Public Packetworx FAQ and partner articles reference an initial program for free devices and connectivity to LGUs.
Ecosystem program
LGU partnerships
Packetworx helps LGUs evaluate practical IoT services that improve disaster preparedness, public-space visibility, air-quality awareness, utility accountability, and city operations without forcing every site onto high-bandwidth connectivity.
LoRaWAN sensors can continuously report water level, rainfall, air quality, and site conditions where manual rounds are too slow.
Battery-friendly devices suit distributed monitoring across rivers, schools, barangay facilities, public buildings, and remote assets.
From donation to deployable public service.
LGU IoT succeeds when it connects a real operating problem to a clear response workflow. Packetworx materials describe LGU pathways that can begin with discovery and donation, then mature into procurement, PPP, or full implementation once the city has validated the service model.
Disaster readiness
Water-level, rainfall, and weather sensors can help public safety teams monitor flood-prone zones, creeks, drainage areas, and evacuation triggers.
Community health
Air quality, temperature, humidity, and heat-index monitoring can support schools, barangays, health offices, and resilience planning.
Public assets
LGUs can monitor facilities, water systems, power consumption, equipment rooms, city-owned buildings, and field assets from shared dashboards.
How Packetworx supports an LGU program.
Engagement path
- Use-case workshop with city, disaster, engineering, ICT, and facilities stakeholders
- Site and coverage assessment for priority locations
- Sensor and dashboard pilot with defined alerts and responsibilities
- Rollout plan covering procurement, maintenance, data ownership, and public reporting
Solution building blocks
- Water-level, rainfall, weather, air-quality, and utility sensors
- packetCELL gateways and LoRaWAN network access
- packetVIEW dashboards, reports, alerts, and API-ready data
- Training for LGU staff, schools, and local innovation partners