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How NovaGovAI works, who it's for,
and what it connects to.

Built by Zentarai Labs — pioneering AI for Philippine government agencies.


From fragmented city data
to coherent planning decisions

Zentarai Labs works with your LGU to connect siloed data — GIS layers, permit databases, demographic files, meeting archives — into a single AI reasoning layer your team can query and trust.

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Ingest Your City's Data Landscape

Connect parcel data, zoning layers, permit histories, census records, infrastructure assets, environmental datasets, and planning documents through secure, configurable connectors. Structured or unstructured — it all goes in.

GIS · APIs · Document upload · Database sync
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Build a Living Knowledge Graph

NovaGovAI indexes your data into a spatially-aware, semantically searchable knowledge layer. Relationships between parcels, regulations, infrastructure, and community data are mapped and continuously updated as your city changes.

Auto-updated · Spatial indexing · Citation-linked
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Query, Analyze, and Model Scenarios

Planners ask questions in natural language: "What are the environmental impacts of upzoning this corridor to R-4?" or "Which parcels within half a mile of the transit stop are eligible for affordable housing overlays?" Get answers in seconds, with cited sources.

Natural language queries · Scenario modeling · Cited output
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Automate Routine Review Workflows

Deploy autonomous agents to handle first-pass locational clearance screening, CLUP compliance checks, zoning variance routing, and Sanggunian public comment classification — freeing your staff for higher-judgment work.

Agent workflows · Human escalation · Full audit trail
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Publish Transparent Recommendations

Every AI-assisted analysis generates a structured report: data sources consulted, assumptions made, confidence level, and alternative scenarios considered — defensible outputs your commissioners and the public can review.

PDF export · Commission-ready · Public comment ready

Built for every stage of the
Philippine planning cycle

NovaGovAI supports CPDOs, SP/SB committees, regional offices, and national agencies across all 1,632 Philippine LGUs — from barangay to city to regional level.

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CLUP Preparation & Review

Accelerate the 10-year CLUP cycle with AI-assisted existing conditions assessment, land use conflict analysis, and HLURB/DHSUD checklist compliance — cutting preparation time in half.

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DRRM Plan Development

Integrate PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, and MGB hazard data to produce DRRMP-aligned risk assessments, critical facility exposure maps, and evacuation route analysis for LGU planning offices.

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Locational Clearance & Zoning Review:

Automate first-pass screening of locational clearance applications against zoning ordinances, easement requirements, and overlay zone rules before they reach the CPDO counter.

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ISF Profiling & Resettlement Planning

Map informal settler family concentrations against UDHA compliance criteria, infrastructure capacity, and NHA resettlement site standards to support humane relocation programs.

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Transport Network Planning

Analyze jeepney routes, PNR corridors, and proposed BRT alignments against land use density to identify connectivity gaps and TOD opportunities across Metro Manila and regional cities.

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Coastal & Flood Zone Management

Overlay NAMRIA coastal maps, storm surge models, and FHMS flood hazard data onto land use plans to enforce setback requirements and identify areas needing managed retreat policies.

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Local Infrastructure Investment (LDIP)

Prioritize Local Development Investment Program projects using AI-modeled population growth, service area gaps, infrastructure condition, and fiscal capacity data across barangays.

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Sanggunian & Public Hearing Support

Auto-summarize CPDO staff reports, generate SP/SB committee briefs, and synthesize public hearing inputs — including submissions in Filipino and regional languages.

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Motorcycle Crash Prevention

AI predicts crash hotspots from PNP-HPG data, road geometry, and rider behavior patterns. Generates ranked lists of life-saving infrastructure: guardrails, reflectors, speed bumps, and warning signs — prioritized by lives saved per peso.

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Smart Sign & Speed Zone Planning

Optimize warning sign placement using sight distance, approach speed, and sun glare analysis. Map speeding behavior patterns to deploy speed bumps, chicanes, and school zone markers where they actually save lives.

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Predictive Crime Hotspot Mapping

AI analyzes PNP blotter data, environmental risk factors, and time-of-day patterns to predict where crimes will occur. Generates optimal tanod patrol routes, CCTV placement, and streetlight installation priorities per barangay

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Streetlight & CCTV Optimization

Map every dark zone in your LGU — unlit alleys, abandoned lots, blind corners — and deploy solar streetlights and AI-powered CCTV where they'll reduce crime the most. Proven to cut nighttime crime by up to 36%.

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Socialized Housing Site Selection

AI scans available land and ranks housing sites by proximity to jobs, transport, schools, and health centers — ensuring relocation sites succeed instead of becoming abandoned off-city housing blocks.

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ISF Settlement & Homeless Outreach

Map informal settler families, street dwellers, and underserved communities. Connect them with DSWD services, 4Ps enrollment, feeding programs, and temporary shelter — while planning humane, UDHA-compliant relocation.

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School Gap & Classroom Prioritization

Map child population against classroom capacity to identify which barangays need new schools, which need more rooms, and which are running triple shifts. Rank construction priorities by urgency using DepEd and PSA data.

