MoA on AI-based solutions for traffic woes, other problems OK’d

The 20th City Council, during its regular session last Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Jocelyn B. Rodriguez, enacted an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Skunk Works covering the use of Spark AI-Based Smart City Solution.

The MoA aims to provide solutions to the city’s traffic problems, through close coordination and cooperative effort between the city government and the said private company through its SPARK AI-based Smart City Solution.

The SPARK AI-based Smart City Solution is a practical intelligence course that allows the City Government to learn, train and deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that are relevant to solving the problems of the city, creating a smart city solution and further usher the city towards a smart, resilient and sustainable community.

Under the MOA, the city government agrees to allow Skunk Works to install CCTV at Manresa Road and Barangay Carmen for a period of two (2) years. These CCTV cameras will be equipped with an AI software which will be installed in strategic locations in the area while also allowing access to existing CCTV cameras in order for the entity to learn and track traffic patterns and create a baseline of the traffic situation in the city.

It will also fly drones over the city (including no-fly zones) for a period of one (1) year. These shall be equipped with cameras and GPS technology which will be flown over the city to capture geo-tagged images in order to create an accurate 3D map of the city.

The legislation was reviewed and endorsed by the committees on education and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Suzette Magtajas-Daba and Edgar Cabanlas, respectively.