring data management and data sharing
The GAMEP air monitoring department is in a situation where the monitoring data is managed
individually by the 4 (four) PC servers, and operational rules of data management, that is, data
collection / storage, data screening, data validation, and data disclosure are performed according to a
unified standard it was not seem to be determined. As mentioned in Chapter 2.2, the GAMEP public
site (see figure below) has a site that displays air monitoring data as AQI (Air Quality Index), however
it does not publish real-time (immediacy) data, also browses the site as far as it is concerned, it is an
operation that publishes data of 1(one) day ago (data of all sites are not available for viewing).
Regarding data management and data disclosure, policies differ between countries and agencies, so it
cannot be said unconditionally, as an example in Japan, "Ministry of the Environment Air
Environmental Regional Observation System (AEROS): Soramame-Kun" operated by the National
Institute for Environmental Studies and the Ministry of the Environment Japan operates an hourly
report value (not a fixed value) of 1 hour that it has released the previous values. In the future it is
though that there is a need to systematically build a structure and platform/infrastructure to manage
data management and data disclosure.
(2) Confirmation of air monitoring data analysis and air pollution prediction needs of GAMEP
We conducted a interview and survey on ICT department concerning the necessity of HPC (High
Performance Computing; generally representing supercomputer) together with the needs of GAMEP's
air environment data analysis and air pollution / diffusion prediction model (simulation). GAMEP has
already developed and operated several numerical simulation models for example meteorological
model (WRF-ARW), the ocean simulation model, and a biotechnology chemical model, also they has
been operated these calculation resources were used GAMEP data center and external Cloud (for
example STC Cloud ) . Similarly, when conducting interview concerning the needs of the air
monitoring department, they has been consided that air pollution and chemical substance
transportation to grasp the influence of pollutants from Saudi Arabia domestic and peripheral
(boundary) using air environment measurement data and weather data are necessary. However, they
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don’t have own (currently) the person in charge and technical skills that can plan and carry out these
practices, and furthermore, it seems that calculation resources and data sharing are not done between
the meteorological department and the air monitoring department currently.
As mentioned above as for GAMEP, the NEMC (National Environmental Monitoring Center)
construction is planned in the future, and the human resource expansion such as the engineer,
consultants, and engineer of ICT who are related to the environmental field from the outside agency
to say nothing of the GAMEP staff is expected. It is recognized that it is a strategy that expanding the
elemental technology and contents of the analysis of data and the air prediction and simulation
(model development) with the maintenance of the data management described in Chapter 2.2 in the
NEMC plan should promote as GAMEP air environment monitor department.
(3) The Proposal of Integrated Environment Information Management System
Based on the information about the operational scheme concerning data management by air
monitoring department and ICT facility situation, it would be organized the policies and proposals on
how to build Integrated Environmental Information Management System for GAMEP. As a basic
policy, it is desirable to manage the master data one by one because of the efficiency of data
management. Because the monitoring data that AQMS currently acquires is managed by several
servers (places) currently. Furthermore, in addition to AQMS data, integrated management of data
from CEMS and other data than air measurement substances (climate change, water quality, waste,
energy, transportation, etc.) is expected in the future. Resource design that can collect and manage data
of these other areas is required. Also, in the integration environmental information management system
construction, it is necessary to plan each phase separately in 5 years
The target systems are: (1) Infrastructure platform (network, server / storage) of NEMC (National
Environment Monitoring Center) and various software selection and customization. ② Data transfer
and installation of 80 existing AQMS stations and data collection and management of AQMS 70 newly
stations, ③ Development of software for data collection function (network) and data processing /
reporting tools for CEMS, ④ Development of other tools owned and operated by GAMEP (Early
Warning System, Numerical Weather Forecast System), it is necessary to advance integrated design
and implementation step by step.
2.6 Calculation of CO2 reduction effect of energy origin by implementing this project
The development of monitoring data will be provided by the reform of the environmental
monitoring system planned by the Saudi Arabia government. Environmental monitoring is an effort to
be positioned as the basis for all environmental measures, including CO2 countermeasures, but of
course the environmental monitoring system itself will not be able to achieve CO2 reduction effects.
In accordance with the introduction of the new environmental monitoring system and the
introduction of possible measures, the energy-derived CO2 reduction effect was calculated.
