Megaworld Corp. is investing in data science and artificial intelligence through its Township Analytics and Technology Lab (TAT Lab), a data science lab.
Headquartered within Megaworld’s 50-hectare McKinley Hill township in Taguig, the TAT Lab is focused on increasing the level of safety and security in Megaworld townships nationwide by developing machine learning models and using artificial intelligence as technology enabler.
“Megaworld’s commitment to building next-generation townships that are safer, more secure, enjoyable, and sustainable is evident with the establishment of our very own data science lab. Our residents, locators, visitors, and partners stand to benefit from the various innovative programs to be spearheaded by TAT Lab, which are all aimed at creating better experiences in and around our townships,” Francis Viernes, chief data scientist and lab director at TAT Lab.
He is also head of data analytics at Megaworld.
TAT Lab has already deployed a system which detects road accidents resulting in faster, more efficient incident response.
TAT Lab’s accident detection system recently won the Innovation Award at the annual ASEAN Innovation Business Platform Enterprise Innovation Awards for leading the way in emerging digital innovations using AI in the region.
Another is a weather analytics and monitoring program implemented in partnership with Komunidad, a climate data analytics in Asia. It helps make Megaworld townships more resilient by providing localized and more accurate climate information helping residents and locators plan their day-to-day activities more efficiently.
“Unlike other weather analysis providers, our township weather analytics sends out advice to people within our townships about the specific time rain is going to pour, for example, in McKinley Hill, as opposed to just having a generic weather analysis for the entire Taguig City,” Viernes said.
The TAT Lab headquarters is located within the Megaworld Command Center, which the company said is capable of consolidating situation reports across all its townships nationwide.
The command center is run by both TAT Lab and Megaworld’s estate group.
In the future, more data science and technology programs will be employed in various aspects across Megaworld’s townships, including risks, traffic, security, utilities, waste disposal and sustainability, the company said.
