Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC), through its AI Research Center for Community Development, officially launched Project APAW (AI-Powered Weather and Flood Monitoring System)—a solar-powered, localized solution designed to strengthen disaster preparedness and climate resilience in the Municipality of Balatan.
Funded by Fundación de Religiosos Para la Salud (FRS) from January to December 2025, Project APAW integrates multi-parameter environmental sensors that monitor wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, rainfall, and water level. These sensors are connected through a long-range LoRa mesh communication network, enabling continuous, real-time transmission of critical weather and flood data.
Five monitoring stations have been strategically deployed across Balatan—MDRRMO Office, Luluasan, Laganac, Mang-it, and Binudegahan—to provide timely atmospheric and hydrological intelligence that supports early warning, disaster risk reduction, and emergency response.
To promote transparency and wider community access, the Project APAW web portal is publicly accessible at https://portal.apaw.cspc.edu.ph, allowing stakeholders and residents to view real-time weather and flood information.
Project APAW reflects CSPC’s commitment to harnessing AI and data analytics for community development, empowering local government units with actionable insights to protect lives, livelihoods, and communities.
From data to decisions, Project APAW helps build a safer and more resilient Balatan.