When combining image analysis using Japan advanced IT technology (especially AI), it can be
expected that it will contribute to the formulation of legislation to reduce the energy-derived CO2
reduction effect. These technologies are likely to be considered as measures to promote the conversion
to high-efficiency vehicles by road pricing and traffic flow countermeasures such as congestion
mitigation. We will consider the case where such measures were realized by the implementation of the
monitoring and information processing system.
As a concrete item, it is as follows.
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(1) Feasibility study of monitoring system for policy
We will consider the possibility of utilization of data obtained from environmental monitoring
systems and policies that combine it technologies.
As a result of the consideration among the operators, as a method of utilizing the environmental
monitoring system envisioned in this project to reduce CO2 emission reduction measures, measures
as shown in table 212 can be considered.
Table 2-5 List of how to use environmental monitoring system to reduce CO2 emissions
Measures Overview/How to use the technology to keep in mind
Road Pricing ▪ The image recognizes the vehicle's
size and number, and reflects the toll
on the specific road. This encourages
the use of vehicles with a good fuel
economy level.
▪ The target of image recognition
becomes an issue. Large
vehicles are generally fuel-
efficient, but depend on the
vehicle type.In addition, it is
difficult to sharply the engine
between different vehicles
(such as models where ICV and
HV exist) in the same form.
▪ Therefore, it is desirable to
recognize the number, and a
method to identify the vehicle
from there.
Traffic flow
Restrictions
(Model
Regulations)
▪ A car model that passes through a
certain area is less than or equal to a
certain scale.
▪ The same problems as
described above exist. For
example HV, PHV, if the EV
and the like limited, it is
assumed to be more efficient to
identify with the number or the
like.
Traffic flow
restrictions
(traffic
control
▪ When the vehicle that passes through
the region reaches a certain number,
the vehicle (size) and the number are
recognized by the image, and the
traffic of more vehicles is prohibited.
The congestion is expected to be eased
by this.
▪ Emergency vehicles, it is
desirable to provide an
exception such as construction
vehicles.
Speed limit ▪ Identify vehicles running beyond the
speed limit and notify them at a later
date.
▪ Must be coordinated with
traffic regulations.
Car pooling ▪ Impose regulations (prohibition of
entry, billing, etc.) for single-ride
vehicles
▪ Identify the number and number of
passengers by image recognition
technology, or take measures such as
charging separately for vehicles on a
▪ By applying the current image
recognition technology, it is
possible to monitor in a remote
place.
▪ On the other hand, the
application to the precise rule
becomes a problem (when the
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Measures Overview/How to use the technology to keep in mind
single ride.
▪ This leads to a reduction in the
number of vehicles in order to
encourage multiple rides. In addition,
because the number of vehicles
decreases, it contributes to the
congestion mitigation (efficiency due
to an increase in average speed).
recognition of the back seat and
the shading film are pasted)
(2) Energy-derived greenhouse gas emissions reduction estimates
1) Method of calculation
The calculation method of such a project is considered to conform to the Recage calculation method
(equation 16) of the CDM methodology ACM0016.
𝐸𝑅𝐶𝐴,𝑦 =∑10−6 × 𝑁𝐼𝑍𝑖,𝑦 × 𝑇𝐷𝐼𝑍𝑖,𝑦 × (𝐸𝐹𝑃𝐽,𝑖,𝑦 − 𝐸𝐹𝐵𝐿,𝑖)
𝑖
where,
ERCP,y Reduction of emissionsby car pooling for the year y (t-CO2/yr)
NIZi,y Number of model i driving in the Regulation section in Year y
TDIZi,y The average mileage of the model i running in the Regulation section in
Year y (km)
EFPJ,I,y CO2 emission rate of model i in year y(g-CO2/km)
EFBL,I,y CO2 emission rate of model i in the base year(g-CO2/km)
Here, for parameters, 𝑁𝐼𝑍𝑖,𝑦 and 𝑇𝐷𝐼𝑍𝑖,𝑦 , CDM methodology ACM0016 is requesting
monitoring after project implementation. Methods are based on electronic or visual tracking, and no
specific methods are described. For the application of image recognition technology, for example, a
method of capturing as a difference between the entry and exit into the area compared with the time
when the number of vehicles seems to be the fewest (such as before dawn), the camera is installed
everywhere in the area, The method of calculating the density of the road area and the vehicle of the
area is considered. As for the emission rate, the general rule that the ratio of the fuel consumption rate
in urban driving is proportional to the negative 0.7 power of the ratio of the rate (European Air
Emission Inventory System: CORINAIR) is applicable, The methodology ACM0016 and similar bus
transportation systems (BRT) have been applied to the methodology AM0031. Specifically expressed
as follows.
