Riyadh (dpa) - The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia implemented the smart promotional management system during the Hajj season this year, to manage crowds using artificial intelligence techniques to analyze crowd movement in all Mashaer train stations and the main tracks leading to the Jamarat Bridge as an integrated system for the first time this year and linking them to a room Monitoring of the promotion to maintain the security and safety of pilgrims .

And according to the Saudi News Agency (SPA), today, Wednesday, the ministry also implemented an expanded network for the Internet of Things with the aim of covering the Jamarat Bridge and the main paths with a system that is linked to the smart ticketing card carried by the camp admissions official during his trip from the camp to the Jamarat Bridge to raise commitment to advertising while linking it to a data board and an intelligent system. Business to support decision making in the smart marketing management platform.

The project aims to facilitate the movement of crowds at transport stations and reduce waiting time, in addition to controlling and following up the flow of pilgrims at the Mina shrine on all routes covered by smart cameras that are used for the first time in the holy sites as an integrated system to support decision-making.