Rizza Saddi
Project DAGAT presented in a command conference meeting, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Las Piñas (Facebook)
Faculty members and students of University of Perpetual Help System Delta (UPHSD) have successfully developed a device that can detect tsunami and storm surges, in Las Piñas.
The device is called Project DAGAT or the Deploying Acoustic Guardians: Advanced Tsunami Detection, a first kind of technology in the country that was made for almost two and a half years.
According to Dr. Lorena Ilagan, the first project they chose was disaster mitigation which can detect the chances of tsunami in the country.
Dr. Ilagan added that her experience with Typhoon Yolanda is one of the reasons why she was inspired to came up with something to help the community during a disaster.
The device has a tsunameter and two sensor units that are equipped with artificial intelligence to help the project detect the said disaster.
"May tinatawag tayong tsunameter. Ito 'yung pinakamain platform or main body. Inside that mayroon tayong dalawang sensor, pressure at the accelerometer. Then 'yung dalawang sensor na 'yan may capability din for artificial intelligence," Dr. Ilagan said.
The Project DAGAT has been deployed in Cavite for pilot testing and is currently in its first phase.