𝐸𝐹𝑃𝐽,𝑖,𝑦
𝐸𝐹𝐵𝐿,𝑖= (
𝑉𝑃𝐽𝑉𝐵𝐿
)−0.7
where,
EFPJ,I,y CO2 emission rate of model i in year y(g-CO2/km)
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EFBL,I,y CO2 emission rate of model i in the base year(g-CO2/km)
VPJ Average speed after project execution(km/hr 等)
VBL Average speed of the base year(km/hr, etc.)
That is, if the running speed rises to 22km from 20km per hour, the fuel consumption rate is,,,
(22
20)−0.7
, that is about 6.5% decrease. Here, the numerical value of 20km per hour recalled that the
travel speed at the time of congestion in the Japan metropolitan area often falls below 20km per hour4.
Although there are not many case studies on energy saving caused by the speed increase caused by the
congestion mitigation, example of improved to about 15km/h that the speed at the time of congestion
was lowered to 8 km/h by traffic demand management (Niigata City5), travel speed is 20% by road
maintenance
There is an example of improvement (Aichi Prefecture6), it can be assumed that such a setting is
not excessive as the effect of the congestion relaxation by introduction. Due to factors such as the
increase in vehicle ownership due to the increase in population, many projects may not explicitly show
the effects of emission reductions before and after implementation of countermeasures.
It is thought that such an event does not occur when the number of vehicles in the target area is
absolutely limited.
2)Calculation of emission reduction effect
Based on the above calculation method, the effect of reducing the emission of such projects is
calculated. 10,000 vehicles in the area, the mileage per day is 300km (approximately the same as the
route bus, taxi), the CO2 emission rate of the reference year is 130g-CO 2/km, assuming that the
vehicle running speed was improved by 10%, the reduction rate is about 6.5%, Emission reduction
amount is calculated as about 7, 600t-CO2.
Here, the reduction rate as the effect of traffic congestion measures was estimated to be 6.5%, but
in the case of various measures described in table 2-13, there is more than 10%.
As with the car pooling project, the CO2 emission rate for the base year is a very conservative
setting (130G-CO 2/km = 17.7 km/l) based on the catalog spec in the EU, and is assumed in Saudi
Arabia It is assumed that the discharge rate is even larger when based on the assumption that running
the air conditioner is operated by a large vehicle. According to EU statistics, the CO2 emission rate of
SUVs with gasoline engines of about 3 liters of displacement is around 200g-CO 2/km7. This is
assumed that the discharge rate in the case of operating the constant air conditioning under intense
heat conditions is further higher (thus the emission reduction amount due to the project is also
increased proportionally).
However, since the application of such actual driving-based discharge rate requires additional
monitoring, it is considered to conform to the catalog spec as a simple and conservative value.
As an issue, if you are regulating entry into some areas, there may be a traffic jam in the route that
bypasses the region, and a substantial emission reduction effect can be eliminated, so whether such
infrastructure is maintained The point is that it is desirable to introduce at a point that has already been
4 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, understanding traffic conditions and countermeasures for
congestion (http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000987228.pdf) 5 http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/management-e/e_pdf/0403_3.pdf 6 http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-perform/h18/07.pdf 7 EU, Monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger Cars website (HTTPS://WWW.EEA.EUROPA.EU/DATA-
AND-MAPS/DATA/CO2-CARS-EMISSION-13) see data, etc.
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developed but is not used.
(3) Conclusion
As an example of application of image recognition technology, we assumed the car pooling and
congestion mitigation effect, and examined the calculation method of emission reduction amount and
calculated the amount of emission reduction. The project assumed here is not a large scale, such as a
main road and a city area, but it is inferred that the amount of emission reduction is assumed to be a
scale of several thousand T-co2. Although this is classified as a small part of the CDM, there are only
two projects where credit was issued based on the bilateral credit system, exceeding the size of the
annual emissions reductions shown above (10 MW scale in Mongolia).
When the project envisioned in this study is assumed to be a bilateral credit system (JCM) project,
there is a possibility that the scale is likely to fall into a large category.
