KOTI - Korea Transport institute

Amid the environmental changes in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the ripple effects of the big data market are expected to further amplify around the world in line with the rapid development of the digital-based convergence industry. As a result, the big data industry is forecast to develop into a base industry as the technology will also be widely utilized across the logistics industry. In particular, as the trend of convergence between industries accelerates together with the development of e-commerce, the amount of big data generation is increasing sporadically along with the demand to utilize data. In addition to this, the arrival of logistics startups using real-time information has led to the demand for the reliability verification of government open data and the sharing of a greater amount of information. The changes in industry trends and technological advancement as illustrated by the introduction of last-mile delivery services using drones and self-driving trucks have resulted in the necessity to create new big data, such as a super-precision digital freight maps, as well as the establishment of demand response policies and sharing systems.