"The sensors will be used to detect and count vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, bicycles, or humans. The Murata Group is experienced in the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and traffic counters," Head of the Electronics and Informatics Research Organization of BRIN Budi Prawara said in Jakarta on Monday.
He then informed that a sensor developed by Murata has been used by the Jakarta government. Several sensors have been installed in Jakarta and the two parties plan to plant more sensors in the capital city.
From these sensors, data on the number of vehicles and vehicle speeds can be obtained. Some of the data is being temporarily used by the Jakarta government to control the implementation of community activity restrictions (PPKM).
"In the future, we can collaborate with the Jakarta provincial government," Prawara added.
By using data analysis technology and machine learning, the data collected by sensors can be processed and used to resolve the problem of traffic jams in Jakarta.
According to him, in the future, this data can be used to predict congestion, break up congestion, and regulate vehicle movement.
"We can regulate the movement of vehicles from Bogor to Jakarta, for example, when is the best and right time (to go) from Bekasi to Jakarta," he noted.
Prawara said there are a number of opportunities that can be explored, such as integrating sensors with traffic lights using IoT and developing applications that can be installed on mobile phones.
"People can monitor the road situation before leaving and get information on the best route to get to their destination and avoid traffic jams," he disclosed.
In the future, BRIN will collaborate and develop other sensors according to Indonesian characteristics, such as the Bio Sensor, which has been developed by BRIN researchers for health detection.
"We can collaborate with Murata, which is also very advanced in the field of sensors," Prawara said.
Murata is experienced in producing various components, such as resistors, inductors, and capacitors, to various radio frequency identification (RFID) products.
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