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Safe Routes to School & Dropout Prevention

AI maps the safest walking routes for children, flags dangerous crossings, and predicts dropout risk from poverty and distance data — connecting at-risk youth with ALS programs and 4Ps educational assistance before they leave school.


What planners say after
seeing NovaGovAI in action

"Ang aming CLUP review na dating tumatagal ng tatlong buwan ay natapos na namin sa loob ng tatlong lingwo. NovaGovAI ang nag-cross-check ng aming zoning ordinance laban sa HLURB guidelines nang awtomatiko — ang bawat rekomendasyon ay may citation sa aktwal na regulasyon."

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Engr. Rosa Dela Cruz
City Planning & Development Officer, Quezon City

"We connected our NAMRIA shapefiles, PAGASA hazard data, and 12 years of locational clearance records in one afternoon. Within days, our staff were running queries like 'which barangays in our CLUP have structures inside the 5-meter easement zone?' and getting instant, cited answers."

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Arch. Jose Manalo
CPDO Chief, City of Cebu

"After Typhoon Odette, we had to remap our entire DRRM plan. NovaGovAI overlaid MGB flood hazard data, PHIVOLCS fault buffers, and our CBMS data to identify the 14 most vulnerable barangays in under an hour. That used to take our team two months of manual GIS work."

MV
Maria Villanueva
DRRMO Head, Province of Leyte

"Sa aming munisipyo, halos lahat ng lupa ay sakahan at bundok. Dati, mano-mano naming tine-trace ang mga DAR CARP lots at irrigation coverage sa mapa. Ngayon, isang tanong lang sa NovaGovAI — alam na namin kung aling mga sitio ang flood-prone, saan ang pinaka-nangangailangan ng farm-to-market road, at kung compliant ba kami sa SGLG."

LB
Lourdes Bautista, MPDC
Municipal Planning & Development Coordinator, Labo, Camarines Norte

Connects to every Philippine
data source your LGU already has

NovaGovAI is built for the Philippine data landscape — from NAMRIA shapefiles and PSA census data to eNGAS fiscal records and legacy CPDO permit logbooks — no prior cleanup required.

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NAMRIA / PhilGIS
Land classification, topo maps
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PSA Census Data
CPH, CBMS, household surveys
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PAGASA / PHIVOLCS
Typhoon, flood, seismic hazards
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MGB / FHMS
Flood hazard, landslide maps
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CLUP & Zoning Ordinances
LGU PDFs, DHSUD records
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CPDO Permit Systems
Locational clearance DBs
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BIR / Assessor Records
Tax declarations, land values
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DOST-DREAM LiDAR
High-res elevation, terrain data
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LTFRB / DOTr Data
Routes, ridership, transport
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DENR / CENRO
Forest cover, protected areas
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PhilSat / Satellite
Land cover, change detection
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NEDA / DILG Plans
PDPs, RDPs, PPFP documents
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DA / PhilRice
Crop data, farm registries
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DAR / CARP
Agrarian reform, land distribution
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DOH / PhilHealth
RHU coverage, health indices
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LWUA / NIA
Water districts, irrigation data
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PNP-HPG
Crash reports, road incidents
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MMDA / DOTr
Traffic flow, speed data
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DOH Injury Registry
Crash injury surveillance
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LGU CCTV / Sensors
Speed detection, traffic counts
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PNP Blotter Data
Crime reports, index crimes
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PDEA / DDB
Drug clearing, BDCP status
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NHA / SHFC
Housing programs, ISF data
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DSWD Listahanan
Household targeting, 4Ps
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DepEd / EBEIS
Enrollment, school profiles
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CHED / EDCOM 2
Higher ed, dropout data
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DICT Connectivity
School internet status
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DOH / PhilHealth
RHU data, health indices
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LWUA / BWSA
Water systems, coverage
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DOLE / PESO
Employment, job matching
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TESDA
Skills training, courses
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DENR / EMB
Waste, MRFs, dumpsites
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FNRI / NNC
Nutrition surveys, stunting

Accountable AI for
public-interest decisions

Zentarai Labs believes AI must serve the public interest. NovaGovAI supports — not replaces — human planners, with full accountability, cited sources, and complete audit trails at every step.

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Cited Outputs

Every recommendation includes direct citations to source data, code sections, or documents — enabling staff and commissioners to verify the reasoning.

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Planner-in-the-Loop

AI generates analysis and drafts; qualified planners review, modify, and approve. Authority stays with your staff and elected bodies — always.

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On-Premise Deployment

Deploy within your city's own infrastructure or a government cloud. Resident data and parcel records never leave your sovereign environment.

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Equity Monitoring

Built-in analysis flags when AI outputs may reflect or amplify historical inequities in land use, infrastructure investment, or service distribution.

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Full Audit Log

A complete, timestamped record of every query, analysis, and AI-assisted decision — ready for public records requests, oversight review, or litigation support.

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Open Standards

Built on open APIs and interoperable formats. Designed to integrate with your existing planning systems — never lock you in.

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