The benefits associated with this project include mitigating air pollution and enabling monitoring
in remote places such as offices. Other possibilities include the traffic information-based signal
measures. As an example, the road side is green light only when it detects a vehicle, turn left sensitive
to adjust the time of the left direction in accordance with the number of vehicles (in the case of Keep
right), a method of controlling the traffic information in the central completion Center. In the Japan,
there is a report that the improvement of such a traffic signal has reduced the total 7.5 million T-co2
to five years of 2008-2012 years (the Kyoto Protocol No. 1 promise period)8.
This is equivalent to about 0.01% of the origin emissions of the Japan transportation sector, but will
be a higher ratio when confined to urban traffic.
8 Takagi, 2015, global warming countermeasures by Traffic management
(http://www.meti.go.jp/committee/sankoushin/sangyougijutsu/chikyu_kankyo/yakusoku_souan_wg/pdf/005_06_00.p
df)
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3. Proposal for the Integrated Monitoring and Management System
1. and 2. Based on the results of the survey, we examined the strategy for Japanese companies to
take orders for the environmental Monitoring System renovation project of GAMEP.
3.1 Introduction System Review
For the Integrated Environmental Monitoring management system proposed to GAMEP, (1)
Structure: establishment of system and measures for appropriate monitoring, and (2) Monitoring:
Aqms (Air Quality Monitoring System) to build an integrated environment monitoring and
management systems, (3) Capacity building: A comprehensive proposal from three layers of skills
development to achieve sustained monitoring.
3.2 Examination of the business size and business profitability of the introduction system
3.1. (1) Framework: establishment of systems and measures for appropriate monitoring, and (2)
monitoring: establishing an integrated environmental monitoring and management system using
AQMS (Air Quality Monitoring System)
, (3) Capacity building: The cost required to implement the three skills development to achieve
sustained monitoring is estimated.
The cost estimates the initial cost (CAPEX) and running Cost (OPEX) for a total of five years.
Note that this cost is a cost including items to be carried out in the GAMEP side, such as O&M of
AQMS, not the cost limited to the scope of the consortium is implemented.
3.3 Examination of measures to increase the likelihood of Japanese companies ' orders
According to the interview with GAMEP, the order scope that GAMEP considered before the
implementation of this FS was a form separating the planning work related to the maintenance of
AQMS and the equipment procurement and maintenance work of AQM.
This FS includes capacity building for management in order to manage sustainable atmospheric
environment by GAMEP, from the formulation of policies and plans for air quality management, in
addition to the actual improvement of AQMS. It is confirmed that this scope conforms to the needs of
the GAMEP side. And in order to cope with the scope, it cannot be done by the manufacturer alone,
and the strength of the consortium by the think tank, measurement equipment maker, system integrator.
According to the interview with GAMEP, their emphasis is placed on human resources development
such as nurturing officials at NEMC (National Environment Monitoring Center) scheduled to be
established. In Japan, local governments in large cities mainly have facilities and systems that manage
AQMS and related analyzes, and have accumulated relevant knowledge since the 1970s. In order to
develop human resources in Saudi Arabia in the future, it is desirable to transfer technology in
intergovernmental efforts to utilize the knowledge of local public organizations in Japan and related
public interest corporations. In Saudi Japan Vision 2030, efforts are made to promote exchanges in the
environmental field. Training will be carried out for GAMEP staff as a result of arrangements with
GAMEP and MEWA of the upper government office with the Japanese side As a result, superiority
will be demonstrated in the competition with foreign companies.
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4. Reporting Meetings
The final reporting meeting of the findings was held in Saudi Arabia and in Japan.
4.1 Final Reporting Meeting in Saudi Arabia
The study team held a reporting meeting to report to the stakeholders on Saudi Arabia side including
GAMEP the findings of this FS in February 2019. At the meeting for the deputy secretary for GAMEP,
an integrated environmental monitoring and management system was constructed and the operation
project proposal was explained. O & M, installation of measurement equipment, O & M, introduction
of a system that realizes comprehensive management of measurement data, O & M, policy advisory
to effectively utilize data and to take effective policy, as a package. The content of the proposal got
very high evaluation from GAMEP.
4.2 Final Reporting Meeting in Japan
We held a briefing session for stakeholders on the Japanese side concerning the results of this FS
and the response of the report meeting held during the last visit to the site.
Study on the Integrated Management System of Environment
Information Final Report
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Vehicle recognition and classification example of Citywide Surveillance
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Person detection and headcount example of Citywide surveillance
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